Inside: Use the bubble gum kindness activity to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way. One of the most fun things to do when I was a kid was to search around for a nickel or a quarter to put in the gumball machines at stores and restaurants. We always anticipated what color would […]
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Pirate Treasure Kindness Sort Game to Teach SEL
Inside: Use this pirate treasure kindness sort game to teach social emotional learning in a fun, hands-on way. My kids always loved hunting for treasures at the park and in the sandbox at school. They came home with pocketfuls of sequins and shiny rocks and pennies and beads. And part of the fun is the […]
Kindness Cookies Game: Kind or Unkind Sort
Inside: Use this Kindness Cookies Kind or Unkind Sort to help students determine what is kind and what is not during this sel center activity. Cookies make the world go round…around here, we love cookies. We make them for Christmas, as Girl Scouts we sell Thin Mints each year, and we tend to make cookies […]
Kindness Cause and Effect for Kids
Inside: Use this kindness cause and effect resource to help kids understand how their behavior affects those around them. When I taught Kindergarten, one of the hardest concepts we were tasked to teach our young students was cause and effect. And it’s a hard concept because cause and effect can be so abstract. So we […]
Year Long Kindness Craft and Write Bundle to Teach SEL
Inside: Use this year long Kindness Craft and Write Bundle to tie in reading, writing, holidays and social emotional skills each month. Elementary schools revolve around the seasons. Yes, we teach reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic, but we infuse the holidays and seasons into almost everything we teach. Since our students are excited about the pumpkins […]