General Animal Rights

Facing Opposition: Support for Humane Educators

Not all teachers feel free to teach animal rights or change inhumane practices. These tips will help you find your voice in the face of adversity.

With the power of mirror neurons in mind, encourage your students to have empathy for other people and animals.
Social-emotional learningGrades 3-5

Mirror Neurons: How They Help Students Learn Empathy

With the power of mirror neurons in mind, encourage your students to have empathy for other people and animals.

6 Ways for Summer School Teachers to Make a Difference

With these tips, you can make the summer as life-changing for your students as the rest of the year.

a happy family watching an animal-friendly film together
English Language ArtsGrades 3-5

31 Animal-Friendly Movies To Stream Today

Spark discussion and boost compassion: films for teachers and students to view at home or in the classroom Watching animal-friendly …

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Social StudiesGrades 3-5

Learning Compassion From Martin Luther King Jr.

Use Dr. King’s inspirational quotations about social justice to introduce students to civil rights and animal rights and ways they can take action.

Meet the Winners of TeachKind’s Teacher Appreciation Contest 2018

Let’s have three cheers for these inspiring humane educators!

A wild rabbit in a green field
English Language ArtsGrades 3-5

National Poetry Month: A Literary Celebration for Animals

Poetry can inspire deep emotional responses in students. Teach them to use this genre to express their compassion and to discover and develop their voice for animals.

Grades PreK-2

5 Compassionate Classroom Door Designs You Need This Year

These door decor ideas will send messages of kindness to your whole school.