Well, to answer a couple of questions....I talked to the woman who runs the shelter last night to ask her if she wanted to participate and what it was that she thought would be best to give them. She stated that they never got "chewy" treats like rawhides or bones.

Aly...the kids are in 8th grade not 4th, so they're a little more able to comprehend what's going on.

Souraya, unfortunately, the shelter that I chose is in southern Indianapolis and is almost 3 hours from where most of the kids live since I teach on the north side of Fort Wayne, so it wouldn't be feasible to take a field trip. The reason I didn't choose a shelter here in Fort Wayne is because my relationship with them is at best, shaky.

Thank you all for your ideas...I plan on implementing them with the kids and they are looking forward to the project.