Lesson Plan 1: Being Kind

Life is full of opportunities to be kind. In this lesson, students will understand how kindness spreads, why it’s important, and how they can play a part in spreading kindness to others in their day to day life. 

Grade level: 3 - 5

Prep time: 10 min

Lesson Duration: 60 min

Learning Outcomes:

It is expected that students will:

• Recognize that when you are kind to one person it will spread to other people.
•  Identify ways that they can be kind to the people around them.
• Demonstrate the value of being kind and practice being kind to someone in their life

Lesson includes:

• Activate, Acquire, and Apply Activities

Reading Comprehension Questions include:

• How did it make Tanisha feel when everyone laughed at her?
• This book talks about kindness spreading. What do you think that means?

Materials required (not included)

• Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
• Large pieces of paper for group brainstorming
• Materials for making cards (construction paper, markers, stickers, glue, glitter, etc.)

NB: Purchase includes access to downloadable resources for 6 months.