Week 7: Community Empathy (TK-2)
SEL Domain(s): Empathy
Grades: TK-2
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students play Kindness Freeze Dance — dancing freely until the music stops, finding a partner, and performing a called-out kindness action (high five, handshake, smile, or compliment) before the music restarts — then design and decorate a Kindness Coupon promising one specific kind act they'll do for a friend or family member.
Materials
Clear a small open space.
Play upbeat, kid-friendly music.
Gentle bodies
Kind hands
One action only
If you don’t find a partner, join the teacher
Coupon
crayons, markers, and pencils
Kindness scenario list