These resources can be used to teach empathy, acceptance, and encourage respect for all living things. There are reading lists, activities, lesson plans, and numerous ways to promote compassion.
The NATIONAL HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY
www.nhes.org
Offers Humane Education lesson plans
TEACHKIND
https://www.teachkind.org
With former classroom teachers on staff, we help inspire compassion for animals by providing free resources. TeachKind makes it easy to “feed two birds with one scone”—simultaneously fostering empathy while developing students’ academic skills.
AMERICAN HUMANE
http://www.kindness100.org/
Building a better world for animals starts with teaching our children the value of kindness. To help, we created a series of teaching sheets for parents, teachers, and other adults involved with young people.
LATHEM FOUNDATION VIDEO EDUCATION
https://www.latham.org/publications-resources/videos/
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE
https://awionline.org/content/humane-education
AWI aims to foster a respect for all living beings and an understanding of the positive impact that compassionate attitudes and behaviors can have on animals, the environment, and ourselves.
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HUMANE EDUCATORS (APHE)
http://www.aphe.org
Empathy through education.
Humane World For Animals
https://www.humaneworld.org/en/humane-education
Curricula and manuals for lesson plans and teacher training, plus instructional materials on child safety, animal welfare, and empathy-building across classrooms and communities.
INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE EDUCATION
https://humaneeducation.org/
Curricula, lesson plans, and toolkits
RED ROVER
https://redrover.org/books/
List of animal-themed books to promote empathy for people and animals
TEACH HEART
https://teachheart.org/why-humane-education-matters/
Our free humane education resource guides provide lesson plans, worksheets and everything you need to teach students ages 3-18 to be caring and compassionate.
UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, HUMANE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
https://www.uft.org/get-involved/union-committees/humane-education-committee/humane-science-curricula
Humane Education involves imparting facts, as well as sensitizing students and educators to the various social philosophies, attitudes and behaviors humans exhibit towards the other animals which share our planet.
ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY
https://humaneeducation.org/humane-education-resources/
Free, online resources – including games, story time, crafts, and more – provide children of all ages with fun, interactive ways to learn about animals. Includes lesson plans and activities
BRITISH COLUMBIA SPCA
https://spca.bc.ca/programs-services/leaders-in-our-field/professional-resources/for-teachers/
Our resources have been specially designed by our Humane Education team to teach students important lessons about animal welfare, and to help students build empathy for all living things.