The purpose of the teacher's guide is to provide the primary student with an awareness of the numerous careers available to people who want to work with animals and to increase knowledge about and interest in animals. Specific occupational groups on which this unit focuses are those associated with commercial pet establishments, zoos, conservation, and health areas. The topics covered include animals and their environment, learning about those who work with animals, applying knowledge about animals in the classroom, and responsibilities of people who work with animals. Subject areas for which the materials in this guide have potential are social studies, language arts, and arithmetic. Each set of learning experiences contains a student objective, set overview, resource list, teacher-preparation tasks, learning activities, and suggestions for evaluation-summary activities. Activity-coordinated resource materials include puppet patterns and worksheets. (Author/NJ)