Students will read short stories about characters who lack empathy, identify how each character could have responded more understandingly, then rewrite one story to show what empathy in action looks like.

Students will play a cooperative partner game where one student calls out body part commands (e.g., "elbow to elbow!") and pairs connect the named body parts, practicing listening, self-control, and movement. The game builds in complexity as students must follow multiple commands consecutively while switching partners throughout.

In this lesson, students explore the ways people with a critical health condition or disease might feel, as well as ways they can support and show compassion toward those who are living with an illness.

Unity Day is a national day when students, teachers, and families wear orange to show they support bullying prevention. In this activity, students explore what unity means and collaborate in pairs on posters that show how working together can help stop bullying. Posters are then hung throughout the school.

Students will write their own definition of motivation, then collaborate in small groups and a gallery walk to build a shared class vision of what motivated and motivating behavior looks like — which gets posted in the room as an ongoing reference.

Students will write their own definition of what it means to feel safe, then work in small groups and a gallery walk to build a shared class vision of safety — which gets posted in the room as a living agreement for the whole class.

Students will write their own definition of support, then collaborate in small groups and a gallery walk to build a shared class vision of what supportive behavior looks like — which gets posted in the room as an ongoing reference.

Students will compete in teams to guess mystery words from the Taboo game using only related clue words, then reflect on what the game revealed about their listening and focus skills.

Students will learn what a self-portrait is and create their own — building self-confidence by giving voice to who they are and what they like about themselves.

Students will write their own definition of what it means to feel inspired, then collaborate in small groups and a gallery walk to build a shared class vision of inspiring behavior — which gets posted in the room as a living agreement.

Students will write a secret self-compliment, then take turns using the Operation game to pull out and read classmates' compliments while trying to guess who wrote each one.

Each child creates their own small book titled "All About Me," using drawings and magazine pictures to share who they are, what they love, and what they hope for. The lesson builds literacy, creative thinking, and self-recognition all at once.

Students will play name-learning games — including a timed name circle, a Name Pictionary drawing activity, and a beach ball question toss — to practice remembering classmates' names and get to know each other.

Students reflect on what happiness means to them individually and collectively, then collaborate to create a shared classroom vision of happiness.

Students practice empathy by noticing when others need encouragement and offering kindness through symbolic “happy faces.”

Students practice empathy by guiding a blindfolded peer through a “cave” of obstacles using only one direction each, learning to see from another’s perspective.

Students explore the concepts of community, activism, and art through discussion and creative collaboration, discovering how art can be a tool for change.

Students learn about teamwork and empathy by listening to Clifford’s Busy Week and participating in discussions and activities that highlight how working together helps solve problems.

In this lesson, students practice self-confidence and relationship building by sharing their name and a personal interest using alliteration in a fun, interactive circle activity.

Students engage in a fun, space-limited team challenge that builds problem-solving skills and cooperative communication.