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Name: Heidi Knight (#270) Date registered: September 2003 E-mail: eagleeyehk@juno.com |
School: Children's Discovery Center Grades: pre-K teacher Location: Riverside, Ca. |
Classroom pets: I
have fish, a hamster (in which she had 9 babies unexpectedly I did not
know that she was pregnant), a bunny and hermit crabs. Previous class pets: Hamsters and fish Pets at home: a cat Other animal projects: butterflies and ladybugs Animal info. wanted: not really |
Name: Shane Kempton (#264) Date registered: June 2003 E-mail: cshanekempton@sbcglobal.net |
School: Stroud Elementary Grades: Second Grade Location: Modesto, CA |
Classroom pets: none
on a regular basis yet, next year I hope to incorporate animals and
microhabitats as a regular, consistent, learning experience. Previous class pets: I have taken in my rabbits for day long visits Pets at home: cat (19 years old), mutt rabbit, Flemish Giant rabbit, two young male rats Other animal projects: I would like to have insects, reptile or amphibian, and perhaps rats or other pettable animal Animal info. wanted: management strategies for all, lessons on respect, responsibility, and empathy |
Name: Marisol Ibanez (#259) Date registered: April 2003 E-mail: nichim@earthlink.net |
School: McKinley Elementary Grades: 4/5 Combination (ESL) Location: Long Beach, CA |
Classroom pets: 3
dwarf hamsters, 1 teddy bear hamster, 2 green tree frogs, 1 green anole,
1 red eared slider, and 1 long-tailed lizard Previous class pets: anoles and tree frogs Pets at home: ) Chihuahua and cat Other animal projects: ???????? Animal info. wanted: Lesson or Unit Ideas for integrating pets into curriculum and ELD. Currently we are comparing and contrasting biomes and eco-systems that our pets come from, but I would love other ideas. I think I have a powerful resource for my students, but I know there are many different ways to capitalize on their interests. |
Name: Linda Kay Johnson (#255) Date registered: March 2003 E-mail: KylerKay@aol.com |
School: The Early Years School Grades: Pre-School Location: Santa Monica, California |
Classroom pets: Zebra
Finches, Snails, Worms , Guinea Pig, Rat, to name a few. Previous class pets: Rabbits, Hamsters, Snakes, Hermit Crabs, Tadpoles, silk worms Pets at home: Dog, cat, Yellow nape Amazon, cockatiel, Other animal projects: whatever comes along Animal info. wanted: Insects for the class |
Name: Saundra Johnson (#254) Date registered: March 2003 E-mail: saundrajohn@yahoo.com |
School: Solvang Elementary Grades: 5-8 Special education Location: Solvang, CA |
Classroom pets: I
have a red tail boa, 4 tortoises, an Iguana, and a rat. Previous class pets: Pets at home: Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: |
Name: Meg Mendoza (#253) Date registered: March 2003 E-mail: meg12dc@yahoo.com |
School: Deer Canyon Grades: 3 Location: San Diego, CA |
Classroom pets: We
don't have an animal yet...we are thinking on getting a lizard for the
classroom. Previous class pets: Pets at home: Other animal projects: We have a science unit that includes LIVING THINGS Animal info. wanted: |
Name: Christina May (#243) Date registered: September 2002 E-mail: cmay@pilotrock.k12.or.us |
School: Pilot Rock Elementary Grades: 6th Location: Pilot Rock, Oregon |
Classroom pets: 2
cats (no claws front or back) that were brought to the classroom as
kittens and have grown up here Previous class pets: 2 cats Pets at home: 2 more cats, tropical fish Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: Need info on allergies and cats. Can children in my classroom cause allergic reactions in children from another classroom out on the playground? |
Name: Melitta Duncan (#234) Date registered: August 2002 E-mail: famdunc@prodigy.net |
School: Antelope Valley High Grades: Security (Discipline Room) Location: Lancaster, CA |
Classroom pets: At
this time I have a rat (Marvin). I am attempting to add an abused Iguana.
