KINDNESS & HAPPINESS

 

Grade: Preschool (Early Childhood Special Education)

 

ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors (Domain/Standard/Competencies):

Personal/Social Domain

PS: A1.5 identify and express feelings

 

Learning Objective(s):

1. Students will recognize the emotion of happiness vs. sad, scared, andry, etc.

2. Students will identify things people do that make them happy

3. Students will identify things they can do to make other people happy

 

Materials: emotions/face matching game, feelings song, acts of kindness cards, bucket of beads

 

Procedure:

1. Ask students to explain and show what it means to be happy

2. Watch feelings song video

3. Play emotions/face matching game (students identify happy/sad/scared/angry face)

4. Discuss examples of what other people do that makes them happy (saying nice things, etc.)

5. Use acts of kindness cards to discuss things they can do to make others happy (sharing, helping, etc.)

6. Do an activity (e.g. playing with beads) to demonstrate and practice acts of kindness

 

Plan for Evaluation:

• Process Data: ECSE class

• Perception Data: Students will be able to identify and demonstrate at least one act of kindness

• Outcome Data: Classroom environment will be more positive with more acts of kindness

• Follow Up: For students involved in incidents, teachers will reinforce the importance of acts of kindness and how they make others feel