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Understanding Justice, Kindness and Tolerance

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders consider the implications of racism and prejudice. In this character education lesson, 9th graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to consider how self-deception and self-betrayal contribute to racism.
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The Ghost Catcher

For Teachers Pre-K
Students make a mirror after reading the story The Ghost Catcher. In this The Ghost Catcher lesson plan, students answer comprehension questions and make a mirror out of foil and paper plates.
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Compliment Tickets

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete activities to learn about giving and receiving compliments. In this compliment lesson, 5th graders receive compliments from their teacher. Students receive tickets when they get a compliment and then give a...
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Caring Makes a Difference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars define caring. In this character education lesson, students examine the attributes of compassion as they read a folktale and discuss plans to help those less fortunate than themselves.
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Make a Difference

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the trait of kindness. In this character education instructional activity, 7th graders discuss pro-social behavior and design personal plans to share kindness.
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Kindness Compliments

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners write compliments for the staff at their school. In this compliments lesson plan, students demonstrate kindness by anonymously writing and taping compliments to people's doors around the school.
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Spreading Kindness All Around

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students donate items to organization to demonstrate kindness. In this kindness lesson plan, students read many books and discuss how the characters in each one demonstrate kindness, and then they themselves donate to charities.
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Kindness Fables

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a fable that is based on kindness. In this fables lesson plan, students read and discuss different fables. Then they discuss kindness, and write their own fables based on the kindness of others.
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Courage comes in all sizes: King Day

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a cinquain poem in groups about philanthropy and heroes. In this heroes lesson plan, 3rd graders review characteristics of heroes and how they demonstrate justice, kindness, and contribute to the common good. Then...
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What is Philanthropy?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define common good. For this philanthropy lesson, students review the meaning of philanthropy and define common good. Students share with a partner a time when they did an act of kindness for another person. Students read about...
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Purposeful Act of Kindness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars define a community need and explain a purposeful act of kindness. In this community kindness lesson, students identify a community need before making a quilt that depicts acts of kindness that can be extended to remedy...
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Words Can Hurt: King Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore stereotyping. For this moral and character development lesson, students share reactions to a T-chart displaying what boys can do and girls can not do. Martin Luther King's accomplishments are discussed, and learners...
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Sharing our Talents: Art from the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the concept of giving. In this gifts and talents lesson, students read a story about giving one's talents in Native American culture. Students analyze their own special gifts or talents and paint a picture of an act of...
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Valentine's Kindness

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students learn about kindness. In this kindness lesson, students bring a stuffed animal from home and discuss times they have felt sad and what they have done to cheer up others. Students discuss why it is important to be kind. An...
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Be Kind

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars express feelings and learn about kindness. In this social skills lesson, students read Clifford Wants a Cookie and retell the story in sequence by using pictures. Young scholars create a sweet treat for someone that has...
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The Roots of Good Character: Kindness

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this character education worksheet, students examine situations where they could show kindness. Students also learn the word forms: kind, kindly, kindness. Students read 6 illustrated situations and place the proper form of "kind" in...
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Friendship Line Dancing

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the characteristics of being a good friend. They observe a puppet and discuss why the puppet is sad. In groups, 1st graders form two lines, facing each other. They practice talking to each person in the line,...
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Value: Love Consideration

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the importance of being considerate to others. Students read a story about consideration and sing a song. In groups, students pretend to have a broken leg, toothache, etc. Group members determine ways to assist the...
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Angels of Generosity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students write a generosity journal which chronicals acts of kindness after reading the Surat story, Angel Child, Dragon Child.
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Compassion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss respect, responsibility, and honesty, and participate in a project that reaches beyond the classroom.
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Kindness Cards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in the random acts of kindness program. In this acts of kindness lesson plan, students receive a card for each random act of kindness they are associated with. They receive monthly rewards and are entered into a...
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What's All the Buzz About?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discuss why we should be kind to one another. For this social skills lesson, students read and respond to a story about how saying mean things can hurt someone's feelings.
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Kindness is Never Puzzling

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this character education worksheet, students learn an important lesson about friendship and kindness. Students cut apart a mixed up puzzle, put it together and read the message.
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Changing the World, One Month at a Time

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in kindness and good citizenship activities in this lesson. Each month of the school year, they are assigned a different activity. For example, in August the theme is "Getting to Know You!" The students hand out...