Welcome to our In the Know topic for February, Focus on Pets. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.
Grades K-1 learn about different presidential pets. A Spanish translation can be found here.
Grades 2-3 will learn about Champ and Major, the new dogs moving into the White House. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
Grades 4-5 will look at ways pets help people. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
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