Definition:

The ability to feel what others are feeling and the action of trying to help them with their troubles. 

In short: 

Feel what others feel.

Summary: Some of Mrs. Ruler’s students are misbehaving. While most of the kids go out for recess, she meets with the children who were being mean to one another. Mrs. Ruler explains that it’s not cool to be mean, and she asks them to practice kindness instead. She challenges them to perform five acts of kindness during the rest of the week and they do it! Then Mrs. Ruler decides to challenge everyone in the class to collectively perform 100 acts of kindness. Each act is recorded on a paper heart and posted in the classroom, and when the goal is met they have a big celebration.

Lesson Objectives: 

1. The teacher leads an Acts of Kindness project and students get motivated to participate and enjoy a celebration when the goal is reached.  

Guiding Questions: 

1. Why hadn’t the students been able to have recess all week? 
2. What is a “consequence”? What consequence did the misbehaving students have? 
3. What are some of the acts of kindness the students did at their homes? 
4. What are some of the acts of kindness the students did at school?
5. Did the students help each other remember to be kind? 
6. What did David do to help the whole class? 
7. When Mrs. Ruler counted 99 acts of kindness, the class had to do one more to reach the goal of 100. What was the 100th act of kindness? 
8. Ask your teacher to start an Acts of Kindness project for your class.
9. Ask your family members to start an Acts of Kindness project at home. 
10. Do one act of kindness today. What will it be?