RedRover’s Empathy Resources for At-Home Learning
March 18th, 2020
We understand staying home with children due to the unexpected school closures presents unique challenges. RedRover Readers put together a list of free resources for parents looking for engaging, at-home activities to do with their children, as well as educators who are recommending resources to their remote students.
Resources:
- NEW: Download the September/October 2020 issue of Kind News magazine for free!
- NEW: Check out our new Kind News magazine website, with lesson plans and free games for kids!
- Sign for RedRover’s Virtual Reading Series for kids to participate in the RedRover Readers program virtually, or request a reading for your class, camp, or club!
- Listen to and view a reading from the RedRover Readers program book Buddy Unchained.
- Read and play the built-in games on The Restricted Adventures of Raja empathy app! The three apps are a graphic novel series that can help kids learn empathy. Book 1 and Book 2 are free to download.
- Watch the RedRover Reporters YouTube channel for fun videos about animals, made by kids!
- Use the Guide to Reading to Build Empathy to help guide discussions while reading at home.
- Check out RedRover’s animal-themed Coloring Pages & Activities.
- Use our animal-themed lesson plans to teach important topics like perspective-taking and understanding animal behavior.
- Read a book from our Recommended Books with Humane Themes book list.
- Visit our page, “Ways Kids Can Get Involved with Animals” and encourage kids to join RedRover’s Junior Advisory Board to help create a kinder world for animals!
- Make these fun crafts together:
- Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder Craft
- DIY Hide-a-Treat Cat Toy
- Bunny toys made from toilet paper rolls:
- Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder Craft
- Learn additional creative ways for kids to engage with humane themes at home:
- Teach your dog tricks! How to Teach Your Dog How to Sit! YouTube video
- Write a poem about your pet such as this poem about hens dust bathing
- Think of a song about animals you can sing while washing your hands for 20 seconds!
RedRover offers these resources and more to help kids develop empathy skills and strengthen the human-animal bond in our future generations.
Learn more about RedRover Readers at redrover.org/readers and Kind News magazine at kindnews.org.
