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Brief DescriptionBuild a proposal that will persuade a classroom teacher or parent that it is time to take on a pet.
ObjectivesStudents will
Keywordspets, proposal, contract
Materials Needed
Lesson PlanPut students' admiration for pets to work in the classroom with this activity in which they create "proposals" that include cost projections, plans for pet care, and more. Most children have a pet they would love to own -- at least in theory! Ask your students to share some of the pets they already have and ones they would like to have. What kinds of chores are associated with these pets? What supplies do they require? Distribute pages of plain paper. Have the students fold the pages in half and then in half again to create four equal sections. Open up the pages. Tell the students to consider a pet they would like to own but do not presently have either for the home or classroom. Instruct them to write their names and the type of pet and "Proposal" (for example, "Guinea Pig Proposal") at the top of the page. Now have the students label the four sections of the page, starting in the upper left corner:
Cover Letter The pet proposal is designed to persuade the teacher or parent to allow the student to adopt the type of pet it addresses. Students should be encouraged to be persuasive and thoughtful in their writing. Give them time to complete the research required to make logical cost projections with online resources, sales flyers, or firsthand research in a pet shop.
AssessmentCollect proposals. All proposals must contain logical and full responses in all four sections described in the lesson. Writing must meet classroom guidelines.
Lesson Plan SourceEducation World
Submitted ByCara Bafile
National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English MATHEMATICS: Number and Operations MATHEMATICS: Connections
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY Find more lessons for teaching about May holidays in Education World's Holidays Archive. Click to return to this week's Lesson Planning article, Pet Week Lessons for Every Grade.
Originally published 05/02/2003
Last updated 03/28/2008 |