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Education
is serious business. Whether the ones teaching are teachers
in a school or other educational setting, or parents homeschooling
or otherwise interacting with their children, educating
our children is the most important thing we do.
But
that doesn't mean learning - and teaching - can't be fun.
With that in mind, on this page you will find links to
articles, lists and resources, most relating to reptiles
or amphibians. They are presented with the hope that they
will put some fun into your learning and teaching.
Reptiles
as Pets
So, you think you want a reptile?
Key Considerations in Selecting
Reptiles
Holiday
Gifting
Herps
as Gifts
Wild,
Exotic Animals Kept as Pets Raise Risk of Disease, Injury
Ideas for National Pet Week
in the Classroom
More...
Reptiles
In The Classroom
As a freelance educator, I frequently go into classrooms
to present hands-on lectures about reptiles. This, in
addition to the calls and e-mail I get from parents, students
and teachers, has given me the opportunity to see how
reptiles are kept in classrooms. And, I must say, on the
whole, it isn't very good. Teachers are just as likely
to get the incorrect information and not have the right,
or even necessary, equipment, for the animals they keep.
My concern and experiences in this area led me to do my
master's thesis on classroom reptiles.
If you are thinking about keeping one or more reptiles
in your classroom, please read about the Special
Needs of Classroom Reptiles
Please
access the caresheets available through my site to learn
how to properly set up and care for the reptiles and amphibians
you may have. Make use of your local herpetological society
- many have outreach programs and even if they don't,
they should be able to provide you with care information.
If you don't know of any in your state, let me know where
you live and I will send you what herp society and reptile
veterinarian information I have. Herp society and veterinarian
listings are available for many states and other countries
at my Herp Societies
page.
Looking
for my Beastly Garden of Wordy
Delights?
Not
Just Herps
Why do you want to get rid of your pet? Is it because someone
in the family is allergic to it? Or has it just become inconveniet?
Keeping in mind that the majority of pet species are sentient,
intelligent enough to learn your routines as well as their
own, recognize people, have specific likes and dislikes,
and get highly stressed when there are any major changes
in their lives and yours, please make sure that you aren't
like any of the people discussed in Pet
Dumpers' Litany of Lame Excuses. If you aren't giving
more thought to getting a pet than you are to getting a
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Examples
Incorporating Reptiles, Learning and Fun
Doobie
the Leopard Gecko's Fun Page
Articles
Activities and Lesson
Plans
Beastly
Words - or compiled into PDF
Dr.
Splatt's roadside attraction
Herps in Arts and Literature (and Mythology)
Imagine: A Visualization Exercise
Just for Kids: Humans and
Animals
More than Half a Million U.S.
Students Learn: What’s a Herp?
Myths and Fascinating Facts
Ophidiphobes and Ophidiphobia
Rainforest Imagery
Uncool Boffins: All Children's
Perceptions of Scientists
The Use of Reptiles in Public
Education
Other
Web Resources For Parents, Teachers and Students
Advanced Genetics
Wizard
Animal doc
com - take University of Georgia's virtual tour of
a vet hospital
AwesomeLibrary.org
Bell
Museum/Minnesota Herpetological Society Resource List
(PDF)
Bibliography
on the Biology of Reptiles and Amphibians
Center
for Science in the Public Interest Nutrition Action Healthletter
Cortland
Herpetology Connection - Learn to use animal identification
keys
Enature.com's Online Field
Guides
EnchantedLearning.com's
Little Explorer's Dictionary
International Fund for Animal
Welfare
IFAW's Amphibians
and Reptiles as Pets
Internet4Classrooms
Iowa
State University's Tasty Insect Recipes
Katerpillar
& Mystery Bugs
Kids.Net.Au (Kid/Teen-friendly
search engine)
Kid's
Corner (USFWS)
Teacher's
Guide: Mold is for Wimps: Antibiotics from Big, Scary
Reptiles
National Biodiversity Information Infrastructure's Teacher
Resources
National
Museum of Natural History Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
National Wildlife Federation
- Environmental
Education, Kid
Zone
Schoolyard
Habitat Program
Science NetLinks
Smithsonian
Magazine Online
Sources
for Wildlife Pictures (See also Researching
Herp Info)
TRAFFIC Publications
and Resources
Turtle
Steve's U.S. Turtle Field Guide
USGS
Biological Resources Division's Learning Room (Middle-School
on up)
USGS
Biological Resources Division's Kid's Corner
Virtual
Tour of the Reptile & Amphibian Hall
Word!
A Glossary of Medical Words - from Kidshealth.org
World
Wildlife Fund's Kid Stuff
Bibliographical
References in Herp Names
Biographical
Appendix of the Translations of the Scientific Names of
the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America
Doing
Create
a Backyard Habitat
Create
a Schoolyard Habitat
Reading
The following is a list of some of my personal favorite
books with reptile and/or environmental themes. The reptiles
themselves are only characters in the greater story -
the themes of are of change, of friendship, of life.
And
Still the Turtle Watched
Sheila MacGill-Callahan. 1991. Dial Books.
A tale of the flowing of time, of seeing and believing,
of carelessness and redemption.
Survival:
Could You Be a Frog?
John Norris Wood. 1990. Ideals Children's Books.
Life is choices, good ones and bad ones. On lucky days,
we make the right ones and live another day to try again.
The
Lorax
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). 1971. Random House
From plenty to putrid, redemption and the chance to start
anew lies in a single seed...and the example of the Lorax
picking himself up by the seat of his pants. [I became
interested in Theodore Geisel ("Dr. Seuss")
and so researched him for an author paper I wrote for
my Seminar in Child Literature class. If you would like
to read it, it is available in HTML
and PDF
Just
A Dream
Chris Van Allsburg. 1990. Houghton Mifflin Company.
From plenty to putrid...but only in a dream. The future
can be changed by what we choose to do, and not do, today.
Thirteen
Moons on Turtle's Back
Joseph Bruchac and Jonathon London. 1992. Philomel Books.
There are thirteen scutes on the turtle's back, and thirteen
moons in the lunar year. For many Native American cultures,
each moon had a tale to tell. In this book of poems, the
cycles of the year, the sharing of myths and stories from
generation to generation, are retold. Brouchac has collaborated
on another book with some wonderful reptile and environmental
and literature, Keepers
of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities
for Children, Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac.
1991. Fulcrum Publishing.
The
Turtle and the Moon
Charles Turner. 1991. Dutton Children's Books.
The turtle lives alone in his pond, day after day, with
no one to play with. One night, he awakens to find someone
else playing in his pond!
The
Salamander Room
Ann Mazer. 1991. Alfred A. Knopf.
A boy, trying to convince his mother to let him keep a
bright orange salamander he has found, describes to her
how he will keep the salamander, transforming his room
into a delightful habitat for both boy and sallie.
A few
others that I have found to be quite good on some difficult
topics:
Death
is Natural Laurence Pringle. 1977. Morrow Junior Books.
Evolution
Joanna Cole (and illustrated by Aliki). 1987. Thomas Y.
Crowell.
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