I take any injured animal on the campus. Previous class pets: Rat "Marvin", Fish, Red Eared Sliders, Anoles, Tree Frogs, Common Toad. Pets at home: 3 dogs, rabbit "Buster" (that was a stray on our campus) Red Eared Sliders Other animal projects: I have the animals in my room for 2 very important reasons. Number 1 - They work wonders for some of the students that are held in my room for discipline problems. Some students come into the room with a very high level of agitation and anger. These are the times that I will sit that person near my tanks to calm down. It is remarkable how it works. In a few minutes they are most often calmed. They connect to the animals wonderfully. The other reason for the animals is that I am able to use them to keep focus and release some of my tension. Since many of the students that I work with are ED, this can be a very high stress job and I must keep myself together at all times. Animal info. wanted: I am attempting to locate information of animal (pets) and the effect on the human mind. |
Name: Susie Welch (#230) Date registered: August 2002 E-mail: stormi_3@yahoo.com |
School: Elkhorn Elementary Grades: 5th (1st year) Location: West Sacramento, CA |
Classroom pets: Just
bought 2 baby rats for our class,Pepper and Jessi. Previous class pets: First year teaching, but fondly remember MY classroom rat, Iggy :) Pets at home: fish Other animal projects: One dog, One cat and until school starts, two rats. Animal info. wanted: Anything that will help me tie the rats into the educational experience. |
Name: Amy Louton (#229) Date registered: August 2002 E-mail: a.louton@attbi.com |
School: Timothy Murphy School Grades: 2nd-5th SED Location: San Rafael, CA |
Classroom pets: We
currently have a leopard gecko and a miniature lop-earred rabbit. Previous class pets: These are the first pets. Pets at home: Cat and leopard gecko Other animal projects: I want to have silkworms, hermit crabs, Siamese fighting fish... Actually, I'm open to anything we can take adequate care of (and administration will allow!) Animal info. wanted: Information on leopard geckos would be great. Also, a unit on silkworms or hermit crabs. |
Name: Sandra A. Simms (#220) Date registered: July 2002 E-mail: simms1247@msn.com |
School: Acacia MS Grades: 6-8 Location: Hemet, CA |
Classroom pets: Will
keep freshwater and saltwater fish. I do not know what to keep in a
60 gallon dry tank. Previous class pets: none Pets at home: fish Other animal projects: none Animal info. wanted: |
Name: Ken Luthy (#211) Date registered: May 2002 E-mail: kluthy@upsd.wednet.edu |
School: Curtis Senior High School Grades: Biology, Chemistry Location: University Place, Washington |
Classroom pets: Pembroke
Corgi Previous class pets: fish, ferret, boa constrictor, anole, mice, rats, parrot Pets at home: dog, rabbit Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: |
Name: Denise Caposey (#202) Date registered: April 2002 E-mail: dcaposey@hotmail.com |
School: Skagway School Grades: primary Location: Skagway, Alaska |
Classroom pets: would
like a salamander Previous class pets: birds Pets at home: none at this time Other animal projects: prehistoric animals, endangered species, arctic animals Animal info. wanted: same as above |
Name: Sergio Z. de Alba (#196) Date registered: April 2002 E-mail: SZdeAlba@juno.com |
School: Miano Elementary Grades: 4/5 Multi-Age Location: Los Banos, California |
Classroom pets:
10 rats (+30 Babies), 5 mice(+ 11 Babies), 2 fire bellied frogs, 2 rose
haired taratulas, 2 blue bellied lizards, 2 Indian walking sticks, 2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, 2 fighting fish (seperated), 1 green
anole, 1 uromastyx, 1 fire skink, 1 corn snake, 1 Sinaloan king snake,
1 Black Mexican king snake, 1 ball python and 1 emperor scorpion. Previous class pets: 1 Tarantula Pets at home: none Other animal projects: We research these pets and give class tours to other classes from our school. These are the pets that we will continue researching and enjoying. Animal info. wanted: native spiders (California) |
Name: Lynn Akers (#187) Date registered: March 2002 E-mail: greenakers2@earthlink.net |
