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Growing Kindness

Lesson Plan

Growing Kindness

Kindness

This lesson introduces kindergarten students to the concept of kindness through a story video, discussion, and interactive activities. By engaging in these activities, students will learn how small acts of kindness can have a big impact, fostering a positive and empathetic classroom environment.

Audience

Kindergarten

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Active Learning, Collaborative Learning

Materials

Video: 'A Good Deed Can Grow', Discussion Questions, Kindness Activity Instructions, and Kindness Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin by asking students if they know what kindness means.
  • Introduce the video 'A Good Deed Can Grow' and explain that it shows how small acts of kindness can spread and grow.

Step 2

Video Viewing

3 mins

  • Play the video 'A Good Deed Can Grow'.
  • Encourage students to pay attention to how kindness spreads in the story.

Step 3

Discussion

7 mins

  • Use the discussion questions to talk about the video.
  • Ask students how they felt about the story and what they learned about kindness.

Step 4

Kindness Activity

10 mins

  • Organize students into small groups.
  • Provide each group with a scenario where they can practice kindness (e.g., sharing toys, helping a friend).
  • Have each group act out their scenario and discuss how it felt to be kind.

Step 5

Worksheet Completion

5 mins

  • Distribute the kindness worksheet.
  • Ask students to draw or write about a kind act they can do at school or home.
  • Collect worksheets to display in the classroom.

Step 6

Closure

2 mins

  • Recap the lesson by asking students to share one kind act they plan to do today.
  • Encourage them to think about how their kindness can grow and spread.
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Discussion

Kindness Discussion

A discussion to explore the themes of kindness and empathy presented in the video.

What is one kind act you saw in the video?

Encourage students to recall specific examples from the video.







How did the kind acts in the video make you feel?

Guide students to express their emotions and relate them to the story.







Can you think of a time when someone was kind to you? How did it make you feel?

Help students connect personal experiences with the concept of kindness.







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Worksheet

Kindness Worksheet

A worksheet to help students reflect on and plan acts of kindness.

Draw a picture of a kind act you can do at school.








Write about a time you were kind to someone. What did you do?








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