Grades K–2
The Right Kind Words
Match each moment, like a friend falling down or a new kid at recess, to the kind words that fit.
SEL worksheet · Kindness and empathy
Kind or Unkind?
Color the twelve kind acts and cross out the unkind ones, then draw yourself being kind.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Kindness and empathy
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Kindness, Empathy, Perspective-taking, Inclusion
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Color the kind acts. Put an X on the unkind ones.
- Draw yourself doing something kind.
Teacher tip
Ask kids to change one unkind act into a kind one out loud.
How to use it
- Read a short kindness story aloud before the sheet.
- Ask kids to name a kind thing someone did for them this week.
- Use it during morning meeting or right after recess, when the topic is fresh.
Watch for
Kindness that is only for friends. Talk about being kind to people we don’t know well too.
Talk about it
- What is a kind thing you could do right now?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Hold a kindness week with one class challenge each day.
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More kindness and empathy worksheets
Grades 1–4
Kindness at Home, School and in My Community
Sort twelve kind acts by where they happen, then pick three to do this week.
Grades 2–5
Spot the Clues, Show You Care
Read four short stories, find the clues that show how someone feels and write what you could say or do.
Grades 3–5
Which Reply Shows Empathy?
Read six things friends say and circle the reply that shows you understand how they feel.
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