Do you know how to be a caring person? Find answers to this question, discussion prompts, writing ideas, and activities for children learning about what it means to care for other people.
This resource features INFOhio resources for K-2 students with a focus on kindness, empathy, and friendship. Included in this collection are Bookflix videos, Bookflix and Highlights Library ebooks, and EBSCO articles. Also linked in the document is an interactive bookshelf with direct links to each resource.
Collaborate with classmates to create a plan to recognize and stop cyberbullying. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes
In this interactive lesson, students will discover how new apps are improving the lives of people with a disability or illness and helping to raise empathy. Students will create an app.
What is cyberbullying and what can you do to stop it? Let's face it: Some online spaces can be full of negative, rude, or downright mean behavior. But what counts as cyberbullying? Help your students learn what is -- and what isn't -- cyberbullying, and give them the tools they'll need to combat the problem. Approximately 45 mins.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Recognize similarities and differences between in-person bullying, cyberbullying, and being mean. Empathize with the targets of cyberbullying. Identify strategies for dealing with cyberbullying and ways they can be an upstander for those being bullied.
This Little Farm is full of sweet farm animals! Come with Miss Penny and the KidVision Pre-K Kids as they collect eggs, measure a pony, and milk a goat. You will hear the sounds all your favorite farm animals make! It will inspire your class to sing..."Old MacDonald had a farm......" Included are links to age-appropriate lesson plans. [8:51]
Miss Penny and the KidVision Kids went to Emerald Hills Animal Hospital to find out what happens at an animal hospital. Miss Penny took her dog, Kaiser, in for a checkup. They signed him in at the reception desk, watched Kaiser get a checkup, viewed his x-rays in the operating room, and gave him a bath in the grooming area. Who Let the Dogs Out!!! Included are links to age-appropriate lesson plans. [7:48]
Penny and the KidVision VPK Kids visit an animal shelter. They learn the rules for petting a puppy, watch the vet give the puppy a checkup, see the relationship of the puppy's body parts to their own, and exercise outside with the puppy. Included are links to a lesson plan, assessment, and take-home activity. [7:58]
Penny and the KidVision VPK kids visit a flag company. They locate the United States on a map, put the pieces of the American flag together, learn how to fold the flag, and say the Pledge of Allegiance. Watch this field trip and get ready to salute! Includes links to a lesson plan and take-home activity. [8:14]
Penny and the KidVision Kids visit a pet shop to learn about classroom pets. They feed a baby bird, change water for a betta fish, set up a bearded dragon's habitat, and learn the difference between a mouse and a rat. Included are age-appropriate lesson plans and assessments. [7:12]
This learning module includes several lessons that help promote kindness, empathy, and resilience among students.
Explore how students recognize and work with their emotions, learning to care for themselves and others. This video is from PBS Wisconsin Education's Kindness in the Classroom, a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. [3:51]
Kindness in the Classroom is a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The series focuses on implementing the Kindness Curriculum; a free 24-lesson mindfulness guide designed for pre-k and kindergarten classrooms, researched and developed by the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison.
Read "Alfie" with Emmy Weissman from NYC Children's Theater. This story, written by Thyra Heder, is about a girl and her pet turtle who disappears. [12:30]
Contains plans for mini-lessons that ask students to put the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in action by performing 100 acts of kindness. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.
Teach language, vocabulary and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips! [2:28]
We can all be helpers. Here are a few tips! Included are discussion questions to go along with the video. [0:35]
Changemakers can be activists, non-profit workers, volunteers and even kids. Explore the entire Meet the Helpers collection! [0:55]
Help children learn about important community helpers in a calm and fun environment, so when an emergency strikes, they will understand who to look for and how to help. Meet a Meteorologist. Learn more about how Meteorologists serve our community. Also included are printable resources to practice emergency preparedness in your home or classroom. [0:50]
Mister Rogers reminds children about shared responsibility as a helper and member of our community. [0:45]