Our kindness practice

Learning goal: Plan and reflect on an observable act of kindness.

Prepare: One worksheet per child, pencils or crayons, and the linked book pages. A closed book can stand in for a device. No student account or device is needed.

Book connection: Cyber Safety Coloring & Activity Book Featuring Officer Quackers, PDF pages 21, 25, 27. Numbers are PDF positions, including blank backs.

Teach the lesson

1. 3 min · Connect

   Ask: How can we tell that a kind idea became an action?

2. 4 min · Model and say

   Model a specific plan: At partner time, I will listen until my partner finishes.

3. 8 min · Practice together

   Use page 25’s path: children draw one kind act, share it, then try it in a classroom routine. Use page 27 as an optional reflection. Do not rank students or require a completed bingo board. Read the worksheet aloud and let children respond by pointing, speaking, circling, or drawing. Use optional coloring only if time allows.

4. 3 min · Discuss

   Invite two different responses. Ask: What would you do? Why could that help? Use the answer guide on the next page.

5. 2 min · Check understanding

   After the routine, ask: What did you try? What might you try next? Accept honest incomplete attempts.

Answers & follow-through

Worksheet guidance

1. Choose an action to try today.

   Any of the four with an appropriate context.

2. Tell a partner when you could try it.

   Accept a specific classroom moment, with prompting if needed.

3. Draw your plan before you try it.

   Look for a doable action. A drawing is a plan, not evidence that it happened.

Check, then respond

After the routine, ask: What did you try? What might you try next? Accept honest incomplete attempts.

Mark your observation: □ Independent   □ With a prompt   □ Needs practice. If a child needs practice, demonstrate the same action again and offer a new example in the next class. This is a teaching check, not a safety certification.

Make it work for your learners

Support: Read aloud, point to two choices, model one response, and accept a gesture, spoken answer, drawing, or partner scribe. Do not require independent reading.

Extend: Ask the child to invent one new pretend situation for today’s goal and explain a safe response to a partner.

Family conversation

Invite a voluntary family kindness idea without requiring a signed report.

No personal information or signed homework needs to be returned.

Teacher care note

Use fictional situations. Do not collect passwords, addresses, or private experiences. Offer an alternative to role-play. If a child shares a concern, listen calmly, avoid public questioning, and follow school procedures.