Kindness Relay
Kindness
This lesson involves a quick and engaging game called 'Kindness Relay' designed to promote kindness among students. The game encourages students to think of and share acts of kindness, fostering a positive and supportive classroom environment. This lesson is important as it helps students develop empathy and social skills, which are crucial for their personal and social development.
Index cards, Markers, and Printable Kindness Cards
- Briefly introduce the concept of kindness and why it's important in sports and everyday life.
- Explain that today, students will play a quick game to practice kindness.
Step 2
Kindness Relay Game
6 mins
- Divide the class into small groups.
- Provide each group with a set of 'Kindness Cards' (pre-written with acts of kindness or blank for students to fill in).
- Explain the rules: Each group will take turns picking a card and acting out or discussing the act of kindness written on it.
- Encourage creativity and teamwork as they come up with ways to demonstrate or talk about the act.
- Rotate through the groups, allowing each to share their act of kindness.
- Gather the students and ask them to share one act of kindness they learned from the game.
- Encourage students to practice these acts of kindness in their daily lives.
- Thank the students for participating and remind them of the importance of kindness.