School: Glenshire Elementary Grades: 3rd grade looping to 4th next year Location: Truckee, California |
Classroom pets:
Pacific Tree Frogs, Two box turtles, Trout in the classroom, and a golden
retriever Previous class pets: guinea pigs, hermit crabs Pets at home: dogs and a cat Other animal projects: several types of amphibians Animal info. wanted: |
Name: Carol Shiveley (#185) Date registered: March 2002 E-mail: edudir@oregonhumane.org |
Organization: Oregon Humane Society Grades: 7-12 Location: Portland, Oregon |
Classroom pets:
none Previous class pets: none Pets at home: dogs, cats, rats Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: exotics |
Name: Susan Adams (#182) Date registered: February 2002 E-mail: teachersuz@yahoo.com |
School: Will Rogers Middle School Grades: 7th/8th grade severely handicapped Location: Los Angeles, CA |
Classroom pets:
Parrots (African grey and Senegal, red bellied. They travel back and
forth with me), rats, Guinea pig, rabbits, tortoises. Previous class pets: Bearded dragons, African fat tailed gecko, leopard gecko, oppossum I was hand feeding, What animals as home pets: The above mentioned parrots, dog, cat, leopard gecko, tarantula, tortoises, and other animals that come to me needing a home. Other animal projects: I'd like to set up a fish tank. I'd also like to bring in more reptiles. I used to breed exotic reptiles as a hobby. A kitten or puppy would be valuable for my students. We use the animals in a variety of learning situations. The animals have been a great aid in encouraging my non-verbal students to approximate speech and in some cases to say a word or two...usually the animal's name. They aid in math (count out three scoops for the Guinea pig...fill the water bottle half full, etc). They teach responsibility and love and friendship. They have been distracters for my violent students, and have calmed depressed and angry ones right down. Animals are magic! Animal info. wanted: Not at this time. Web site: |
Name: Claudia Rhymes (#167) Date registered: December 2001 E-mail: crhymes@monroe.srcs.k12.ca.us |
School: James Monroe Elementary Grades: 4th Grade Location: Santa Rosa, CA |
Classroom pets:
Stick Bugs (Baculum extradentatum), 2 Fire Belly Frogs and Crickets
(to feed the frogs) Previous class pets: Tarantula and fish Pets at home: dogs Other animal projects: Vermiculture - Worm composting Animal info. wanted: |
Name: Boni Walker-Davis (#161) Date registered: November 2001 E-mail: eyeteachscience@hotmail.com |
School: Pacific School Grades: 7/8th Grade Science Location: Stockton, California |
Classroom pets:
Rats, Mice, Walking Sticks, Crickets & Fish Previous class pets: Hermit Crab Pets at home: Cats and dogs Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: Web site: http://TeacherWeb.com/CA/Stockton/BoniDavis/index.html |
Name: Jim Billingsley (#158) Date registered: October 2001 E-mail: smhsbio@hotmail.com |
School: San Marcos High School Grades: Biology Location: Santa Barbara, California |
Classroom pets:
2.3 Bearded Dragons, 1.1 Leopard Geckos, 1.1 Corn Snakes, 0.1 Ball Python,
1.0 Green Iguana, and Rose Hair Tarantula Previous class pets: Pets at home: Murphy, my Terrier/Chihuahua mix Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Susan Baird (#148) Date registered: September 2001 E-mail: sbaird@coquille.k12.or.us |
School: Lincoln School Elementary Grades: 3rd Location: Coquille, Oregon |
Classroom pets:
dog, walking sticks, butterflies Previous class pets: guinea pig, hamsters Pets at home: dog, 2 cats Other animal projects: animals from around the world Animal info. wanted: dogs in the classroom Web site: |
Name: Lori Tanner (#142) Date registered: August 2001 E-mail: ouikayak@aol.com |
School: Fremont Elementary Grades: 5th Location: Antioch, California |
Classroom pets:
I'll be keeping a Dumerils Boa, assorted Bearded Dragons, a couple of
rats, and possibly a leo gecko. Previous class pets: I've brought all of my bearded dragons, rats, and boas in for daily visits. Pets at home: same as above....currently 12 boas, 11 dragons, 3 rats, and 2 beta fish. Other animal projects: We do an annual reptile unit in which students choose their favorite reptile to research. Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Kate Hinke (#140) Date registered: August 2001 E-mail: wordspinner50@earthlink.net |
