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Companion Animals

MathGrades PreK-2

100th Day of School Activities That Can Help Animals Everywhere

100 days of school = 100 chances to bring humane education to your classroom. 🙂

Screenshot of PETA's "We are Animals" music video
Grades PreK-2

Animal-Friendly Songs for Your Musical Classroom

TeachKind and PETA Kids teamed up to adapt and create a collection of animal-friendly songs for your musical classroom.

Shelter kittens

What Every Teacher Should Know About ‘No-Kill’ Policies

Get the facts on what “no-kill” really means for animals.

Girl reading dictionary
English Language ArtsGrades 3-5

Language Learning Through Humane Education (ESL)

A child’s affinity for animals transcends language. Learn how humane education can increase language learning in your classroom.

Young girl with dog
Grades PreK-2

Helping a Local School Integrate Compassion for Animals (Worksheets Included)

TeachKind worked with a Virginia school to create humane materials for its curriculum. Integrating compassion for animals is easy!

Dog and Pig
English Language ArtsGrades 9-12

Unlearning Speciesism: A Lesson in Media Literacy

Speciesism, the misguided belief that one species is more important than another, is deeply ingrained in our society, but it can—and should—be unlearned.

Christmas as a puppy in need compared to Christmas as a grown who is very happy

This Video Will Melt Your Heart: Christmas the Puppy’s First Holiday

Gone are the days when Christmas, the puppy, had to fight for scraps just to survive.

PETA Rescued Calendar 2025 Desktop - Carmen the pup

Free 2025 ‘Rescued!’ Desktop Wallpaper Calendars

Make your laptop, tablet, or phone a source of year-long inspiration with our free calendar wallpapers.

What’s New

Engaged Group Discussion Among Young Students
English Language ArtsGrades 3-5

Turn Your Classroom into a Detective Agency for Animals

Transform your classroom with TeachKind’s Animal Detectives Day Room Transformation Kit. Spark students’ curiosity as they solve clues to rescue a mystery animal!

SOS Leaflet

Let the Revolution Begin

These young people aren’t afraid to speak up when they see that something’s wrong.

What Is Trauma-Informed Education?

These trauma-informed practices can help teachers provide their students with support as they navigate troubling events such as instances of animal abuse.

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