# Lesson 234: Kindness challenge

❤️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Growing Together

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## Objective

I can join a kindness challenge by planning and doing small kind actions. I can notice people who might need kindness and use gentle words and helpful actions.

## Materials

- Plain paper or a notebook page
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Optional: stickers or small symbols (stars, hearts) for kindness tracking

## Mini-lesson — What is a kindness challenge?

A kindness challenge is when we choose a time (like one day or one week) to do extra kind actions on purpose.

What is kindness?

- Using gentle words that help people feel safe.
- Using helpful hands to share, tidy, or take turns.
- Including others so no one feels left out.
- Listening when someone wants to talk.

Kindness can be small, but it can make a big difference. One kind action can make someone's whole day feel better.

What is a challenge?

- A challenge is a goal or special task that we try to do.
- It is not about being perfect. It is about trying our best.
- We can do a challenge together as a family or class.

Kindness challenge examples

- "Today I will say something kind to three people."
- "This week I will look for someone I can help each day."
- "Our family will do one kind action together after dinner."

Kind words to use

- "Thank you for helping me."
- "Do you want to play with us?"
- "Are you ok? I can help."
- "I like how you tried your best."

Kindness challenge rules

- Kindness is never used to make others feel small.
- We do not brag. We just quietly do kind things.
- We can celebrate by noticing how kindness made people feel.

Adults can say: "During our kindness challenge we will look for small ways to help and include others, and we will talk about how it felt."

Picture strip: "Kindness challenge chart"

## Guided Practice — Plan our kindness challenge

You and an adult will plan a simple kindness challenge for one day or one week.

1. Choose where you want the challenge to happen: at home, at school, or in your neighbourhood.
2. Talk together and pick 3 small kind actions you can do. Examples: "invite someone to play", "help tidy up", "give a kind compliment".
3. On a page, draw three small boxes or circles and write or draw one kind action in each box.
4. Decide how you will track your kindness. You can draw a star, heart, or smiley face each time you do a kind action.
5. Choose how long the challenge will last (for example, "today" or "all week").
6. Practise saying a kindness sentence together like: "Today I will look for chances to be kind."
7. At the end of the time, count the stars or hearts and talk about how it felt to be kind.

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## Practice — My kindness challenge card

Use this practice to help your child picture their kindness challenge and remember the kind actions they want to try.

1. On a new page, draw a big rectangle and write the title "My kindness challenge" at the top.
2. Under the title, draw a small picture of yourself. Add a speech bubble with a kindness sentence such as "I can be kind today".
3. Under your picture, draw three small boxes in a row. Label them "Kind words", "Helping hands", and "Including others".
4. In the Kind words box, draw or write one thing you can say kindly today (for example, "Thank you" or "Do you want to play with us?").
5. In the Helping hands box, draw or write one way you can help (for example, "help clean up" or "carry something").
6. In the Including others box, draw or write one way you can invite someone in (for example, "ask someone to join a game").
7. Draw three small hearts or stars at the bottom of the card. Each time you do a kind action from your card, colour in one heart or star.
8. At the end of the day, look at your card with an adult and talk together about which kind actions you did and how they felt.

## Quick Check — Kindness challenge

Answer each question about kindness, helping others, and joining a challenge.

1) What is a kindness challenge?

A game where you try to be the loudest person. A time when you try to do extra kind actions on purpose. A rule that you can never talk to anyone.
A kindness challenge is a special time to look for chances to be kind.

2) Which is a kind action?

Pushing to get to the front of the line. Laughing when someone drops their things. Helping a friend pick up their pencils.
Helping others is one way to show kindness.

3) Which sentence uses kind words?

"Thank you for playing with me." "You can not sit with us." "I will not listen to you."
Kind words help people feel welcome and cared for.

4) Your class is doing a kindness challenge. What could you try?

Try to win every game and shout when you do. Look for someone you can help or include in play. Ignore everyone and play only by yourself.
Challenges like this help us notice people we can help or include.

5) A child is sitting alone looking sad at playtime. What is a kind thing to do?

Point and laugh so others see. Pretend you do not see them. Go over and ask, "Are you ok? Do you want to play with us?"
Kindness means noticing people who might feel left out and inviting them in.

6) Why do we track our kind actions with stars or hearts?

To remember our kind choices and talk about them later. To prove we are better than other people. To get in trouble if we miss one.
Tracking helps us notice our kindness and feel proud of our effort.

7) Which action shows including others?

Closing the circle so no one else can join. Moving a little to make space and saying, "You can join us." Saying, "You are too late. Go away."
Including others is a powerful way to show kindness.

8) During the kindness challenge, what should you do if you forget to be kind one time?

Give up and say you will never try again. Get angry at other people for not reminding you. Notice it, say "I can try again", and look for the next chance to be kind.
Challenges are about trying and learning, not being perfect.

9) Which sentence matches the goal of this lesson?

"I can plan and do small kind actions for others." "I should only think about myself." "I must win every challenge."
The goal is to grow in kindness, not to win or be the best.

10) Who can join your kindness challenge with you?

No one. You must do it alone. Family members, classmates, or friends who want to try kind actions too. Only people you want to make feel bad.
Kindness challenges work well when we do them together and cheer each other on.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can say in simple words what a kindness challenge is. Student can give at least one example of a kind word and one kind action. Student can explain how to include someone who might feel left out. Student can describe how it feels to do a kind action for another person. Student can join a short kindness challenge with support from an adult.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I am ready to try a kindness challenge. 🙂 I know some kind actions, but I still need practice. 😅 Being kind on purpose still feels tricky for me.

#### Next time I will practise…

Saying at least one kind sentence Helping someone without being asked Inviting someone to join a game or activity
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