Feelings and kindness
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Thinking sheet · Feelings and kindness
What Fills My Jar
Fill the jar with the things that make you feel full of happy energy, and list what empties it.
- Grades
- K–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- self-care, kindness, emotional awareness
What kids do
“What fills you up with good feelings? Fill the jar!”
- Things that fill me up
- Things that empty my jar
- I can fill someone else’s jar by…
How to run it
- Draw small pictures inside the jar: hugs, books, recess.
- Talk about how kind words fill other people’s jars.
- Pair with a class kindness jar.
Talk about it
- What fills your jar fastest?
- What empties it?
- How did you fill someone’s jar today?
Take it further
Fill a jar for a family member.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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