Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.

we do for our animal friends that show we are about them

Objective: To examine the criteria for good animal care.

Activity: In small groups have the children list things we do for our animal friends that show we are about them. Have the small groups come together and make a composite list.
For Home School, have the child interview two other people, children or adults, who have pets and create the same kind of list.

Assessment: The completeness of the list: food, cleanliness, grooming, habitat