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AUGUST

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12 13 14
 
15Teacher's Institute Day- No Students
18 Teacher's Workday- No Students 19 Syllabus, Course expectations, Intro power-point, Student interest sheet 20 Dog Selection: *The Doggie in the window.
*Trust Test
21 Semester Assignment given.
Due 8/29 plan.
Physical/Behavioral Chart- 5 dogs/Summarize
22 Computer lab
dog selection.
Internet Dog information Search
25  Behavioral Chart analysis worksheet.
Making the best dog choice.
26 Selecting a Dog:
AKC Video/ Discussion
Code of Ethics
27 AKC Reaching out (V)- worksheet
Who is the AKC? (V)
 
28 Humane Society- What are they all about?  (P of C-V)
Semester Plan DUE
29 The 4 C's Power-point
Costs of animal ownership- worksheet

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SEPTEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
No School- Labor Day
2 The 4 C's Power point (Continued) 3 Late Arrival
Dog registration- Benefits and problems of AKC- Dog papers.
Breed Groups
Choosing a mixed breed
Letterman Video
4 The Westhoven family
 
5   The Westhoven family.  Summary.
Animal Hijinks- Jonny Carson
 
8

Review for quiz

The Ultimate Dog

9  The Ultimate Dog. 10 Animal Selection/ Animal Responsibility Quiz 11 Review quiz.  Discuss answers 12 Naperville Laws
15 Naperville Laws
 
16 Big dog/Little dog video and notes 17  Big dog/little dog video and notes 18 Finish Big dog/little dogs video
Safety Unit
Group Activity
19 Safety reports: Place on notes and report
 
22  Finish Safety Reports

 
23 Rabies video
 

 

24 Pesticide Safety discussion
Review for safety quiz
25 Safety Quiz

 
 

26 Half-Day Institute Dog Identification
29 Dog Id Puzzle

 

30 Dog Bingo Setup
 Dog Identification
     

 

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OCTOBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
    1 Late Arrival
 Dog Bingo
2  Animal Related Organizations.  How do you fit in? Animal Testing. Computer lab. 3   Animal Related organizations.
Animal Testing.
Computer lab
6  Identification Review and Bingo Game

 

7   Dog Id Quiz
Cat Video
Ear Crop:
Why, how, when?
Video
Cat Declaw
8 Semester Assignments Reports

 
9  Semester Assignments Reports    10 Semester Assignments Reports
13 Columbus Day - No School 14 Institute day - No School - Evening conferences
 
15 Parent /teacher conferences 16  Semester Assignments Reports 17  Semester Assignments Reports
20 End of 1st Quarter
Semester Assignments Reports
21 Animal Nutrition Unit
What is in Pet Foods?
VIDEO/Disc notes
22  Dog Food Rating Lab- Smell/looks 23 What is in Commercial Pet Foods: Power point notes. 24 Dog Analysis worksheet: Compare by Dry weight.
27 Dog Analysis worksheet: What do dogs and cats require? What are common ingredients in foods? 28 Making a homemade diet. 29   Wet vs Dry Foods.
Amount to Feed Worksheet A
30  Finish Worksheet A Discussion
Amount to feed worksheet B
31 Finish Amount to feed worksheet B
Chapt 6 Worksheet

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NOVEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 chapter 6 worksheet

 
 4 Animal Nutrition PPT
 
5 Late Arrival
Animal Nutrition PPT
Chocolate Toxin
Onion Toxin
6 Animal Nutrition DVD 7 Digestive Systems:
w/ horse nutrition video
Chocolate Wks
10 Chocolate WKS
Nutrition Puzzle
11 Nutrition Puzzle 12 Animal Digestion Worksheet 13  Cow digestion
Small Animal Nutrition
14 Animal Nutrition Review

 

17 Animal Nutrition Quiz 18  Animal Training
Why Animals Talk
19 Finish Why Animals Talk. Training Exercise lab. (Glop) 20 AKC Training/ Clicker training 21 Animal maze lab

 

24 25 Computer lab- Final Exam work 26 No School
Staff Development
27
NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving
28
NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving
         

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DECEMBER

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
         
1  Animal Maze lab 2 Animal Maze Lab 3 Animal Behavior Clay lab
Late Arrival
4 Animal Behavior Clay lab 5  Computer lab- Final Exam work
8 Animal Behavior Clay lab- lab 9 Computer Lab-Final Exam work. Rough Draft Due! 10  Animal Diseases
Fecal Lab Prep.
11 Fecal Lab 12 Final Exam Reports
15 Final Exam Reports 16 No Class- Exams 17  Exam Day
Final Exam Reports
18 No Class- Exams 19 No Class- Exams. End of First Semester
24
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
25
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
26
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
27
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
28
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break

