Sowing Seeds Workbook:
A Humane Education Primer

Title: Sowing Seeds Workbook: A Humane Education Primer
Author/Producer: Zoe Weil, Rae Sikora, and The International Institution for Humane Education (IIHE)
Suggested Age Range: Ages 10-adult
Item Type: Workbook with lesson plans
Specs: 8 1/2”x11” 141-page workbook
Price: Download printable PDF for free
Suitable for the Following Subjects: Ethics, humane education, language arts, library resource, science, social science
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How to Order: Download printable PDF for free.

Description: Sowing Seeds Workbook: A Humane Education Primer is an indispensable resource for educators who seek to empower their students to make compassionate choices, think critically, and be respectful. It contains the following sections:

• An Introduction to Humane Education: What it is and why it’s important
• Effective Communication: How to engage students and help them learn
• Getting Started: How to prepare a presentation, get invited into schools, and manage the classroom, plus information about teaching and learning styles
• Lesson Plans: Nine excellent lessons filled with the following creative, educational interactive activities:


1. Perspectives on Animals
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2. Science, Ethics, and Animal Experiments
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3. Lifestyles of the Eco-Friendly
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4. Meet Your Meat
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5. Wildlife and the Environment
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6. Companion Animals
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7. Consumerism
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8. Human Rights
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9. Council of All Beings
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• Questions and Answers: Suitable answers to common questions that students ask about animal-protection issues
• Resources: Lists of relevant videos, books, periodicals, and organizations

TeachKind highly recommends this book for all educators. We consider it essential reading for both novice and expert humane educators. Download your copy today.

Suggested Uses: Teachers can use the lesson plans and resource materials to create an entire unit on animal-protection issues or to integrate some of the lessons into their curriculum. Community members who want to become humane educators can use the workbook to aid them in teaching at local schools.

The International Institute of Humane Education, the publisher of this workbook, also offers a distance-learning certificate, a degree program, and periodic Sowing Seeds workshops to aid people in becoming more effective humane educators. Check TeachKind’s upcoming events page to learn more about these and other programs and workshops.