Humane Classroom Tools and Ideas

Keep students and their minds busy all summer long with these educational hotspots.

Humane education teaches students to value the lives of ALL animals—not just those commonly deemed worthy by society. But these frauds mislead teachers and their students.

Inform your students, colleagues, and administration about the consequences of releasing balloons into the environment, including the harmful effects on animals.

Teach life-cycle lessons without harming butterflies.

It’s easy to incorporate compassion for animals into your curriculum. Just take this kind teacher’s word for it!

A tank can never rival a fish’s natural habitat—and they don’t belong in your classroom.

Rescue stories reveal the stark reality that many animals face, but their happy endings motivate students to take action, making them well suited to learners of all ages and abilities.

Make compassion for animals a daily practice with TeachKind’s list of 50 easy yet meaningful acts of kindness, many of which you can do with your students.

Let’s be real—the world isn’t yet the vegan utopia that we strive for, and the literature we teach our students often reflects that less-than-ideal state. While there are a number of humane children’s books with messages of compassion, empathy, and inclusion, many classic tales as well as modern texts are rife with questionable language and … Read more »

Groundhog Day is no holiday for the animals forced to “perform” in front of large crowds, exposed to flash photography and loud noise.

Get a head start on the winter holiday by bringing some animal-friendly cheer to your class!