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Welcome to TeachKind, PETA’s humane education division! We are former classroom teachers, here to help schools, educators, and parents promote compassion for animals through free lessons, virtual classroom presentations, materials, advice, online resources, and more. Check out TeachKind’s resources and start building empathy for all right now!
5 Reasons Why Your School Should Steer Clear of ‘Adopt a Cow’ Programs
© Jo-Anne McArthur / We AnimalsDon’t be fooled by misleading “adopt a cow” programs.
Animal-Free Classrooms? PETA’s Hopes for Education in the Age of COVID-19
This fall, PETA hopes students returning to the classroom will find one thing missing: animals. Here’s why we must reshape and rethink education.
How to Set Kind Standards for the School Year
Create a compassionate classroom culture early on in order to inspire humane education all year long.
Analyze Some of PETA’s Most Powerful Ads With Our Executive Vice President
While studying rhetoric and persuasive writing, students can learn from these eye-catching ad campaigns.
Advocating for an End to the Iditarod With Your Elementary School Students (Grades 3–5)
Use the following clips from Sled Dogs to initiate discussions about the Iditarod with your students.
Challenging Speciesism in English Language Arts (Grades 6–12)
Animals are living, feeling beings—not inanimate objects.
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— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind