Materials
many shades of green paper
child-safe scissors
brown paper
old neckties
dowel rods (at least four)
fiberfill
child-safe craft glue or fusible webbing or
needle and thread
wiggle eyes
red felt
Instructions
1. Talk with the children about different
animals that might make good pets.
Ask the children if they have any
pets at home.
2. Ask the children to name several
animals that would not make good
pets, and ask the children to
describe why those animals would
not make good pets.
3. Ask the children to describe
various attributes of their pets, or
of creatures they would like to have
as pets.
4. Take out several images of different pets. Cover the images and ask the
children to try and identify the pets, giving clues about the pets' attributes,
and showing the children some portion of the pet, such as a dog's tail or a
rabbit's ear.
Teacher - to - Teacher Tip
* If they are able to do so, ask the children to give the clues for their friends to
guess their pet.
Assessment
Consider the following:
* Can the children identify animals by their characteristics?
* Can the children identify animals that would not make good pets?
