Visit here each month to download worksheets designed to supplement the articles in KIND News. Duplicate and distribute to students.
May 2010
Primary Edition:
Pick Out the Pet Use this worksheet to
remind students that wild
animals are not appropriate pets.
Habitat
Children tempted to catch tadpoles and frogs? Use
Happiness
this worksheet to emphasize that wild animals
belong in the wild.
Junior/Sr. Edition:
Habitat
Use this worksheet to give students practice in
Happenings: The sentence structure
(adjectives) while focusing on
Wetland
wetland wildlife. May is National Wetlands Month.
Pets Speak Up
Give students practice in creative writing with this
worksheet about pets.
April 2010
Primary Edition:
Wonderful Water Use this worksheet to illustrate how
everyday
actions can help conserve water.
Earth-Friendly Students will
need crayons and scissors for this
Friend
activity. Use this worksheet for Earth Day, or as a
supplement to a unit on conservation.
A Sign You Care Students will need scissors and
crayons for this
activity.
Junior/Sr. Edition:
Recycling Can
Use this worksheet for Earth Day to emphasize the
Help
importance of recycling.
Enviro-Verbs Give students
practice using verbs in the past,
present, and future tense.
A Sign You Care Students will need scissors and
crayons for this
activity.
March 2010
Primary Edition:
Sally's Story This
activity is a great springboard for a discussion
about responsible pet care. Students will need
scissors and crayons.
Color My Collar Students will need scissors and
crayons or markers
for this activity.
Junior/Sr. Edition:
Ready, Freddy? Use this rhyming activity to emphasize
the
importance of preparing for pets and taking proper
care of them.
Multipli-cat-ion After students have worked the math
problems, call
on several of them to read the sentences aloud. Use
this lesson to encourage empathy and respect for
companion animals.
February 2010
Primary Edition:
Circles of Care Use this worksheet to reinforce
discrimination skills
while focusing attention on the needs of dogs and
cats.
Message from Use this worksheet as
part of a unit on safety. Most
a Pet
towns require dogs to be leashed for the safety of
pets as well as people.
Animals in
This worksheet will supplement discussion of
Danger
endangered animals.
Junior Edition:
Spay Today... This worksheet
will give students practice in critical
No Excuses
thinking and the use of adjectives.
Animals in
This worksheet will supplement discussion of
Danger
endangered animals.
Senior Edition:
Spay Today... This
worksheet will give students practice in critical
No Excuses
thinking and the use of adjectives.
Animals in
This worksheet will supplement discussion of
Danger
endangered animals.
January 2010
Primary Edition:
Kindness Marks Start the year with an
emphasis on kindness with
the
Spot
this bookmark activity. Students will need crayons,
scissors, cardboard, and glue.
Tags Tell It All
This worksheet emphasizes the importance
of
providing pets with identification tags. The activity
at the bottom gives students practice in writing
their phone number and address.
Junior Edition:
New Year Notes Use this worksheet to get the
new year off to a great
start.
Meeting the
This worksheet highlights what it takes to care for
Needs
a pet.
Senior Edition:
New Year Notes Use this worksheet to get the
new year off to a great
start.
Meeting the
This worksheet highlights what it takes to care for
Needs
a pet.
December 2009
Primary Edition:
Pet Hazards at This worksheet may be used in
a lesson on pet care or
Home
in conjunction with a lesson on safety at home.
Presents for Pets Encourage students to make holiday gifts for pets.
Junior Edition:
A Course on
Use this quiz to supplement your discussion of
Coyotes
coyotes.
Our Wild
Use this worksheet to expand your lesson on living
Neighbors
peacefully with our wild neighbors.
Senior Edition:
A Course on
Use this quiz to supplement your discussion of
Coyotes
coyotes.
Our Wild
Use this worksheet to expand your lesson on living
Neighbors
peacefully with our wild neighbors.
November 2009
Primary Edition:
Pet Puzzle
Help students realize that pets' needs are, in some
ways like their own. Students will need scissors, glue
and another piece of paper.
Who's Getting Use this page to
emphasize the importance of
Brushed?
keeping pets well-groomed and/or to show that
pets and people have similar needs.
Junior Edition:
Animal Thanks- Use this page around
Thanksgiving, or when talking
giving
about ways people can help animals.
Choose a Friend Use this worksheet to help students
practice critical
for Life
thinking skills.
Senior Edition:
Animal Thanks- Use this page around
Thanksgiving, or when talking
giving
about ways people can help animals.
Choose a Friend Use this worksheet to help
students practice critical
for Life
thinking skills.
October 2009
Primary Edition:
Learning from
Use this worksheet to supplement discussion of
Wild Animals
learning about animals.
Secret Shapes
Use this activity to dispel some common myths
about a farm animal who is more sensitive, gentle,
and intelligent than many people realize.
Right on Time
Give students practice with time, while reinforcing
responsible pet care concepts.
Junior Edition:
Avalon
Use this worksheet after students have read
"Magic Touch."
A Tale of Two
Use this worksheet in conjunction with the page
Critters
below to encourage students to view situations
from different perspectives.
A Tale of Two
Questions about A Tale of Two Critters.
Critters (2)
Senior Edition:
Avalon
Use this worksheet after students have read
"Magic Touch."
A Tale of Two
Use this worksheet in conjunction with the page
Critters
below to encourage students to view situations
from different perspectives.
A Tale of Two
Questions about A Tale of Two Critters.
Critters (2)
September 2009
Primary Edition:
Sharing Our World Use this worksheet
to give students practice in
sounding out words.
Who Am I?
Use this worksheet to supplement discussion of
different animals who share our world.
Junior Edition:
No MAYBES with Use this worksheet to help students become Rabies aware of ways to protect themselves from rabies.
Pet Store Puppies: Students will need scissors, paper,
and staplers
Sad Facts
for this activity.
What Is Rabies? A handout for kids to share with their families.
Senior Edition:
No MAYBES with Use this
worksheet to help students become
Rabies aware of
ways to protect themselves from rabies.
Pet Store Puppies: Students will need scissors, paper,
and staplers
Sad Facts
for this activity.
What Is Rabies? A handout for kids to share with their families.
