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Kindness Counts!

Lesson Plan

Kindness Counts!

Social Skills

This lesson focuses on teaching kindergarten students essential social skills through engaging activities. By using a combination of video, group activities, and discussions, students will learn the importance of kindness, respect, and collaboration. This lesson is crucial for young learners as it helps them develop the foundational social skills needed for positive interactions with peers and adults.

Audience

Kindergarten

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Active Learning, Collaborative Learning

Materials

Video: Sesame Street: How to be a Good Friend, Worksheet: Social Skills Practice, Discussion: Reflecting on Kindness, Exit Ticket: Social Skills Check, Markers, and Paper

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin by asking students what it means to be a good friend.
  • Show the video Sesame Street: How to be a Good Friend.
  • Discuss key points from the video, such as listening, sharing, and helping others.

Step 2

Group Activity

10 mins

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Provide each group with paper and markers.
  • Ask them to draw a picture of a time they were a good friend or someone was a good friend to them.
  • Encourage them to share their drawings with the group and explain their stories.

Step 3

Worksheet Completion

5 mins

  • Distribute the "Social Skills Practice" worksheet.
  • Guide students through the worksheet, helping them identify and circle actions that show good social skills.

Step 4

Discussion

5 mins

  • Use the "Reflecting on Kindness" discussion questions to facilitate a conversation about the activity.
  • Encourage students to share what they learned about being kind and respectful.

Step 5

Closure and Exit Ticket

5 mins

  • Summarize the key points of the lesson.
  • Hand out the "Social Skills Check" exit ticket.
  • Ask students to complete it by drawing or writing one thing they learned about being a good friend.
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Discussion

Reflecting on Kindness

This discussion helps students reflect on the importance of kindness and respect in their interactions with others.

What does it mean to be a good friend?

Encourage students to think about actions like sharing, listening, and helping.







Can you share a time when someone was kind to you?

Guide students to recall specific instances and how it made them feel.







Why is it important to be respectful to others?

Discuss how respect helps build trust and positive relationships.







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Worksheet

Social Skills Practice

This worksheet helps students identify actions that demonstrate good social skills.

Circle the pictures that show someone being a good friend.

Look for actions like sharing, helping, and listening.







Draw a picture of you being a good friend.

Think about a time you helped someone or played nicely.







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Quiz

Social Skills Check

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