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Grades 9-12

What Every Kind Teacher Needs in the Classroom

How kind is your classroom? Check out the essentials that every teacher needs.

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Grades 9-12

Cruelty-Free Classroom Cleaning Products

Make sure that the products you use in your classroom aren’t tested on animals.

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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.

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Spanish ResourcesGrades 3-5

Lecciones y recursos de español — TeachKind

Una colección de recursos de TeachKind en español.

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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.

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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.

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What Teachers Are Saying about TeachKind Resources

Hear how teachers are inspired to incorporate TeachKind’s compassionate resources into their classrooms.

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Test PrepGrades 3-5

Boost Those Brains! Kindness-Powered Test Prep for Grades 3–5

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. 

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TeachKind’s 2026 Teacher of the Year Contest is Open!

Enter Now! Could you or someone you know be TeachKind’s 2026 Teacher of the Year? National Teacher Appreciation Month is …

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