For students in grades 3-6, Pet Parade inspires students to choose and research a pet to adopt or purchase in the future. Guided by a Student Instruction Guide and Student Resource Cards, this project results in a detailed portfolio, a high-quality display and an informative display board. Pet Parade is not only a real-world multidisciplinary project, but it also differentiates in every aspect for each student making it challenging, personalized and fun. Designed for creativity and long-term use, Pet Parade lasts one quarter of a school year as part of, or in addition to, your curriculum. Pet Parade comes complete with a step-by-step teacher manual including a (1) a Teacher Instruction Guide containing visual examples, (2) a Student Project Instruction Guide based on detailed objectives and high-level thinking, (3) ready-to-use forms: alignment with Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, teacher copy chart, teacher planning guide, parent and student letters, teacher forms checklist, student commitment contract, project checkpoint materials, project expo invitation, project certificate, teacher assessment, student self-assessment, student post project reflection, and much more including parent materials written in Spanish! Pet Parade also comes with 15 durable, color student resource cards that greatly foster student independence, and a CD of color customizable forms. Other fantastic projects are also available from Mind Vine Press: Envision: Career Aspiration, Envision: Backyard Getaway and Envision: Party Plan.
