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Kindness & Thanksgiving Adventure

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Kindness & Thanksgiving Adventure

Kindness and Thanksgiving

This lesson engages 4th-grade students in understanding the values of kindness and thanksgiving through interactive games and projects. By participating in a kindness game and creating a thanksgiving project, students will learn to appreciate and express gratitude, fostering a positive classroom environment.

Audience

4th Grade

Time

30 min

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning

Materials

Printable Kindness Cards, Thanksgiving Project Instructions, Markers, Scissors, Glue, and Paper

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what kindness and thanksgiving mean.
  • Ask students to share examples of how they have shown kindness or gratitude recently.

Step 2

Kindness Game

10 mins

  • Distribute the Printable Kindness Cards to each student.
  • Explain the rules: Students will pick a card and perform the act of kindness written on it.
  • Encourage students to share their experiences after completing the task.

Step 3

Thanksgiving Project

10 mins

  • Provide students with paper, markers, scissors, and glue.
  • Instruct them to create a 'Thanksgiving Tree' by drawing a tree and adding leaves with things they are thankful for.
  • Allow students to share their trees with the class.

Step 4

Closure

5 mins

  • Gather students and discuss what they learned about kindness and thanksgiving.
  • Encourage them to continue practicing these values outside the classroom.
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Worksheet

Printable Kindness Cards

These cards contain simple acts of kindness for students to perform during the game.




Give a compliment to a classmate.







Help someone with their work.







Share a toy or book.







Say thank you to someone who helped you.







Write a kind note to a friend.




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Thanksgiving Project Instructions

Instructions for creating a Thanksgiving Tree project to express gratitude.

  1. Draw a large tree trunk and branches on a piece of paper.
  2. Cut out leaf shapes from colored paper.
  3. On each leaf, write something you are thankful for.
  4. Glue the leaves onto the branches of your tree.
  5. Share your Thanksgiving Tree with the class.
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