Hi,
I'm a 4th grade teacher and my students would like a class pet. In researching what animals were a good class pet, bearded dragons came up. Now I'm not a pet person at all and don't wish to ever own a pet for myself. In looking at the different options, the bearded dragon actually freaks me out less than the hamsters and gerbils. I don't like the idea of feeding it crickets, but I'll make the students do that. This would be something the students are taking care of every day. I'm just not sure what to do for the weekend, do I have a student take it home on the weekends? Most of them ride the bus. I know long breaks either I or a a student who has shown great responsibility in taking care of it and their parent agrees would take it home.
Do you think this would be a good class pet? If so are there any kid friendly books to read about how to take care of them or videos.
I am having them write a persuasive piece on the animal they want as a class pet after reading information about the different ones they can have. We won't be getting a class pet for another month or two, or I may wait until after Christmas break. I'm trying to do as much research as I can before we get one and having the students learn about the animal we'll take care of and having responsibility for it. Ultimately it's my decision which one we get and I'm leaning more towards the bearded dragon than other ones I've seen.
I'm a 4th grade teacher and my students would like a class pet. In researching what animals were a good class pet, bearded dragons came up. Now I'm not a pet person at all and don't wish to ever own a pet for myself. In looking at the different options, the bearded dragon actually freaks me out less than the hamsters and gerbils. I don't like the idea of feeding it crickets, but I'll make the students do that. This would be something the students are taking care of every day. I'm just not sure what to do for the weekend, do I have a student take it home on the weekends? Most of them ride the bus. I know long breaks either I or a a student who has shown great responsibility in taking care of it and their parent agrees would take it home.
Do you think this would be a good class pet? If so are there any kid friendly books to read about how to take care of them or videos.
I am having them write a persuasive piece on the animal they want as a class pet after reading information about the different ones they can have. We won't be getting a class pet for another month or two, or I may wait until after Christmas break. I'm trying to do as much research as I can before we get one and having the students learn about the animal we'll take care of and having responsibility for it. Ultimately it's my decision which one we get and I'm leaning more towards the bearded dragon than other ones I've seen.
