Grades 1–3
Honest or Not Honest?
Circle honest or not honest for ten things kids say and do, then write about a time telling the truth was hard.
SEL worksheet · Responsibility and good choices
Pack Your Backpack
Color the twelve things a ready student packs for school, cross out what should stay home and draw your packed backpack.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Responsibility, Honesty, Routines, Owning mistakes
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Color what goes in your backpack for school. Put an X on what stays home.
- Draw your backpack, packed and ready!
Words on this sheet
homework folderlibrary bookwater bottlea whole cakepencil boxa video gameteacher
Teacher tip
Use it the week before school starts or after a break.
How to use it
- Praise kids who own a mistake without being asked.
- Use it at the start of a new routine, like packing up.
- Use it during morning meeting or right after recess, when the topic is fresh.
Watch for
Home jobs differ a lot between families. Keep examples open so no one feels singled out.
Talk about it
- Who counts on you?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Send home a family job chart to match the sheet.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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Rules and Their Reasons
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Grades 3–5
Turn an Excuse into a Plan
Rewrite six excuses, like “The dog ate my homework,” into words that own it and say what you will do next.
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