Filed Under: Reading Comprehension

Stories of people helping animals are all over the internet, and sharing them with your students is an excellent way to encourage kindness both in and out of the classroom. Because most children naturally feel compassion for animals, sharing rescue stories is a great way to engage and motivate different types of learners and encourage … Read more »

“Unlocking the Animal World” takes children on a journey around the world—into the sky, the ocean, and the forest—to learn about the remarkable animals who share this planet with us.

This lesson plan is designed to help teachers present animal rights and environmental issues to their students. If you’re an educator, please feel free to adapt this material to fit your needs—and please contact us if you need help incorporating it into your curriculum. When you hear the word “fireworks,” you probably think of holiday … 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.

TeachKind’s Rescue Stories not only inspire children to be kinder and more respectful to animals but also help them score higher on Common Core reading comprehension tests!

Rescue stories reveal the stark reality that many animals face, but their happy endings empower students, making these true accounts ideal for learners of all ages and abilities.

Watch TeachKind’s read-aloud of an excerpt from a compassionate children’s book about respecting and showing kindness to insects.

These trauma-informed practices can help teachers provide their students with support as they navigate troubling events such as instances of animal abuse.

Speciesism, the misguided belief that one species is more important than another, is deeply engrained in our society, but it can—and should—be unlearned.