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Grades 6 – 8

primate mother with baby
English Language ArtsGrades 6-8

39 Images and Daily Writing Prompts That Will Help Your Students Develop Empathy for Animals

Help students learn about and relate to animals—and reflect on the animal issues they learn about—on a regular basis.

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With the power of mirror neurons in mind, encourage your students to have empathy for other people and animals.
Social-emotional learningGrades 3-5

What Are Mirror Neurons? These Brain Cells Can Help Your Students Learn Empathy

With the power of mirror neurons in mind, encourage your students to have empathy for other people and animals.

a happy family watching an animal-friendly film together
English Language ArtsGrades 3-5

31 Animal-Friendly Movies To Stream Today

Spark discussion and boost compassion: films for teachers and students to view at home or in the classroom Watching animal-friendly …

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Social StudiesGrades 3-5

Learning Compassion From Martin Luther King Jr.

Use Dr. King’s inspirational quotations about social justice to introduce students to civil rights and animal rights and ways they can take action.

Close up of a student dissecting a synfrog
ScienceGrades 3-5

‘Froggin’ Awesome: TeachKind Science’s 2024 Pilot Program Highlights

Get a glimpse into more compassion for frogs as TeachKind Science reflects on its 2024 dissection pilot. Then get your school to hop to it and sign up!

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