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Kindergarten

Sheep gather and look at camera in field
Grades PreK-2

Not Just Part of the Flock! (Grades K-2, English & Spanish)

This lesson plan is designed to help teachers present animal rights issues to their students. If you’re an educator, please …

Social-emotional learningGrades PreK-2

Teach Compassion With TeachKind’s ‘Share the World’

Now included among Discovery Education‘s subscription-based resources! Teach compassion with TeachKind’s FREE program kit. The Share the World kit is …

mouse
Grades PreK-2

PETA Kids Gives Outdated Nursery Rhymes Animal-Friendly Updates

As a compassionate teacher, you’ve likely been there: You’re sitting with your students, singing one of the many nursery rhymes …

Kids with Ellie Elephant at event
English Language ArtsGrades PreK-2

Someone, Not Something: Pronouns Are Important (K-2)

Thousands of schoolchildren across the country are getting the opportunity to meet and interact with a “recently freed elephant,” thanks …

Social StudiesGrades 3-5

Activities: Women in Leadership and Animal Rights

Here at PETA, we acknowledge that all the negative “-isms”—from sexism to speciesism—share a common denominator of fear, ignorance, exploitation, …

Florence the cat
English Language ArtsGrades PreK-2

TeachKind Rescue Stories: Florence the Cat Survives a Flood

Stories of people helping animals are all over the internet, and sharing them with your students is an excellent way …

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Plush Ratty
Grades PreK-2

Rethinking the Classroom ‘Pet’: Meet Ratty!

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

Cute white rat
© iStock.com/Pijus Ash
English Language ArtsGrades PreK-2

“Sheldon Hears a Squeak”: Encouraging Compassion for All (Reader’s Theater)

“Sheldon Hears a Squeak” helps children explore what it means to see things from the point of view of even the smallest animals, and this can lead to more compassion for all living beings.

English Language ArtsGrades 6-8

Analyze Some of PETA’s Most Powerful Ads With Our President

While studying rhetoric and persuasive writing, students can learn from these eye-catching ad campaigns.

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