June/July TeachKind Bulletin

Featured Resource: Sowing Seeds Workbook
(Ages 10-18 and college adult)
With nine sample lesson plans chock-full of creative and fun activities, this workbook—created by Zoe Weil and Rae Sikora, cofounders of the International Institute of Humane Education (IIHE)—is indispensable reading for educators who wish to teach compassion toward animals in their classrooms. Follow the link for more information about the book and how to order it from IIHE.

Instant Resources for Teachers
These are some resources that you can immediately access from our Web site:

“Perspectives on Animals” Lesson Plan
(Ages 11-18 and college adult)
The “Perspectives on Animals” lesson from the Sowing Seeds Workbook is a dynamic and creative way to introduce animal issues to your students. Many thanks are due to IIHE for allowing us to place this lesson on TeachKind.org. We have also created materials to help teachers with the lesson’s activities:

“We’re All Animals” Coloring Book
(Ages 5-11)
If your students like to color—and you know that they do—you will want to give them copies of these stunning illustrations of animals to make colorful. Every drawing features amazing animal facts to help students better appreciate animals.

TeachKind: Open for Business All Summer Long
Like many schools, TeachKind will be open all summer, offering humane education materials for summer classes, camps, and clubs. Our monthly bulletin will continue to be published, and our Web site will continue to be filled with new resources, so please visit it often and let others know about us.

Thanks, and have a great summer!