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
In Their Shoes
It’s the new kid’s first day. Imagine how they feel and plan three ways to help.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- empathy, perspective taking, planning kind actions
What kids do
“A new kid joins your class today. Step into their shoes.”
- Draw the new kid on their first morning
- They might feel…
- Three things I could do to help
- A time I was new somewhere, I felt…
How to run it
- Read a short story about starting somewhere new first.
- Kids can tick more than one feeling: mixed feelings are normal.
- Swap the scenario: a new sibling, a new team, a new town.
Talk about it
- Why might someone feel two things at once?
- Which help idea is easiest to do tomorrow?
- How can you tell how someone feels without asking?
Take it further
Make a welcome card the class can give the next new student.
Pairs well with
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