Classroom Resources
SAFE Animal Squad (New Zealand)
- Animal Squad is SAFE’s educational website, which has the goal of teaching compassion and kindness for animals. Kids can also join the ‘Safe Youth’ club.
- Animal Bites – is a newsletter sent out to all NZ primary schools.
- Animals & Us – NZ Classroom resources for secondary schools (could be adapted to primary)
The Vegetarian Resource Group (USA)
Think Kind – Humane Education (Australia)
Resources for teaching critical thinking, ethics and empathy for animals.
- What’s in a glass of milk? Lesson plan and fact sheets
- Be Kind to Animals resources
- How to write a persuasive letter
- A collection of heart-warming stories about animals
Jane Goodall’s Roots to Shoots program for kids
SPCA Teachers Portal (New Zealand)
Institute for Humane Education (USA)
- Lesson plans for a vast amount of topics surrounding human and animal rights, and the environment. For all ages.
- Whom do you pet and whom do you eat? Lesson plan
- Mouse vs Zucchini: A Lesson on Perspective
- Active for Animals – Youth club for ages 8-13
Vegan Society of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Kids lunch box ideas
Dissection
Dissection of live animals is not necessary in this day and age. The following are links to the ethics of this issue and a presentation of alternatives.
- https://headlines.peta.org/teachkind-dissection-feature/
- https://www.neavs.org/alternatives/in-education
- https://www.navs.org/the-issues/animals-used-in-classroom-dissection/
Worldwatch Institute: A Vision for a Sustainable World (website)