Class pets are an elementary school classic. If you don't have a slightly traumatic story about your class pet from when you were younger, you didn't get the full elementary school experience, and ...

A topic that comes up often in the field of humane education is the idea of a classroom pet. For some, having a small pet in a classroom can teach responsibility and compassion. For others, the risk ...

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A burst of happiness is sure to follow when kids are given an assignment to learn about animals. Today our students are talking about classroom pets. We have a classroom pet named Slippers. She’s a ...

Researchers at the American Humane Association found that having pets in classrooms provides numerous benefits to children. Caring for a classroom pet encourages responsibility and leadership, helps ...

It’s that time of year again! As parents count down the days to the new school year, teachers are busy shopping for everything students will need in the classroom, such as school supplies, new books — ...

If your child has a favorite classroom pet – a hamster, a lizard, a goldfish – you may have heard of the animal’s sudden disappearance after winter break or you may hear of its soon-to-come ...

Forest Hill, Md., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pet Care Trust’s Pets in the Classroom grant is now accepting applications for the 2025–2026 school year. The Pets in the Classroom grant ...