4th Grade

Discover humane alternatives to classroom pets with Ratty, a stuffed classroom companion that helps students build empathy, kindness, and responsibility—without using live animals.

Inspire compassion with 5 creative art projects that help animals. Engage students in meaningful, hands-on activities that build empathy and critical thinking.

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.

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.”