Minds On
Kindness matters
Showing kindness can mean a lot of different things!
Check out the following video to watch how Allie showed kindness.
How did Allie show kindness to her new friend?
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Allie asked her new friend if she wanted to play together.
Next, let’s watch how Mahima showed kindness in the following video.
How did Mahima show kindness to her mom?
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Mahima helped her mom make dinner and do the dishes after eating.
Pause and Reflect
Pause and reflect
How might you be kind to yourself and others?
Share your thoughts with someone else, if possible.
As you work through this learning activity, you can record your ideas in many ways.
Listen to the following audio recording to learn more about how to record your ideas.
How to Record Your Ideas
Action
Kinds words and actions
In the My Kindness Matters videos in the Minds On, Allie showed kindness by playing with a new friend at recess.
Mahima showed kindness by helping her mom make dinner and clean up afterwards.
Check out the following images for more examples of how we can show kindness:
We can show kindness by being fair and taking turns.
We can show kindness by helping someone.
We can show kindness by smiling and sharing nice words.
Being kind
Explore the following video. How is kindness shown?
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The girl is sharing her umbrella.
Let’s explore another video. How is kindness shown?
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They are taking turns to build the toy. Taking turns is being kind.
Let’s explore one more video.
In this video, the children aren’t being very kind. How can they show kindness? What could the children do or say?
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They could take turns and learn to share.
One kid could say, “You can have a turn first, and then I will have a turn.”
Consolidation
Showing kindness
Possible materials
- stuffed animals
- pencil
- paper
- crayons or markers
What is one thing you can say if someone is not treating you kindly?
What are two actions you can do to treat others kindly?
Make a list or draw a picture.
Let’s play pretend!
With a partner or some stuffed animals, pretend that you and a friend are playing, and the friend does not want to share.
What would you do? Remember to use your list or picture that you created.
Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Press the button next to the sentence that matches how you feel.
