The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) permits qualifying employees of certain employers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to treat a serious medical condition or to care for an immediate family member with a serious medical condition.
One of the differences about having a pet in a classroom vs. at home is that a classroom is noisier and the pet must become used to many people. This can be stressful on some animals, and we want to keep stress on our pet to a minimum.
Arts and crafts with animal habitats are a great way to get them started. Helping students understand characteristics of animals is a major portion of the first grade science curriculum. With these animal basic needs lesson plans, your first graders will understand the needs of pets and other animals. You can extend the lesson to include the interdependence of plants and animals, as well. slide 2 of 7. Students will identify the four basic needs of animals.