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Pbs Learning Media: Wqed Education Programs: Clifford the Big Red Dog Programming

For Teachers Pre-K - K
This collection of resources has been designed to help teach character development and social-emotional skills to children ages four to seven. Each lesson follows a similar format, in which children can watch (watch video), read (read a...
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Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Being Kind Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (October 12th), we're learning how to share positive interactions with others.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Gratitude Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week, we are learning about how expressing our gratitude shows others how we feel when they help us.
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Professional Doc
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Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: Spanish

For Teachers Pre-K - K
This document 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. The Kindness Curriculum,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: Social & Emotional Learning Competencies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The Kindness Curriculum addresses the Social Emotional Learning Competencies from the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards in the areas of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Focus Attention, Social Awareness, and Relationship Skills....
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Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom: Kindness Curriculum: English

For Teachers Pre-K - K
This document 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. The Kindness Curriculum,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kindness in the Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - K
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...
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Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Life's Little Lessons: Alike & Different

For Students Pre-K - K
Certainly, children don't have to like everyone. No one does. But with the help of loving grownups in their lives, they can learn to be "neighborly" -- respectful, courteous, and kind. In this set of resources, we will use a video from...
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Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Arts and Craft

For Students Pre-K - K
Join Daniel Tiger and his friends in this collection of fun, printable activities! From creating puppets and Kindness Loops (just like in the show!) to making thoughtful cards for friends, these worksheets will encourage your child's...
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Pbs Learning Media: Creating a Caring Classroom Community

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help early learners build healthy social and emotional skills with this special collection on promoting kindness, being just, and creating a caring classroom community! These activities, videos, tips, articles, and guides offer...
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Pbs Learning Media: Boston Public Schools Capstone Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The (Boston Public Schools) Capstone Project is an opportunity for students to engage in rigorous project-based learning. It is an opportunity for our students to develop skills to be life, career, and college-ready in a culturally...
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Wind and the Sun"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Learn about the power of kindness while reading this illustrated fable "The Wind and the Sun." Then read the same story with different illustrations to provide a new point of view.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Kind Words Awaken Kind Echoes by Thomas Nelson & Sons

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Kind Words Awaken Kind Echoes (Illustrations of the Power of Kindness) by Thomas Nelson & Sons, a nonfiction book about the power of kindness.
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Other

Neurotic Poets: Sylvia Plath

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed biography on the often turbulent life and poetry of Sylvia Plath (1932-1963 CE). Included are links to full-texts of Plath's poems and images.
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Other

Us Rice Producers: One Grain of Rice Study Guide

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Study Guide explores the lessons to be learned from the folktale, One Grain of Rice. Although this story is from India, it has been passed from culture to culture. Students can identify the universal qualities of kindness, generosity,...
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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Peace Love Recycle Create Relate [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will learn the importance of acts of kindness. They will create a pot painted with acrylic paints, and or paint pens. They will place beautiful decorated tissue flowers in the pot. The music club will present a holiday...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Living the Dream 100 Acts of Kindness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Scientific American

Forget Survival of the Fittest: It Is Kindness That Counts

For Students 9th - 10th
A psychologist probes how altruism, Darwinism, and neurobiology mean that we can succeed by not being cutthroat. Is it possible?
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: A Kindness Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Make a Kindness Tree with your children, and show them how to make it bloom. Explore acts of kindness, in this activity from Arthur.
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Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Appreciation Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Help students talk about appreciation by making cards for the special people in their lives.
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Starfall

Starfall: Dung Shi Copies Eyebrows

For Students K - 1st Standards
This interactive ebook features the text and optional audio of the old Chinese fable, Dung-Shi Copies Eyebrows.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 5

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders understand what the bucket of kindness is and how they can use it to earn rewards as a class.
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Other

Committee for Children: Blog: 12 Recommended Books About Empathy and Kindness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this blog, Second Step provides a downloadable list of books that will promote empathy and kindness in the early grades.
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PBS

Pbs: Make Appreciation Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover what it means to appreciate something or someone and oneself. Create a card for someone to show they are appreciated.