Science

A group of students gathered around two laptops, celebrating, smiling, and clapping.
English Language Arts

Virtual Field Trips: The Future Is Here

Free Field Trips That Inspire Compassion and Curiosity Bring your classroom to life—without ever leaving your seats! TeachKind’s free virtual …

Cows in a field
ScienceGrades 3-5

Animals Aren’t Natural Resources, They Use Them! A New Activity From TeachKind

Most children understand that animals are thinking, feeling individuals who deserve love and respect and object to harming them, so …

An octopus stretched out over a rock
ScienceGrades 9-12

Teaching With Film: ‘Secrets of the Octopus’ Discussion Questions

Octopuses are awesome! Engage your students with ‘Secrets of the Octopus,’ a captivating docuseries that explores their fascinating world.

Seeking comfort, this cub tried to suckle while being held in an unnatural position and forced to endure touching and handling by a crowd of visitors at an event at Yellowstone Bear World. (Photo taken by a member of the public in April 2022)
Science

Bitten, Mauled, and Clawed: Why Roadside Zoo Field Trips Are Dangerous For Your Students

Teachers: Field trips to roadside zoos can be deadly for your students.

Poster for The Game Changers documentary
English Language ArtsGrades 9-12

Teaching With Film: ‘The Game Changers’ Discussion Questions

A former UFC fighter discovers an elite group of athletes proving that everything he’d been taught about protein was a lie.

aerial photograph of fenced in cows on barren dirt lots extending to horizon
Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
English Language ArtsGrades 9-12

Debate Kit: Is It Ethical to Eat Animals?

Free Debate Kit: Exploring the Ethics of Using Animals for Food A hot topic in classrooms and on the minds …

Woman reading 'Animalkind' book
English Language ArtsGrades 9-12

Host a Student-Led Book Club Based on PETA President’s Bestseller ‘Animalkind’

“Animalkind” is a fascinating study of reasons why our fellow sentient beings deserve our respect—and it also suggests steps that every reader can take to put this new understanding into action.

Movie poster for "Test Subjects"
Lockwood Film
ScienceGrades 9-12

Teaching With Film: Meet Scientists Who Choose Not to Experiment on Animals

“Test Subjects” exposes the pressure on young scientists to hurt animals—even when doing so is contrary to good science.