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Kindness Lessons & Activities - Social Skills SEL Character Education - Be Kind

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Loved all the different activities and that it is all appropriate for my third graders that need a reminder about being kind.
Great resource used with in a classroom with students' who have complex needs, used during February to accompany pink shirt day.
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Description

This kindness social emotional learning curriculum for your grades 3-5 students includes 5 detailed lessons filled with hands-on and mindful activities that teach older kids about kindness, gratitude, generosity, random acts of kindness, and ways to be a bucket filler.

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♥♥The mind+heart Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for 3-5 is available for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT. You get an entire year’s worth of lessons (40 included) and activities to help older kids to develop emotional literacy, self-control, and social competence! ♥♥

Need digital and printable SEL lessons and activities?

♥♥The DIGITAL & PRINTABLE Social Emotional Learning Curriculum COMBO BUNDLE for grades 3-5 is available NOW at a HUGE discount (45% OFF buying the units separately)! Use both bundles together (DIGITAL & PRINTABLE) to offer a well-rounded SEL program in your classroom! ♥♥

What does this Kindness unit cover?

Through a variety of thought-provoking lessons, discussions, community building ideas, and tons of engaging activities…

Lesson 1: What is Kindness?

★Kids will learn to understand what kindness is and what it means to be a kind person. They will describe and demonstrate ways of being kind to others and make an effort to show kindness to others each day.

Lesson 2: Gratitude

★Kids will learn to describe what gratitude means and the importance of giving thanks. They will be encouraged to give thanks and appreciate what they have. They will practice giving gratitude daily.

Lesson 3: Generosity & Giving

★Kids will learn to describe what it means to be generous and identify different ways one can be generous. They will make intentions to be more generous and giving through actions and projects.

Lesson 4: Random Acts of Kindness

★Kids will learn to understand what random acts of kindness are and to describe ones they have seen and done. They will be encouraged to take action in being kind and perform different acts of kindness everyday.

Lesson 5: Bucket Filler Classroom

★Kids will learn to understand the differences between a bucket filler and bucket dipper, as well as what’s needed to be a bucket filler. They will be encouraged to make an effort to be a bucket filler each day.

Activities included in the Kindness unit:

  • Discussion Starters cards
  • Lesson Challenge Task Cards
  • Anchor chart pieces & examples
  • Reflection Journal
  • Bulletin board ideas & materials
  • Linked videos to support lessons
  • Games
  • Scenario task cards
  • Posters
  • Kindness Calendars for the whole year
  • Tons of writing activities
  • Ice Breaker activities
  • Kindness project templates
  • Kindness notes & letter templates
  • Kindness posters & bookmarks
  • Gratitude journal
  • & much more!

PLUS A BRAND NEW BONUS: Family Partnership Guide

Connect with and encourage families to take part in the social-emotional learning development of their child and the concepts you are teaching at school. Each unit includes a printable guide with a letter to families, strategies and activities they can try at home, and a book guide with video links.

WHY this is the ONE Social-Emotional Learning resource you need to teach kids about their emotions!

  1. Each lesson and follow-up activities can extend to cover your SEL time for a month! This is a flexible SEL curriculum that can be taught when teachers have time, while the recommendation is to teach a lesson once a week and extend it throughout the week with the follow-up activities.
  2. You will have what you need to facilitate meaningful discussions and impactful activities that build important social and emotional skills and grow your classroom community.
  3. You will save time as the planning is done for you.
  4. Since this is research-based and follows the CASEL framework for SEL, you know that you are covering the most important lessons kids need!
  5. It provides a TON of variety and includes activities that will engage students and help them build important emotional awareness skills.
  6. The lessons and activities work great for morning classroom meetings or end of the day lessons, for school counselors, classroom teachers, and in a homeschool setting.


TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily G. says, "This resource has a ton of activities! I sent home the kindness calendar and it was a hit with my students but my students parents loved it."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amy P. says, "This was a great resource to use in a self-contained classroom that was really struggling with kindness, respect and getting along. This had a great framework and was easy to implement. Students were able to reference previous lessons throughout the year and were really thoughtful during the activities. "

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hillary A. says, "This is such an amazing resource! I started doing more SEL work in my learning center after I noticed we needed some fine tuning. This was fun and engaging!"

♥♥Teach primary K-2? The mind+heart Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for K-2 is also available for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT. Get an entire year’s worth of lessons (40 included) and activities to help younger children to develop social-emotional skills TODAY! ♥♥

Check out the SEL units for 3-5:

Self-Awareness

Self-Management & Mindfulness

Growth Mindset & SMART Goal Setting

Friendship & Relationships

Social Awareness: Empathy, Peer Pressure, Conflict Resolution, Bullying

Respect, Honesty & Integrity, & Stereotyping

Responsibility, Leadership, & Decision Making


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185 + family guide
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Teaching Duration
1 month
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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

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