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Grades PreK – 2

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.

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Teach students how to be compassionate toward animals through the language used in mathematical word problems.
MathGrades PreK-2

Animal-Friendly Word Problems

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.
Grades PreK-2

Inspiring Rescue Videos to Teach Compassion for Fish

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.
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.

Don’t judge a book by its cover. As one scientist says, “Fish are more intelligent than they appear.”
ScienceGrades 3-5

3 Fish-Friendly Activities to Teach Students Empathy

Don’t judge a book by its cover. As one scientist says, “Fish are more intelligent than they appear.”

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