Being Kind
“NO ACT OF KINDNESS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, IS EVER WASTED”
Pre-Assignment
What is one time you made someone happy or were kind to someone?
What is the Golden Rule?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Examples in Daily Life!
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If you scream at your older brother, later that evening he will probably feel it is okay to scream back at you.
If you save a seat for your friend at the lunch table one afternoon, they will most likely save a seat for you later on down the road.
Positive Example
Negative Example
If you decide to steal your friend’s pencil, in the future, they will probably not let you borrow it.
Positive Example
Negative Example
If you are kind and positive whenever you are around others, other people will be attracted to you, and also be kind and positive!
The Effects of Being Kind
Happiness
Love
Positive Moods
Warm Feeling
The Power of Kindness
Can someone explain what happened in the video?
Our Similarities
Empathy
Caringness
Compassionate
Empathy is the trait of understanding what others are going through and relating with them
Caringness is the ability to display kindness towards others
Compassionate is being able to show deep feeling for what others are going through, and provide support- in the right ways.
Eric plays on a Little League baseball team and doesn’t like all the trash that people leave at the baseball field after the games.
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What can Eric and his friends do to help with the trash problem at the baseball field?
How would you respond if you were Eric and his friends? Have you ever seen a problem like this and didn’t know exactly what to do?
We don’t always take the time to figure out what we can do to solve big problems. What prevents us from doing so?
Michael is in 4th grade at your school. He constantly pokes and bothers other kids in class, is disrespectful to the teacher, and is a class clown. The students are having a hard time concentrating and want Michael to stop but are afraid of him. Antonio is his best friend and decides to talk to him about the problems.
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What are some respectful ways that Antonio can talk to Michael about the way he is acting?
How would you respond if you were Antonio? If you were Michael? Have you ever been in this situation?
It might be tempting to treat Michael the same way he treats others. How can you be kind even when it might difficult to do so?
Mrs. Martinez is always doing kind things for the kids in the neighborhood; especially for Josie and her friends. She bakes cookies for them, picks them up after school when their parents are working, and listens when they have a problem.
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How can Josie and her friends show gratitude to Mrs. Martinez?
Have you ever been in a similar situations as Josie and her friends? What did you do?
What are some ways that we can be grateful to others when they do kind things for us?
Gwen’s younger sister, Isabel, wants to play with Gwen all
the time. When Gwen’s friends come over, Isabel won’t leave
them alone, and Gwen gets very annoyed.
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How can Gwen be kind to Isabel?
How would you respond if you were Gwen? If you were Isabel? Have you ever been in this situation?
How could you be more patient and inclusive with your siblings or with friends?
Alicia is really excited about a new skirt. When she wears it to school the next day, the popular girls make fun of it. Monique is Alicia’s best friend, and sees the girls making fun of Alicia.
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How can Monique show care and respect to Alicia?
How would you respond if you were Monique? If you were Alicia? Have you ever been in this situation?
What can you do to stand up for your friends in a way that is caring and respectful?
Melissa, Joe and Christina don’t like to do chores at home. When their parents ask them to take out the trash and take the dog for a walk, they complain and don’t want to help.
How can the children show care and respect to their parents? How would you respond in this situation?
Sometimes we don’t do the right thing even though we
know we should. Why not?
What can you do to respond to your parents in a way that
you and they would like?
Activities
Fun Quiz
Fun Game
Article to Read
Kindness Challenge