Wildlife

Social-emotional learningGrades 6-8

Inspire Empathy for All Living Beings With a Gallery Walk

Get students out of their seats and engaged in meaningful discussions of empathy for all living beings with this thought-provoking activity.

Holiday ornament on tree
Grades PreK-2

Encourage Peace for Animals With TeachKind’s Holiday Ornament Crafts

This holiday season, give animals the ultimate gift by spreading awareness of their rights with these easy and adorable DIY ornaments.

ScienceGrades 6-8

TeachKind Skeleton Study: Anatomy Lesson

A comparative study of human and nonhuman skeletal structures reinforces the fact that we’re alike in all the ways that matter most.

Monarch butterfly on a purple flower
ScienceGrades PreK-2

How to Teach About Butterflies—the Compassionate Way

Butterfly kits become popular when spring finally arrives and teachers are looking for a life-cycle activity to teach their students …

English Language ArtsGrades 6-8

Other Animals Are Just Like Us: Secondary Activities

We humans expend a lot of energy trying to differentiate ourselves from other animals in order to justify our treatment …

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!

"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 …

Happy boy and companion dog
Social-emotional learning

Help Children Develop Social and Emotional Learning Skills With TeachKind Resources

Help students hone their social and emotional learning skills with these TeachKind resources.