Creating a bioactive habitat with students can give them a window into the natural world while easing the upkeep for class ...

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

As a child, Ann Ott sought solace in Tippy, her family's dog, after she was sexually abused. As she worked through the trauma, Ott would hug Tippy and cry almost every night. "She slept with me and ...

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 ...

For many children, their first pet is a virtual one. Experts say many children who enter the first grade can play video games but few have a pet to play with. And teachers say that's a shame, ...

Teachers, you can easily get funds to put a pet in your classroom this year! Beginning Aug. 1, educators in the U.S. and Canada may apply for the Pets in the Classroom grant for the 2019-2020 school ...

Not everyone in Dana Cornelius’ third-grade class at Peebles Elementary School gets fed a fish on his or her birthday. But Yertle does. Yertle the turtle is Cornelius’ class pet. And speaking of ...

As educators, we’re always looking for ways to keep our students engaged and to provide them with learning experiences that will last a lifetime. Teachers help kids make tabletop volcanoes erupt, lead ...