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K-12 Lessons and Classroom Tips for Compassionate Teachers

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3rd Grade

Squirrel looking for food on a trash can
Social StudiesGrades 9-12

Littering: Teach Students About Its Dangers to Animals

Teach students about the damaging effects that littering can have on our environment and those who inhabit it.
Students using virtual dissection software in the classroom
Spanish ResourcesGrades 3-5

Lecciones y recursos de español — TeachKind

Una colección de recursos de TeachKind en español.
Empathy Ball TeachKind
Social-emotional learningGrades 3-5

This DIY ‘Empathy Ball’ Game Will Be a New Favorite Classroom Icebreaker

Get your students to bond and start thinking about empathy toward animals and each other with this fun activity.
Broken egg
ScienceGrades 3-5

Drop the Egg Experiment in Favor of Humane STEM Activities

Avoid supporting the cruel egg industry by replacing the “egg drop” experiment with one of these nine projects.
Betta fish belong in the wild, not on store shelves
Test PrepGrades 3-5

Literacy Centers: Betta Fish Belong in the Wild

Bettas are beautiful and unique fish with brightly colored bodies and long, flowing fins. Like all fish, they want to be free.
A Fish's Life comic
English Language ArtsGrades PreK-2

Sea Life, Not Seafood: Lessons on ‘A Fish’s Life’

Help students see what life is like from the perspective of aquatic animals.
A girl petting an orange cat
Social-emotional learningGrades 3-5

Download a Class Set of Kindness Pledges

Start the year off right! Foster a compassionate classroom environment by using our printable kindness pledges for grades K–5.
Vigil for Tilikum the Orca
English Language ArtsGrades 3-5

Tilikum: Tale of an Imprisoned Orca

Captivity hurts orcas! Use Tilikum’s story to help students learn that orcas are individuals, not props to be used for entertainment.