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Students learn that being kind is a decision they make every day to help others.
What if you had a secret superpower that could make anyone's day better just by using your words or your hands?
Every morning, you wake up with a big decision to make. You get to choose how you treat the people around you. This is called a Choice. Being kind means you decide to do something helpful or nice for someone else, even if you don't have to. It is like a seed you plant; when you choose to be kind, you help a garden of friendship grow! Whether it is a small smile or a big help, your Kindness makes the world a brighter place.
Quick Check
Is kindness something that just happens, or is it a choice you make?
Answer
Kindness is a choice you make every day.
School is a great place to practice your kindness superpower. There are many ways to show you care. You can Share your toys or crayons during play time. You can Help a friend if they drop their books. You can also Listen when a teacher or a friend is talking. If you do kind act and your friend does kind act, you have created happy moments in your classroom!
Step-by-step kindness: 1. You see a friend who cannot find their eraser. 2. You look in your desk and find an extra one. 3. You say, 'Here, you can use mine!' 4. Your friend feels happy and you feel proud.
Have you ever tried to build a tall tower with blocks? If everyone grabs the blocks at the same time, the tower falls down. Kindness acts like glue for a group. When we are kind, we take turns and use nice words. This makes everyone feel safe and happy. When a group feels happy, they can work together to finish big projects, like building that giant block tower or cleaning up the room quickly.
Quick Check
How does kindness help a group of friends work together?
Answer
It makes people feel safe and happy so they can help each other.
Imagine it is time to clean up the classroom. 1. Instead of just cleaning your own spot, you see a big mess at the art station. 2. You ask three friends, 'Can we all help each other?' 3. Because you were kind and asked nicely, people clean the mess instead of just . 4. The room is clean in half the time!
A Kindness Plan is a map for your day. It helps you remember to look for chances to be helpful. You can decide in the morning: 'Today, I will help one person and say thank you to two people.' By planning ahead, you become a Kindness Hero! You don't need a cape to be a hero; you just need a plan to be helpful.
Let's make a plan for tomorrow: 1. Morning: I will say 'Good Morning' to my teacher. 2. Lunch: I will invite someone new to sit with me. 3. Afternoon: I will help pick up the balls after recess. 4. Total kind acts planned: .
What is kindness?
Which of these is a kind action at school?
Kindness makes it harder for a group to work together.
Review Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning, try to remember: What are the three kind things you can do at school?
Practice Activity
Draw a picture of your 'Kindness Plan' and show it to your teacher or a parent!