School: Bachrodt Elementary Grades: Third Grade Location: San Jose, California |
Classroom pets: rat,
fish Previous class pets: Pets at home: 2 cats (Sir Andrew the Round & Muffin), hamster (Emperor Norton) Other animal projects: not known yet Animal info. wanted: rats Web site: |
Name: Margaret Blackford (#139) Date registered: August 2001 E-mail: margaretblackford@hotmail.com |
School: Washington Accelerated School Grades: Grade 5- all subjects Location: Pasadena, California |
Classroom pets: Iam
a new teacher researching wheat would be a good pet for a fifth grade
pet Previous class pets: None, (new teacher) Pets at home: two dogs, one cat Other animal projects: don't know yet Animal info. wanted: rats and mice- Do they eat their own feces? Web site: |
Name: Janice Larison (#123) Date registered: May 2001 E-mail: jbrazier@hotmail.com |
School: Community United Methodist Grades: Kindergarten Location: Fairfield, California |
Classroom pets: none
currently Previous class pets: rat, lizard and rabbit Pets at home: cats Other animal projects: insects Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Lea Kiapos (#110) Date registered: February 2001 E-mail: lkiapos@earthlink.net |
School: Morningside Elementary Grades: Second Location: Garden Grove, CA |
Classroom pets: As
of this date we have a tank full of stick bugs, two fire-belly newts,
two tarantulas and four African black millipedes (very popular, and
the children love to wear them as "bracelets"!). I am waiting for
the arrival of two bearded dragons any day (our green water dragons
died earlier this year and we have a lonely tank). |
Name: Christina Thompson (#106) Date registered: February 2001 E-mail: medschoolorbust@yahoo.com |
School: Roosevelt High School Grades: Biology and General Life Science Location: Portland, Oregon |
Classroom pets: a
Tokay Gecko, and several fish Previous class pets: Protists in "pond water" for quick microscope labs Pets at home: I have a Yorkshire Terrier named Petie. (He's the best!) Other animal projects: We'll be studying insects and rodents soon (I hope!) Animal info. wanted: Walking sticks. Web site: |
Name: Donna Emerson (#100) Date registered: January 2001 E-mail: emerson6@earthlink.net |
School: Marshall Lane Grades: 3 Location: Saratoga, California |
Classroom pets: composting
worms and guinea pig Previous class pets: none - my first year Pets at home: three birds (conure, parakeet, cockatiel), two cats and a dog Other animal projects: Thinking of getting silk worms in the spring Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Marion J. Barksdale
(#95) Date registered: November 2000 E-mail: jeja@aol.com |
School: McKinley Institute of Technology Grades: 7/8th grade science Location: Redwood City, California |
Classroom pets: sticks,
tarantuals, hissing roaches, mantis, lizards Previous class pets: Pets at home: Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Elena Forsythe
(#91) Date registered: October 2000 E-mail: eforsyth@k12.hi.us |
School: Nanakuli Elementary School Grades: 2nd grade Location: Waianae, Hawaii |
Classroom pets: We
have a red-eared slider for the classroom Previous class pets: We had fish. Pets at home: I have 3 chinchillas and a dog. We also have had fish, mice, and birds in the past. Other animal projects: Our last quarter project will be on insects. Animal info. wanted: I would like more information on insects, mostly about projects that can be done with a second grade class. I would also like any tips from anyone who has ever owned a turtle. Thanks! Web site: |
Name: Debby Spellman
(#81) Date registered: September 2000 E-mail: mountainpeaches@excite.com |
School: Jean Hayman Elementary Grades: 4th grade Location: Wildomar, California |
Classroom pets: right
now 4 Hissing Cockroaches are getting named in our class! But
