Feelings and kindness
My Feelings Weather Report
Show today’s feelings as weather: sunny, cloudy, stormy or something brand new.
Thinking sheet · Feelings and kindness
Cheer for a Friend
Make a pennant to celebrate something a friend did well, and plan how to give it to them.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Kids practice
- celebrating others, kindness, handling jealousy
What kids do
“When a friend does something great, cheer for them!”
- My cheer pennant
- My friend did… and I noticed because…
- How it feels to cheer for someone else:
How to run it
- Talk about how it can feel when a friend wins something you wanted.
- Cheering for others is a skill.
- Hand-deliver the pennants.
Talk about it
- Is it ever hard to cheer for someone?
- How did your friend react?
- Who cheers for you?
Take it further
Cheer for someone at home.
Pairs well with
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