September TeachKind Bulletin

It’s back-to-school time, and have we got the materials to jump start your school year! This edition of the TeachKind Bulletin is packed full of new lesson plans from TeachKind and free educational materials that coincide with important dates in September. And we’ll give you information on volunteering with TeachKind so that you can do even more to help promote a humane world.

New From TeachKind: Nine Humane Education Lessons
The International Institute for Humane Education has graciously allowed us to make the nine lessons in its Sowing Seeds Workbook into printable PDFs to pass along to you. Use these lessons to create a humane education unit for your classroom or after-school club.

• Perspective on Animals (Ages 12-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Science, Ethics, and Animal Experiments (Ages 13-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Lifestyles of the Eco-Friendly (Ages 10-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Meet Your Meat (Ages 13-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Wildlife and the Environment (Ages 12-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Companion Animals (Ages 10-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Consumerism (Ages 12-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Human Rights (Ages 11-18 and College adult)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson
• Council of All Beings (All Ages)
  Printable PDF of the Lesson

September's Humane Education Opportunities
The following important dates in September provide excellent opportunities for you to bring humane education programs and materials into your classroom. The free materials that you can print from the Web or order from us will allow you to address the subject with style. Click on the links to download printable PDFs or learn how to obtain the materials for free:

     National “Farm Animal Awareness” Week
     (Sept. 16-23)

• “Let’s Ask the Animals” Video (Ages 7-10)
• Pig Lesson Plan (Ages 6-7)
• “We’re All Animals” Coloring Book (Ages 5-10)
• “Let’s Talk Turkey” Activity Sheet (Ages 11-18)
• “Meet Your Meat” Lesson (Ages 13-18 and College adult)
• “Meet Your Meat” Video (Ages 13-18 and College adult)

     Elephant Appreciation Day (Sept. 22)

• “Amazing Elephants” Lesson Plan (Ages 7-11)
• “An Elephant’s Life” Comic Book (Ages 7-13)
• “Reading List: Elephants” (Ages 4-12)
• “The Lives of Animals: A List of Books for Children” (Ages 4-12)

     National Chicken Month (Sept.)

• “Where Do Eggs Come From?” Lesson Plan (Ages 5-18 and College adult)
• “Chickens: Our Fascinating Feathered Friends” Worksheet (Ages 7-10)
• Cool Info About Chickens (Ages 5-10)
• “Chickens and Turkeys” Coloring Page (Ages 5-10)
• “A Chicken’s Life” Comic Book (Ages 7-13)
• Egg Farm Investigation Video (Ages 13-18 and College adult)

     National “5 a Day” Month (Sept.)

Nutritional Curricula (Ages 5-18 and College adult)

Volunteer With TeachKind
You want to help, and now you can. We are in need of educators who are willing to read, review, and comment on our materials during various stages of production to help ensure that we are creating the high-quality, effective educational materials that you and your students deserve. If you are interested, please fill out the updated TeachKind membership form and click the boxes to indicate how you would like to help. We look forward to working with you!

Thanks for your efforts to create a humane world,

The TeachKind Staff