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JANUARY

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
31
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
1
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
2
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
3
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
4
NO SCHOOL
Winter Break
7  Course Recommendation Day 8 AKC Reaching out (V)- worksheet
Who is the AKC? (V)
9 Late Arrival.
Syllabus, Course expectations, Intro power-point, Student interest sheet
10  The Ultimate Dog video  11 The Ultimate Dog Video
14 Semester Assignment given.
Due 1/29 plan.
Trust Test worksheet
Review dog Video
15  Select 5 dogs
Discuss family needs
Behavior chart
Assignment:List Dogs in order to your needs w/reasons
16 Selection of Dogs
-places to purchase
Computer lab assign.  AKC 20/20 What the AKC does for you.
17 Computer Lab
Dog selection lab
18 1/2 Day Institute
Ask the expert day
 
21 NO SCHOOL
Martin L. King Day
22  Code of Ethics
Course Exchange day information
23 Course Exchange Day
Learn about other courses that may interest you.
24 Humane Society-Who are they and what do they do.  Pof C Video. 25 
Selection of Dogs Quiz
Westhoven family assignment
28 Dog Breed Identification board learning game- group activity 29 Semester Assignment due.
Finish and Discussion of dogs.  PPT
30 Dog Bingo Id set up of game and learning dogs. 31 Dog Identification Bingo game.  

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FEBRUARY

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 

 

      1 Dog parts +
Bingo review
4 Dog Identification review puzzle activity 5 Naperville animal Laws 6 Late Arrival
Dog ID QUIZ
Naperville laws
7 Safety Unit
Group Activity
8 Safety Reports
11 Safety reports-
Rabies
12  Safety Reports-
Animal bites
13 Animal Surgeries
-Declaw
-Spay
14 Animal Surgeries
-Ear Crop
Checking dogs health
15 Animal Safety Quiz
Letterman Pets
18
NO SCHOOL
President's Day
19  Animal Nutrition
What is in Pet foods?
20-20
20  Pet Food Labels
What makes a good food? What would you like in pet foods?
21 How does pet food differ from human food?  How to read labels. Wet vs. Dry food 22  Commercial Food PPT  Are they good for your animal?
25 How to select pet foods.  Toxins for dogs and cats: Chocolate, Onions, etc 26 Animal Nutrition Chapter worksheets (6) 27 Discuss worksheet
Animal Nutrition PPT
28 Animal Nutrition DVD 29
NO SCHOOL
Institute

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MARCH

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3  Animal Digestion Worksheets (6) 4  Animal Digestion Discussion 5 Late Arrival
 Digestion Lab
6 Nutrition Quiz

 
7 Semester Reports
 
10 Semester Reports 11  Semester Reports 12 End of 3rd Quarter
Semester Reports
13  NO SCHOOL
Parent/Teacher Conferences
14 NO SCHOOL
Parent/Teacher Conferences

 
 
17 Animal Behavior
Why Animals Talk DVD
18 Why Animals Talk?
Finish DVD and discuss
19 Training lab (Glop)
Training methods-
4 types
20 Basic Training
AKC
21
NO SCHOOL
Good Day
24 Basic Training w/ blizzard 25 Apple Training W/ Blizzard 26 Stages of learning
Dog Behavior -Picture handout
27 Clay behavior lab 28
NO SCHOOL
Staff Development
31  No School Spring Vacation        

 

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APRIL

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  1 No School
Spring Vacation
2  No School
Spring Vacation
 
3  No School
Spring Vacation
4 No School
Spring Vacation
 

 

7 Clay Behavior Lab - Finish 8 Clay Model Lab-
Set up Mazes Hypothesis

Build behavior maze
10 Maze construction lab 11 Maze lab
Run tests, record results, write conclusions
14 Review for Training Quiz (w/ Blizzard) 15 Training Quiz 16  Late Arrival
Animal Diseases
-Vaccinations
-Common Diseases
17  Internal/External
Parasites
18 Internal/External
Parasites
21 Fecal Testing Lab
-Microscopes
-pre-made slides
22  Fecal Tests
-Observation lab
-Steps to collect and test
Fecal samples due
23 PSAE Testing 24 PSAE Testing 25 Fecal Lab Test Lab
28 Disease puzzle

 

29 Diseases and Parasites Quiz 30 Fish Unit
-Tank capacities
   

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MAY

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

 

    1 Fish- Temp and lighting 2 Fish- Nitrogen Cycle

 

5 Fish Maintenance, types of fish 6 Computer lab 7 Fish Disease puzzle 8 Computer lab 9
Half Day Institute
Spring Plant Sale 7am-4pm
12 Computer lab 13  Fish- What equipment is needed for fish? Complete listing lab. Food Feast Day 14 Fish Quiz
Cat Unit
15 Cat behavior 16 Breeds of Cats
19 Behavioral Problems with cats and how to solve them 20 Final Reports- Seniors Only 21 Seniors Commencement
Final Exam reports
22 Final Exam Reports 23 no class

 

26
NO SCHOOL
Memorial Day
27 no class 28 no class
 
29 CAB Final Exam reports 7:45 - 9:45
 Last day of School
30  

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JUNE

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