Thanks Frank,
I have been working on this FOREVER... I do bring in the dogs for special units like my Lewis and Clark, my Old Dog Cora unit, My Lighthouse Dog unit, and a few others. BUT my school district is not WILD about my SPECIAL PROJECTS ALL OF THE TIME. I also do a unit on
Llamas in Pajamas. YES we all wear pajamas, I have TWO REAL LLAMAS in my classroom, and our whole weeks curriculum revolves around Peru, the Andes, real vs. domestic habitats, geography, diversity in cultures, costs of wool, differences in wool textures between sheep and llamas. We actually demonstrate how a Llama gets a haircut or shorn. Great lessons, but not highly accepted within my district. OH WELL I will keep trying.