Compassionate Classroom

Meet the Winners of TeachKind’s 2019 Teacher Appreciation Contest

Get ready to be inspired by these top-notch humane educators!

Cat and Sea Anemone
ScienceGrades 9-12

We Are All Animals: Comparative Anatomy With a Compassionate Twist

Use these activities and other resources to show students that humans and other animals are the same in all the ways that matter most!

human hand and dog paw
Social StudiesGrades 9-12

Video: How Bigotry Begins

Speciesism, like sexism and racism, is an oppressive belief system in which those with the most power draw boundaries to …

Frog on a lily pad flower
ScienceGrades 9-12

Is This Chemical Hiding in Your Classroom?

Compassionate teachers know that animals used for classroom dissection were once sentient beings, many of whom were cruelly killed specifically …

How to Hand Out Leaflets

Teacher Activism: Spread the Word About Animal-Friendly School Activities

Help show fellow teachers how to ensure that their field trips and fundraisers promote kindness to animals.

yellow chick on dirt looks up at camera
Science

Humane Alternatives to Chick-Hatching Projects

What’s Wrong With School Hatching Projects? When the topic of life cycles is covered in class, teachers try to find …

A teacher is reading to children and their hands are raised.
Monkey Business Images
Social-emotional learningGrades PreK-2

Promote Empathy With Free Posters for Your Classroom

As former classroom teachers, we know that the way your classroom looks and feels can have a huge impact on …

"We are the same" dog and pig
Social-emotional learningGrades 9-12

Cognitive Dissonance and How We Treat Animals

Cognitive Dissonance & the Meat Paradox: Free Activities for Grades 6–12 Cognitive dissonance—which is defined as “the state of having inconsistent …