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A kindness-themed SEL unit combining a teacher-facing lesson handout (teaching points, read-aloud book list, videos, extra activities), a caregiver letter, and student printables including a bingo board, a drawing prompt, a writing prompt, and an emergent reader.
A collection of kindness-themed activities designed to build empathy, social-emotional skills, and a positive classroom community through writing, crafts, and bingo-style games.
Teach social-emotional concepts of kindness ('bucket filling') versus unkind behavior ('bucket dipping') through an origami bucket craft, gratitude/compliment writing cards, a reflection writing page, a star drawing/writing activity, and a sorting activity distinguishing filler vs. dipper behaviors.
A social-emotional learning (SEL) companion lesson for the book 'The Invisible Boy' by Trudy Ludwig, teaching students about inclusion/exclusion, empathy, and kindness through a discussion-station activity using invisible ink.
A one-page monthly calendar of daily kindness activity prompts for social-emotional learning practice.
Turn familiar manners into a listening game with 50 bingo cards and a set of calling cards. Students find the phrase you read, cover its space, and watch for a winning line. The included markers and directions support setup; between rounds, you can invite children to give an example of one phrase in classroom life.
'Be Kind' letter-tracing/coloring craft activity paired with a short writing prompt about showing kindness to oneself and others.
Bulletin-board activity raising awareness of Down Syndrome, tied to National Down Syndrome Day (March 21 / 'Rock Your Socks').
A printable bingo game teaching anti-bullying and kindness vocabulary/concepts (e.g. "Be Honest", "Respect Others", "No Bullying").
A complete 36-week, scripted Social-Emotional Learning curriculum for Grades K-2, organized into 4 units of 9 weekly lessons each, covering feelings, friendship, sharing, kindness, respect, listening, self-control, asking for help, problem solving, gratitude, growth mindset, and safety.
A print-and-make paper craft set of 5 wearable items (3 bracelets, 2 necklaces) built around Bible-based character traits (kindness, fairness, helpfulness, loving, sharing, giving, praying, friendship/forgiveness), based on the scripture Ephesians 4:32.
A simple class booklet activity where each student contributes a page drawing and describing how they would fill someone's bucket (an act of kindness), building a keepsake class book around the bucket-filler SEL concept.
An activity booklet teaching the 'science of happiness' through self-reflection worksheets, group physical games, and a 'signature strengths' exercise, structured for participants to assemble into a personal happiness journal/scrapbook.
A 132-page early-childhood curriculum teaching manners, courtesy, and social skills (e.g. politeness, kindness, listening, sportsmanship, tolerance, table manners, hand washing) through literature-based lessons and classroom activities.
Teach a 1st/2nd-grade reading-comprehension lesson about Martin Luther King Jr., paired with a January-calendar activity and a kindness-themed extension task.
Kindness Matters eBook The Kindness Matters eBook is a highly engaging, educational tool that has been designed to boost social emotional skills vital for young learners. Part of the Life Skills for Kids® series This story emphasizes the importance of being kind, taking turns, projecting positivity and encouragement, being an active…
A companion activity guide for the storybook 'The Jolly Barnyard' by Annie North Bedford, focused on the birthday-party chapter of the story and on kindness/celebration themes.
A 15-slide SEL (social-emotional learning) presentation of 'survival tips' for middle schoolers covering topics like conflict resolution, stress management, organization, and kindness, with an embedded fill-in-the-blank review handout.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 5, built around the anchor text Matilda by Roald Dahl (Chapter 7: "Miss Honey"), targeting character motivation/inference, vocabulary building, and discussion of resilience and kindness themes.
An emergent reader booklet giving beginning readers repeated practice recognizing and reading the sight word "are" in context, built around acts of kindness.
A simple character-building/classroom-community activity encouraging students to notice and record acts of kindness by peers or adults.
Build fluency, expression, and performance skills through a scripted readers' theater play about a zoo threatened with closure and animals that begin to talk, teaching a generosity/kindness lesson.
This resource is a Be the Love Kindness Activity Packet. This packet is jam-packed with activities to instill kindness in young learners any time during the school year. There are coloring printables, songs, brain breaks and so much more. All you have to do is display this presentation and print what students need for coloring and…
Provide simple, no-prep coloring pages with clear outlines for calm independent activity time that also reinforces early social-emotional concepts (e.g. sharing, kindness words) and fine motor/name-writing practice.