Humane Classroom Tools and Ideas
A new year brings a fresh start—and a wonderful new chance to commit to offering humane education to your students. It’s more important now than ever before to teach students to treat ALL living, feeling beings with respect, kindness, and consideration, and we want to help keep you motivated. That’s why we’re offering TeachKind teachers a FREE … Read more »
Starfish SOS: A Dreadful Scene Underwater Starfish, with their mesmerizing colors and graceful movements, have long captivated the imagination. Did you know that they can regenerate lost limbs and even grow an entirely new starfish from a single arm? Despite their name, these fascinating individuals aren’t actually fish but belong to a group of marine … Read more »
Looking for a lesson on eye anatomy? TeachKind Science has you covered! Say goodbye to cutting up dead animals’ eyeballs and check out our recommended humane eyeball dissection options. They’ll engage and educate your students without harming animals or the environment. These activities support Next Generation Science Standards for middle school and high school life … Read more »
Here at TeachKind Science, we love science! As animal advocates and educators, we must all be on the lookout for cruelty and speak up when we see it, and experiments involving animals raise ethical concerns due to their cruelty and speciesism. The good news is that there are superior humane replacements for every animal-based experiment. … Read more »
TeachKind’s reading activities for the book “Bree and Me” help young learners with reading comprehension and encourage discussion about the importance of being kind.
Kindness recognition tags from TeachKind are a fantastic tool to reinforce your classroom’s culture of compassion by celebrating and inspiring kindness to all.
Have you ever heard of dissection-choice policies? They help compassionate students opt out of dissecting animals—see if there’s one where you live!
Give your students the best experience for learning heart anatomy without using animal heart dissections. Here’s how!
TeachKind’s new natural resources lesson has a compassionate, animal-friendly twist and teaches students that sentient beings aren’t natural resources.
We know teachers and homeschooling parents are busy. Sometimes you just don’t have time to sit and read about the latest and greatest topics in education. That’s why TeachKind and TeachKind Science joined the PETA Podcast to provide fun and exciting episodes that bring important education topics to you for your multitasking listening pleasure! In … Read more »
PETA’s docuseries “The Failed Experiment” will capture students’ attention and prove to be a valuable teacher resource for exploring the topic of animal testing.
Dissecting animals’ eyeballs in the classroom is gross, unethical, and easily replaced with this fun, humane, and edible eyeball dissection option!
How can your classroom get a cutting-edge invention that’s preventing animals from being killed and cut apart? Find out by watching this video.
Teach compassion by helping students care for a class plant.
Swap out your classroom butterfly kit for a butterfly garden—a life-cycle activity that teaches kindness and compassion for all sentient beings.
