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Test PrepGrades 3-5

Boost Those Brains! Kindness-Powered Test Prep

These kindness-powered resources are packed with high-interest, animal-themed texts your students will actually want to read! This collection helps learners build essential reading skills while also nurturing empathy, curiosity, and compassion. 

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.

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Test Prep

TeachKind’s Rescue Stories Helped Students Score Higher on Common Core-aligned Reading Comprehension Tests!

In a first-of-its-kind study, TeachKind’s animal rescue stories were shown to boost reading comprehension and help students score higher on …

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Social-emotional learningGrades PreK-2

Share the World: Visual Support Guide (Grades K-2)

This free visual support guide from TeachKind’s Share the World program helps K–2 students build empathy and comprehension using engaging animal images and social-emotional learning tools.

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What Teachers Are Saying about TeachKind Resources

Hear how teachers are inspired to incorporate TeachKind’s compassionate resources into their classrooms.

students writing at their desk
Test PrepGrades 3-5

Boost Those Brains! Kindness-Powered Test Prep

These kindness-powered resources are packed with high-interest, animal-themed texts your students will actually want to read! This collection helps learners build essential reading skills while also nurturing empathy, curiosity, and compassion. 

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