I would like to have a rabbit as a classroom pet. I would take it home sometime. What kind of classroom pets are there? If you could have a class pet, what would it be?
A pet monkey would be fun to bring to class. They are very clever at mimicking others and entertaining so even if one was bored with a certain subject(eg. cramming historic dates!) time would simply fly by. I would train my pet monkey to pass notes to my classmates, give extra hugs to my teacher to score brownie points and share carrots with your pet rabbit at break time:) Thanks for such a cool question. Zen
I once had a guinea pig named Hamish. In grade four I took it to school for show and tell. But it went to the bathroom on the teacher's desk! This was not a good class pet. I think a gold fish would be better. Dad
Good morning Jen, I love where your question took me inside myself, and then the answer that surfaced! A surprise to me! I would love to have a 🦜 Parrot! She would be listening to everyone in the class, repeating what everyone is saying, repeating all our unique laughs, moans and groans! She would fly above us, commanding our attention to what none of us can do. Fly!! We would marvel at her ability to flutter high above in one spot, looking at each of us and see our faces full of great awe, respect and admiration! We would learn from her that we human beings don’t really know much about the animal and plant kingdoms! She will teach us to be kinder and more caring for one another and ourselves. She will teach us that we can share the world together. She will teach us that we all matter. She will teach us that we can all teach one another and will still never know everything! The beauty of Mystery literally hangs in the air as she flies and flutters! What name would you like to give to 🦜?!
Thanks for a wonderful start to the day, Jen and 🐇, and 🐒!!! Love Cousin Tess
My elementary school science teacher brought a huge box of silkworms to class and everyone took turns taking care of them.
It was fun watching the tiny eggs hatch. Their eggs are the size of a poppy seed. Baby silkworms look a lot like ants because of their size and colour, but they are voracious eaters and will soon become plump and white. You can tell a silkworm is ready to cocoon when its body turns almost translucent. Watching a silkworm cocoon was a mesmerizing experience —— bonus points if the cocoon had nice colour like yellow or green.
Anyways I think silkworms are a nice classroom pet (much better than caterpillars at least), since their moths don’t fly like butterflies do.
Thank you Jen for unlocking a core memory of mine!
Wow! I love everyone‘s ideas and experiences. So much fun to share. I think a dog would be my choice. Not practical of course but dogs give such unconditional love. I am sure there are a few kids in every class that could use that. I have heard of dogs being good at encouraging new readers. They are non judgemental listeners.
A pet monkey would be fun to bring to class. They are very clever at mimicking others and entertaining so even if one was bored with a certain subject(eg. cramming historic dates!) time would simply fly by.
ReplyDeleteI would train my pet monkey to pass notes to my classmates, give extra hugs to my teacher to score brownie points and share carrots with your pet rabbit at break time:) Thanks for such a cool question. Zen
I once had a guinea pig named Hamish. In grade four I took it to school for show and tell. But it went to the bathroom on the teacher's desk! This was not a good class pet. I think a gold fish would be better. Dad
ReplyDeleteGood morning Jen,
ReplyDeleteI love where your question took me inside myself, and then the answer that surfaced! A surprise to me! I would love to have a 🦜 Parrot! She would be listening to everyone in the class, repeating what everyone is saying, repeating all our unique laughs, moans and groans! She would fly above us, commanding our attention to what none of us can do. Fly!! We would marvel at her ability to flutter high above in one spot, looking at each of us and see our faces full of great awe, respect and admiration! We would learn from her that we human beings don’t really know much about the animal and plant kingdoms! She will teach us to be kinder and more caring for one another and ourselves. She will teach us that we can share the world together. She will teach us that we all matter. She will teach us that we can all teach one another and will still never know everything! The beauty of Mystery literally hangs in the air as she flies and flutters!
What name would you like to give to 🦜?!
Thanks for a wonderful start to the day, Jen and 🐇, and 🐒!!!
Love Cousin Tess
I love rabbits as well, I always wanted one when I was a kid. I think I might get one as a pet next year!
ReplyDeleteMy elementary school science teacher brought a huge box of silkworms to class and everyone took turns taking care of them.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun watching the tiny eggs hatch. Their eggs are the size of a poppy seed. Baby silkworms look a lot like ants because of their size and colour, but they are voracious eaters and will soon become plump and white. You can tell a silkworm is ready to cocoon when its body turns almost translucent. Watching a silkworm cocoon was a mesmerizing experience —— bonus points if the cocoon had nice colour like yellow or green.
Anyways I think silkworms are a nice classroom pet (much better than caterpillars at least), since their moths don’t fly like butterflies do.
Thank you Jen for unlocking a core memory of mine!
Wow! I love everyone‘s ideas and experiences. So much fun to share. I think a dog would be my choice. Not practical of course but dogs give such unconditional love. I am sure there are a few kids in every class that could use that. I have heard of dogs being good at encouraging new readers. They are non judgemental listeners.
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