Kindness Read Aloud Activities Lessons Book Companions Craft Posters Worksheets

Teach kids how to be kind and promote acts of kindness in your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classroom with engaging read aloud lessons and social-emotional learning picture book activities centered around popular children’s books. Five kindness book companions are included: The Cool Bean, Spot of Kindness, Be Kind, Try a Little Kindness, and Kindness is a Kite String.

⭐Great for your Random Acts of Kindness Week, World Kindness Day, February and Valentine’s Day lesson plan ready or add to your read-aloud any time of year! Perfect for your read-aloud time, SEL block, morning meeting, whole-class discussions, counselor lessons, sub-plans, and more!

⭐Children will participate in classroom discussions and book chats, share their ideas in writing and engage in fun activities that promote kindness, emotional awareness, and social skills.

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Included in the Kindness book companion pack:

• 5 Children’s books related to being kind and performing random acts of kindness
• Detailed lesson plans
• Book chat cards to guide discussion
• Anchor charts
• Book responses & writing prompts
• 4 follow-up activities for every book (2 in digital format)
• Book companion guide with safe links
• Google Slides ready for use in Google Classroom
• Images for use in Seesaw
• Interactive PowerPoint file

5 Kindness Book Companions Included:

❤️1. Be Kind by Pat Miller

FOCUS: what kindness means

The activities help them identify different ways to be kind.

4 Activities in the Be Kind book companion:

1. How to Be Kind 4-step How-to writing heart flipbook
2. Be Kind role play scenario cards
3. Rainbow Kindness Craft with quote
4. Be Kind pledge & Kindness certificate award

❤️2. Try a Little Kindness by Henry Cole

FOCUS: simple ways to be kind

They will understand that we can be kind in how we act and help, and what we do and say.

4 Activities in the Try a Little Kindness book companion:

1. "Ways to Show Kindness at School" Kindness Social Story
2. Kindness Cards with ideas
3. "Try a Little Kindness" Kindness Challenge Tear Strips activity
4. Kindness craft bucket list activity

❤️3. A Little Spot of Kindness by Diane Alber

FOCUS: spotting opportunities to act with kindness

Kids will also learn synonyms for kindness and that kindness is many things.

4 Activities in the A Little Spot of Kindness book companion:

1. Kind Goals Hat kindness craft activity
2. Spotting Kindness scavenger hunt
3. Spotted Being Kind Acts punch cards
4. Spot of Kindness Notes

❤️4. The Cool Bean by John Jory & Pete Oswald

FOCUS: what it really means to be cool

They will learn that being cool is more than how they look. It’s about how they act with kindness.

4 Activities in The Cool Bean book companion:

1. Cool Kind Kids sunglasses self-portrait photograph activity
2. Cool vs. Uncool Ways to Act kindness sort activity
3. Kind is Cool sunshine mobile kindness craft
4. "BEAN"GO classroom kindness bingo challenge - perform acts of kindness challenge on a BINGO board

❤️5. Kindness is a Kite String by Michelle Schaub

FOCUS: Kindness is something we can pass on

Kids will think of simple ways to spread kindness to others.

4 Activities in Kindness is a Kite String book companion:

1. Daily Acts of Kindness Calendar poster or bulletin board set
2. Directed drawing of a kite
3. Random acts of kindness list and writing templates
4. Kindness is...kite craftivity

✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides: the book lessons, story activities, and digital activities.

✏️LESSONS:

There is a detailed lesson plan for each book, with “Book Chat” cards and questions to guide your discussion before, during, and after reading.

An interactive anchor chart and writing activity are also included, focusing on the social-emotional skills presented in the book and encouraging children to express their thinking.

✏️STORY ACTIVITIES:

Each book has 4 follow-up activities to build upon the book’s social-emotional lesson. A fun variety of activities are included for independent, partner, and small group use.

✏️DIGITAL ACTIVITIES:

Every book companion comes with a digital anchor chart, writing template, and at least 2 digital activities. These are ready in Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™.

❤️Suggestions on How to Use:

• Each lesson starts with a book chat that continues during and after reading a book. There are questions included to guide your discussion.
• There is an anchor chart idea provided to enhance the book’s lesson.
• A follow-up writing activity can be used to extend the discussion.
• There are 4 activities for each children’s book. Some include digital options.
• I suggest reading 1 book per week and doing the lesson. Use the extra activities to reinforce the topic the story covers throughout the week.
• Differentiated templates included. Please choose what fits best with your students’ abilities and needs.
• The lessons and activities work great for after morning meetings or end of the day lessons, school counselors and classroom teachers, and children in K-2.

Don’t own a copy of a book? No problem! Safelinks to video recordings of books being read aloud are included, as well as a book list of more books to use during your lessons.

DISCLAIMER: The video links to the read-aloud and supplemental lesson content are subject to change at any time. Proud to be Primary is not the creator of these videos, and therefore the links may be removed by the creators or authors of the content at any time at their discretion. If you find a broken link in the resource, please let us know by leaving a Q&A, and try searching YouTube for an alternate video to watch instead. Read alouds online are also available for teachers via the library website Hoopla.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Barrie F. says, “This has been a great resource to reinforce being kind in my classroom! We love the books and activities that come along with it! Thank you”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lisa H. says, “I loved that this resource had actual books to go with the lessons. Our class really liked the kindness pledge. Thank you!”

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