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Kindness Apples: Kind or Unkind Sort for SEL Curriculum

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Inside: Use the kindness apples activity to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way this fall. 


Once I moved out of California, my new favorite fall activity is picking apples at an orchard and eating apple cider donuts. My first time picking apples we picked far too many and I had to learn how to make apple pies.

Now with a killer apple pie recipe I make a few times every fall, I still love to pick apples because it’s a quintessential autumn activity that feels right in September.

Apples feel synonymous with Back to School and all things fall.We can also connect it to learning multiple subjects like this fall graphing activity, these A is for Apple Activities,  apple science, this Apples Unit Study for all ages, this apple playdoh ,and this apple pattern worksheet.

And they go perfectly with our Back to School Kindness Pencils, our I am Kind at School Emergent Reader and our Fall Kindness Challenge.

All things that help focus on kindness and back to school and fall.

This Kindness Apples Activity is a perfect blend of fall and social emotional learning, perfect for back to school and fall.

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

Why Social Emotional Learning is Important

Social Emotional Learning is a crucial part of any classroom’s lesson plans.

Related: Why We Should Teach SEL

It teaches our students problem solving skills, critical thinking skills and positive relationship skills. It builds up their Emotional Intelligence, helps bully-proof them, and research has shown that it improves their academic success.

Related: How Teachers Can Prevent Bullying

But to make social emotional learning and character education effective, we have to make it consistent, set clear expectations from our students, intentionally teach them the skills they need to be kind, and make it fun. 

To do that we can use Kindness Books like these, our 60 Kindness Conversation Starters, and fun, hands-on sel curriculum like our Kindness Apples Kind or Unkind Sort Activity.

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

What’s Included in the Kindness Apples Kind or Sort Activity:

  • 24 apples with kindness or unkindness clipart in color
  • 24 apples with kindness or unkindness clipart in black and white
  • Kind and Unkind sorting trees in color and black and white
  • Kindness worksheet to help kids show what they know and determine what is kind and what is not kind in color and black and white
  • 2 writing sheets: 1 for early writers/prewriters and 1 for writers.

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

How to Use the Kindness Apples Activity

1. Purchase and print and laminate the cards and the Kind or Not Kind Trees. If you print them in black and white, you can color in
the cards first. We used these skin color crayons! 

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

2. Cut apart the cards.

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

3. Go over the pictures on the cards to ensure children understand what the picture depicts. You can use these as discussion starters before or after the activity.

4. The students will sort the cards by kind actions or unkind actions by placing the cards near the correct tree. They can work in small groups in centers, independently, or as a whole group with a pocket chart.

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

5. To follow up the activity, students can complete the worksheet to show their understanding.

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

6. To connect to writing and language arts studies, draw a picture/write how they will choose to be kind this season. Prewriters can dictate their answers and then draw a picture.

Use this apple kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.        Use this apple kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.

Happy fall, happy apple picking, and happy back to school!

Ready to get the Apple Kindness Kind or Unkind Sort Activity?

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Want MORE? Get our Fall Kind or Sort BUNDLE: pumpkins, leaves and apples HERE!

 

Use this apple kindness kind or unkind sort activity to teach sel curriculum in a hands on and fun way, that's perfect for fall.


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  1. Faye says

    September 9, 2024 at 8:46 am

    I love teaching kindness at my home daycare of 28 years and adding learning like the Kindness Apples Kind or Sort Activity makes things fun and easy for everyone.

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I’m Nicole and am a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, and the founder of The Raising Kind Kids Club where we share strategies and resources with busy parents and educators to intentionally focus on kindness, family connection, and bullying prevention.

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