Kindness
What is a compliment and how does it make someone feel?
A compliment is saying something nice to someone. A compliment makes someone feel good.
Give an example of a negative emotion and a positive emotion.
Negative: sad, mad, frustrated, etc.
Positive: happy, excited, silly
Which situation demonstrates empathy?
A: A teacher sees a student start to cry while learning something new and they approach the student and pat their back and says "you got this".
B: A student tripped outside on an icy patch and fell down. Another student ran by them and laughed.
Situation A shows Empathy.
Imagine if you were a new student at an unfamiliar school and when you tried to be friendly towards others, they moved away, laughed at you and/or ignored you.
How would you feel?
Sad, embarrassed, lonely, uncomfortable, unwelcomed
You realize you said something unkind about what someone was wearing and you notice it upset them. How could you make things better?
You could apologize and follow up with something kind to make them feel better.
What is an example of something that might make a student in class feel frustrated?
This question has many answers.
How can the 5th grade boy in this situation change his actions to show empathy?
Situation: A girl in 3rd grade is stomping around on the playground before school starts. A 5th grade boy notices her, but walks past her without saying anything.
Say something caring or positive to her or ask if she is okay. **Answers vary, Mrs. Clark has the final say! :)**
Imagine if you were in a new school and didn’t know anyone. What could other people do to help you feel welcomed, more comfortable, and that you belonged?
Introduce themselves, show you around, talk to you, invite you to play at recess, compliment you
What is the difference between a positive choice and a negative choice?
A positive choice has a good effect/sends good vibes and a negative choice has a bad effect/sends bad vibes.
What does it mean to be bored?
Bored is when you are not interested in something that is happening around you or if you feel like there's nothing to do.
Try looking forward to something happening later that is not boring to you to .help you
I am someone who has empathy if I try to understand how someone else __________.
Feels.
Imagine if you were someone who treated a classmate poorly. How would you feel knowing that you have hurt another person?
Disappointed in myself, sad that I hurt someone's feeling, embarrassed that I didn't treat her with kindness
What is one benefit of showing kindness in your classroom and/or school?
It makes school a more enjoyable place to be, it makes you feel good inside, it makes others feel good inside
What does it mean to be anxious?
Anxious means to be worried.
How can the girl in this situation change her actions to show empathy?
Situation: A boy in class comes into class in the morning frowning and looking sad. The teacher instructs the kids to work with their table group on a math problem. The boy starts the problem but writes the wrong number as an answer. The girl says something about the answer being wrong. The boy yells "I don't care!" The girl feels startled and mad and yells back at the boy.
Ask if he is okay, say something encouraging, or resist the urge to yell back (don't yell back).
Think of a time you treated someone unkindly and regretted what you had done. How did you, or how could you have repaired your mistake?
Apologize, make a kinder choice, recognize how they feel and make it better
If your teacher is talking and you interrupt, how do you think that makes your teacher feel?
How does it impact the students around you?
Frustrated, disappointed, sad, frustrated, angry
The other students can't learn when the teacher can't teach.
Name one thing about summer that makes you feel excited and one thing about summer that makes you feel gloomy
Many answers are possible.
Once you say your sorry that makes everything okay, meaning your friend will forgive you right away and you can do it again as long as you apologize.
Friends may need time to forgive you. Just apologizing doesn't make it all better. You need to stop making that bad choice.
Imagine if your friend invited you to his birthday party and you said yes, but then another friend invited you to see a movie you really wanted to see at the same time. What should you do.
Go to the party.