Elementary students used their talents to get needy animals adopted and work on their persuasive writing skills. They wrote really wholesome letters and drew beautiful artwork promoting shelter animals.
The second-graders at St. Michael's Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia, created posters for potential cat and dog "parents" from the perspectives of the animals themselves.
"The class was working on persuasive writing, and they wrote pieces as if they were speaking on behalf of the shelter dog trying to get adopted," Christie Peters, director of Richmond Animal Care & Control (RACC), said. "I said, ‘That’s the coolest idea ... let’s do it.”
The written stories and drawings were later hung on the outside of kennels to convince potential adopters to bring an animal home.
"This classroom project collaboration allowed me to combine my two greatest passions, children’s literacy and helping animals in need," said Kensey Jones, the "brainchild" behind the adorable letters.