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The Class Pet Exchange program will enable students in grades K-3 to connect with another class and share their experiences via email, the web, and journaling. Classes will exchange class pets (a stuffed animal) and its journal by snail mail. When the class pet arrives at your school students in turn take it home with them. Upon their return to school, students will write, or dictate to you, a story about their adventures with the class pet. These adventures will be kept in the pet's journal. Creativity is encouraged! The pet will reside with your class until all have had an opportunity to take it home. Students will also communicate weekly with their partner class via e-mail. Travel Tales of the pet's adventures may be shared at the Classroom Pet Exchange web site by sending these in an email. A list of objectives, schedule of the exchange, and suggested activities are available through this web site. You may also copy a parent letter directly from the web site to inform your parents about the project.  After its visit, the pet will be returned by snail mail to the original school along with its journal and you will be asked to evaluate the project through an email form.  Want to know more about the exchange?  Click the Getting Started link above.