now I want more critters!!! Previous class pets: eggs to chickens, ducks - hamsters - rat - lizards - tadpoles (mostly as a 1st grade teacher) Pets at home: 1 dog - 1 cat Other animal projects: anything! Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Kaethe Sullivan
(#74) Date registered: September 2000 E-mail: sullivan@cal.net |
School: Martin Luther King High School Grades: Science and Special Ed. Location: Davis |
School: I teach
Science and Special Ed at this alternative high school site,
I am a long term sub working on my credential. Classroom pets: None yet, we are doing the preliminary studies about them so they can help pick. Many need remedial English reading and writing and most everyone loves pets. So this is a great motivator. What experience with other animals: tons, I am an Animal Science grad from U C Davis Pets at home: Dog, 3 cats, African Grey Parrot, Red Tailed Boa, pond Other animal projects: simple fish plant habitats, pond water, terrariums Animal info. wanted: I would like to have "simple" guides and beginner packets for each easy animal we will consider. This would be material for them to create easy reports. Web site: |
Name: Linda Cassidy (#58) Date registered: July 2000 E-mail: dcassidy@thegrid.net |
School: Julian Charter School Grades: Junior &
Senior High Location: Lake Elsinore, California |
Classroom pets: All
of the below except the cats, dog and opossum. Many are residents, some
like the tortoises just come for a visit. Previous class pets: I have/have had 3 cats, 2 dogs, 6 rats, 2 frogs (1 Whites and 1 Pacman), mice (frog chow), 3 red eared sliders, 3 desert tortoises (1 is a baby of the 2 and yes I have the proper F&G permits)skinks, snake, hissing roaches, a variety of local bugs, emperor scorpions, bunnies, fish pond with koi, bullfrogs and various other unusual goldfish type fish, and the most unusual was the opossum. Pets at home: Other animal projects: We have rescued 2 baby possum and nursed them to the point where they could be released. This was an excellent project as the children worked hard to feed, clean, care for and love these wonderful creatures knowing that they must be set free as was the right thing to do. We also learned that these are endangered wild animals. Extreme caution needs to be observed here. Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Sue Thomas (#46) Date registered: February 2000 E-mail: sthomas@nksd.wednet.edu |
School: Wolfle Elementary Grades: 5/6 Location: Kingston, WA |
Classroom pets: Past classroom pets:In my classroom we had an African pac frog. Pets at home: I have cats presently at home. Previous pets: I have had guinea pigs, rabbits, dwarf hamsers, dogs, fish. Other animal projects: I am thinking of a reptile, perhaps a bearded dragon. Animal info. wanted: reptiles-- bearded dragons, Chinese dragons Web site: |
Name: Barbara Zeiger (#45) |
School: Northwood School Grades: Pre-school Special Education Location: Anchorage, Alaska |
Classroom pets: I
have 2 goldfish in the classroom. They are almost 3 years old.
I just received 5 stick insects (phasmids) from an enthusiast
here in Anchorage and will bring them into my classroom on Valentine's
2000! Pets at home: Other animal projects: Bears... but we do not keep any as pets you can be sure! Animal info. wanted: I need to know how much handling my kids can do of the insects. These are 3, 4, and 5 year old kids with developmental delays of various sorts. Web site: |
Name: Charlie Graham
(#41) Date registered: January 2000 E-mail: cgraham@fgsd.k12.or.us |
School: Tom McCall Upper Elem. Grades: Grade 6 Location: Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 |
Classroom pets: Carnivorous
Plants (sundews, venus fly traps, bladdorworts, butterworts,
pitcher plant, cobra plants etc.), fish, frogs, millipede, rat Pets at home: dog Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: Web site: Nora's Note: Charlie's "Carnivori-pets" are inspiring me to think about creating a new section in our "Green Thoughts" for this unusual classroom additon! |
Name: Kathy Rodriguez
(#35) Date registered: November 1999 E-mail: krod13@mediaone.net |
School: Apperson School Grades: 4th grade bilingual Spanish Location: Tujunga, California |
Classroom pets: Hi!
