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Pre K

Grades 9-12

End Donkey Basketball—Dunk With Dinosaurs Instead!

Pop quiz: Name a cruel, antiquated practice from nearly 100 years ago that many schools still take part in today. …

English Language ArtsGrades PreK-2

‘Junebug: No Life Too Small’ Virtual Read-Aloud

Watch TeachKind’s read-aloud of an excerpt from a compassionate children’s book about respecting and showing kindness to insects.

Little girl at the dinner table
Grades 3-5

Teach Students the Importance of ‘Veganizing’ Their Plates

Show students how easy it is to make every aspect of their meals vegan—with TeachKind.

Baby Pig
English Language ArtsGrades PreK-2

Nouns: Animals Don’t Belong in the ‘Thing’ Category

Are you still teaching your students that a noun is a person, place, or thing? It’s time to add a new category—for animals.

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PETA Kids Gives Outdated Nursery Rhymes Animal-Friendly Updates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 …

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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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