Discovering Pets

8 Fifteen-Minute Programs
Grade Level: K-3
Curriculum Area: Science: Life Science

This series can be used to develop positive value formations in the humane treatment of animals. It will also help children learn to respect animals in the wild and understand the responsibilities of a pet owner.

Teacher Guide: 19 pages; includes goals, vocabulary, follow-up questions, activities and projects, bibliographies, and student activity sheets.

Programs:

1. The Zoo: Willie Wants a Pet 14:25
   This program introduces Peggy and Willie while they are on a visit to the zoo. After their visit Willie decides to ask Peggy for a pet of his very own. There is a great deal that Willie must learn about pet and animal care before becoming a responsible owner.

2. Willie Visits a Veterinarian 14:29
   Peggy and Willie visit their community veterinarian. Dr. Tim explains how to keep pets healthy.

3. Farm Animals 14:21
   Peggy and Willie visit their friend's farm and enjoy riding a horse and petting a newborn calf. They also learn that not all animals make good pets.

4. The Pet Store 14:23
   Willie visits a pet store and realizes that there are many different kinds of pets from the small and quiet to the large and sometimes noisy and that they all need attention and care.

5. A Classroom Pet 14:30
   Would a skunk make a good pet? Willie's class would like a pet for their room. Viewers learn some of the responsibilities involved in caring for a pet.

6. The Nature Center 14:27
   Willie and Peggy learn some valuable lessons on respecting the lives and homes of animals in the wild.

7. The S. P. C. A. 14:24
   After a visit to Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Peggy and Willie learn that there are many pets awaiting a new home.

8. Willie Gets a Pet 14:17
   Willie finally has a pet of his own, a seven-week-old German Shepherd puppy.