Feelings and kindness
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Thinking sheet · Feelings and kindness
Say It Kindly
Turn bossy or unkind sentences into kind ones that still say what you mean.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- kind communication, perspective taking, assertiveness
What kids do
“Same message, kinder words. Rewrite each one!”
- Unkind → kind
- A kind sentence I want to use more:
How to run it
- Read the unkind version in a grumpy voice, then the new one kindly.
- Kind doesn’t mean giving in: you can still ask for what you need.
- Act a few out in pairs.
Talk about it
- How does each version feel to hear?
- Is it harder to be kind when you’re upset?
- What words make people listen?
Take it further
Make a class poster of kind phrases.
Pairs well with
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