So glad to find you, to help me know more about the creatures
we keep in the classroom. I have one hissing Madagascaran cockroach,
one Vietamese Walking Stick insect, and a guinea pig. I want
to do more but fear spending too much time with study of these
creatures due to great stress on test performance and meeting
of the standards. Pets at home: Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: Web site: |
Name: Janice Brown (#29) Date registered: August 1999 E-mail: cjbrown@ivic.net *oops... email not working (Aug/00) |
School: Mt. San Jacinto College Grades: Preschool 2-5 year olds Location: San Jacinto, California |
School: Mt. San
Jacinto College Child Development and Teacher Training Center Classroom pets: 3 snakes, alligator lizard, gecko, walking sticks, red ear sliders, crawdad, fish, cockatiel, rat. Pets at home: iguanas, ball pythons, various types of small lizards, frogs, box turtle, rats, rabbits, parrakeet, walking sticks, and Charlie the chinchilla Other animal projects: birds and butterflies Animal info. wanted: African pygmy hedgehog Web site: |
Name: Laurie Doscher (#23) Date registered: June/99 (updated Jan 2000) E-mail: ldoscher@lane.k12.or.us |
School: Central and Noti Elementary Schools Grades: Kindergarten Location: Elmira, Oregon |
Classroom pets: gerbil,
Madagascan hissing cockroaches, walkingstick insects from Madagascar,
Australia, India, New Guinea, (and eggs that I hope will hatch),
4 goldfish, African clawed frog Past classroom pets: guinea pigs (RIP) Pets at home: 2dogs, 4 cats, 2 goldfish, red-eared slider, plus all classroom pets over the summer! Other animal projects: I do K-level units on animal families and habitats Animal info. wanted: I'm interested in lesson/unit ideas in addition to the spontaneous opportunities provided by classroom pets. I'd also like to know how others handle insect care, feeding, and overpopulation. Web site: |
Name: Eric Watanabe (#19) Date registered: Jan/99 (updated Dec/99) E-mail: ewatanabe@cypsd.k12.ca.us |
School: Cawthon Elementary Grades: Grade 4 Location: Cypress, California |
Classroom pets: (1)
Walking sticks, (2) 75/25 setup: Soft Shell Turtle and Plecostomus,
(3) divided in two sections: Green Pac-Man Frog and an Albino
Pac-Man Frog, (4) two Giant Black Millipedes, (5) Anoles, House
Gecko, Green Tree Frog, two Rice Paddy Frogs, fire Newt, two
Western Green Toads, algae Shrimp, and a few fish, (6) a breeding
pair of convict cichlids. Pets at home: 4 Labrador Retreivers Other animal projects: 2-liter ecosystem, worm box, wormery, living or non-living (yeast and brine shrimp eggs), and eggs. Animal info. wanted: earthworm information, bringing dogs into the classroom (especially if you are a service dog puppy raiser) Web site: http://www.geocities.com/eawatana/index.html |
Name: Kateri
J. Davis (#16) Date registered: Dec 1998 E-mail: Turacocrzy@aol.com |
School: (on leave) Grades: 3-6 public school, school science leader, specialties: science, drama, social studies Location: Sacramento, California |
Classroom pets: stickbugs,
hissing cockroaches, tarantulas, snakes, lizards, turtles |
Name: Karen Feld
(#12 ) Date registered: Nov 1998 E-mail: snakeshack@hotmail.com |
School: Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall Grades: Science Location: Contra Costa, California |
Classroom pets: none
at this time, but working on getting some of her pets into the
classroom Pets at home: a dog, 3 cats, parrot, guinea pig, giant madagascar day gecko, box turtle Other animal projects: Animal info. wanted: liability issues in regard to having pets in the classroom Web site: www.angelfire.com/co/snakeshack |
Name: Patty Scovell
(#10) Date registered: July/98 (updated Feb 2000) E-mail: pattyscovell@hotmail.com |
School: presently on leave Grades: (elementary teacher) Location: Savoonga, Alaska, among other places! |
Classroom pets: millipedes Other animal projects: butterflies, millipedes Animal info. wanted: millipedes Web site: |
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