3rd Grade

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. 

Use the following clips from Sled Dogs to initiate discussions about the Iditarod with your students.

Transform your classroom with TeachKind’s Animal Detectives Day Room Transformation Kit. Spark students’ curiosity as they solve clues to rescue a mystery animal!

Teach students how to be compassionate toward animals through the language used in mathematical word problems.

Rescue videos aren’t just fun to watch—use them to motivate students to learn about and be kind to animals.

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

Don’t judge a book by its cover. As one scientist says, “Fish are more intelligent than they appear.”

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