Teaching Kindness Lesson Plans
Teaching Kindness Lesson Plans
Explore classroom-ready humane education activities designed to build compassion, responsibility, and respect for animals.
Students use a line graph in this activity that teaches the dangers of leaving an animal in a parked car.
Students create color portraits of adoptable dogs and cats at local animal shelters to display in the school or in their community.
Students wear the uniforms of various animal professionals to learn how veterinarians, animal control officers, and others help animals for their jobs.
Students research global geography and world history to learn about the origins of their favorite dog and cat breeds.
Students learn the science behind nesting birds and use craft supplies to construct their own bird nests.
Students learn the four components of a habitat by building a habitat for a chosen wild animal species.
Students perform skits to learn and teach others about what to do in common situations involving companion animals.
Students learn about human foods and medicines that are toxic to animals, and what to do if a pet ingests a toxin.
A fun physical game to help students master animal vocabulary.
This activity uses quotes from famous people as a means to prompt discussion about compassion.
A mix-and-match card game in which students match fictional shelter dogs with compatible owners.
Students role-play what to do in common situations involving nervous or protective dogs.