12th Grade
Research and Discussion Topics for High School Students
Here are some easy ways to get your students thinking about animal rights.
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.
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 …
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!
Video: How Bigotry Begins
Speciesism, like sexism and racism, is an oppressive belief system in which those with the most power draw boundaries to …
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 …
Create a Compassionate Word Wall for Every Grade Level
A common teaching tool for the classroom, the word wall, allows for greater understanding and recognition of various vocabulary words. …
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 …