NATIONAL PET WEEK
Additional Online Resources for Lesson Plans/Activities
First Grade Web Page Resources
AVMA Educators Page
Growing Up with Pets
Rules for keeping children safe around dogs
Pet Wellness Examinations-Healthy Pet
Pet Wellness Examinations-University of Illinois
Descriptions of a typical pet wellness exam
University of Illinois page about veterinary career opportunities
Examples of how veterinarians utilize their degrees to work in animal and human health
AVMA information about veterinarians
Veterinary education and career options
American Humane Association - animal careers
Descriptions of careers that involve working with animals
AVMA dog bite prevention
Tips to keep the family safe around dogs and what to do if someone has been bitten
AVMA dog bite prevention media kit
Facts, press releases and safety information on dog bite prevention
National History Museum of LA County web site
Examples of animal adaptations
Woodlands Junior School animal habitats
Examples of animal habitats and adaptations
Discovery School education site
Includes a variety of animal-related lesson plans
Science Netlinks for K-2
Sample lessons related to animal diversity
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Second Grade Web Page Resources
AVMA Educators Page
AVMA veterinary career information
AVMA Booklet on Saving the Whole Family
Creating a disaster plan for your animals
Virtual field trip to an animal clinic
What you would find in a typical animal clinic
University of Illinois pet safety advice
What you can do if your pet is lost
AVMA brochure on household hazards to pets
Description of items can poison or injure your pet in your home
AVMA pet care topics
Brochures explaining health issues of dogs and cats
Human-Animal Bond-Washington State University Veterinary College
Lesson plans on pets, the human-animal bond, and pets’ needs (K-3)
Special Needs Children-Parenthood
How animals can help children who have special needs
Working Dogs-Federal Bureau of Investigation
Basic information on working dogs
Internet Workshop
Photos and lesson ideas for how dogs help people
Delta Society
Information on training and work of service and assistant animals
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Third Grade Web Page Resources
AVMA Educators Page
AVMA brochures on pet selection
How Stuff Works web site
Learn how high-tech equipment like lasers work
University of Illinois technology information
Explains how lasers are used in veterinary hospitals
Beal School curriculum materials
Photos of simple tools used by veterinarians
AAHA Pet Care Library
Tips on pet adoptions
Classroom Connect – wild animals as pets
Describes the risks in having wild animals as pets
EDSITEment site for folktales and ecology
Sample lessons on animals and humans in cooperation and conflict
Save The Rain Forest site
Features animals in the rainforest and how they help one another
Science Reporting for Kids
Looks at “Animal nannies and neighbors” and how animals help one another
National Geographic Kids site
Explains how animals may demonstrate concern (love) for one another
National Geographic Expeditions site
Lesson ideas on African animals and their habitat
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Fourth Grade Web Site Resources
AVMA Educators Page
AVMA brochures on pet selection
AVMA animal health brochures
AVMA historical page
Brief look at the history of the AVMA
List of veterinary specialties
AVMA information on careers in veterinary medicine
University of Illinois veterinary students and shelter animals
How veterinary students help homeless animals in shelters near their school
National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy
Data on why pets are relinquished and statistics on unwanted pets
AVMA pet selection information
Brochures on points to consider before selecting a dog, cat, bird or horse
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