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Run a classroom circle/discussion with these questions that focus on relationship skills.

The first five on your BINGO board. :)

Who is someone in your life that you look up to? Why?

What are some traits of a good friend? Why are these important?

Why is it important to show kindness?

What makes a good team?

What are some conflicts you have seen happening on the playground/class? How do you think kids could prevent them? Resolve them?

What are some things you can do to be an active listener?

Why is it valuable to learn about the perspectives of others?

How can you work together with someone who likes to do things differently?

What are some ways you let friends in your class know you care about them?

How can you show respect to others?

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These structures specifically work on RELATIONSHIP SKILLS & team building.

Choose ANY for your BINGO board.

AllRecord Consensus 6.26

AllRecord Round Robin 6.26

Round Robin & Continuous RoundRobin 6.64

Round Table & Continuous RoundTable 6.66

Round Table Consensus 6.66

Fact or Fiction 6.34

FanPick 6.30

Jot Thoughts 6.40

Pairs Compare 6.52

Talking Chips 6.76

Think-Write-Round Robin 6.64

Three Step Interview 6.82

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“We’ll take two minutes for our closing activity today, and within those two minutes please connect with as many people as possible in the room, greeting them by name and making a physical connection (handshake, high five, hug...whatever is mutually comfortable) and thanking
them for engaging in our work today, either as a general appreciation, or if you can, with a specific thank-you for an inspiring comment, intriguing idea, or act of kindness that you noticed during our work time (meeting) today. (PAUSE.) Take a moment to look around and think about appreciations you may wish to share. (PAUSE.) Ready? Go!”

Set the timer and use an agreed-upon attention signal to bring the room to full quiet. “Thank
you for that optimistic closing! I can feel my energy lifted for what lies ahead!”

Also works for beginning of the day or engaging strategies.

DOWNLOAD instructions

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This relationship skills game gets students ready to work COLLABORATIVELY and learn how to COMMUNICATE more effectively.

Takes zero prep and only 1-2 minutes.

Full instructions HERE

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This game works well to change up a circle routine or get students moving around the room.

Works great as a CLOSURE for academic content.

Full instructions HERE

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These non-Kagan structures are often equally effective at promoting relationship skills:

Socratic Seminar

Jigsaw

Brain Breaks

Transition Techniques

Fishbowl

Gallery Walk

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Ask students to reflect on what they have learned and ask, "Thinking about what you learned today, what is one takeaway (an idea, strategy, tool or action step) you want to try and why?

Have students share their takeaway with a partner and tell them to try to keep them accountable to their takeaway.

Full instructions HERE

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Every school site now has a digital license to Second Step, an UPDATED program that includes slides, videos, and games.

CLICK HERE FOR THE USERNAME & PASSWORD for Snowline Teachers.

If you want your own teacher account, please email katie_bodell@snowlineschools.com or shad_grijalva@snowlineschools.com.

Take advantage of this by teaching the following lessons:

Kindergarten-
1. We can be kind.
Link to teacher guide & scrip t.
2. Why kindness?
Link to teacher guide & script.
3. Showing kindness. Link to teacher guide & script.
4. Kindness at school. Link to t eacher guide & script.
5. Performance task: demonstrating kindness. Link to teacher guide & script.

First Grade-
1. The power of kind acts. Link to teacher guide & script.
2. Ways to be kind. Link to teacher guide & script.
3. Offering kind acts. Link to teacher guide & script.
4. Practicing kind acts. Link to teacher guide & script.
5. Performance task: demonstrating kind acts. Link to teacher guide & script.

Second Grade-
1. What's empathy? Link to t eacher guide & script.
2. Empathy in action. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
3. Having empathy. Link to teacher guide & script.
4. Empathy at school. Link to teacher guide & script.
5. Performance task: empathy & kindness. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.

Third Grade-
1. Kindness and friendship. Link to teacher guide & script.
2. Building friendship. Link to teacher guide & script.
3. My kind of kindness. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
4. Asking questions. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
5. Performance task: Do something kind. Link to teacher guide & scrip t. Link to student handout.

Fourth Grade-
1. Same but different. Link to teacher guide & script.
2. Ask, listen, learn. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
3. Seeing it differently. Link to teacher guide & script.
4. Changing your mind. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
5. Performance task: A new point of view. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.

Fifth Grade-
1. Empathy in the community. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
2. What's the problem? Link to teacher guide & script.
3. A different point of view. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
4. Community solutions. Link to teacher guide & script. Link to student handout.
5. Performance task: Your solution. Link to teacher guide & script.

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Use these recommended lessons from the Random Acts of Kindness curriculum.

K- Get Well Soon
Get Ready to Race
The Power of Kind Words!
Kindness Mail

1- Cooperative Musical Chairs
The Instrument Song
Odd One Out
Teamwork for the Win!

2- The Ripples of Respectful Teamwork
Integrity with Tech
Look for the Helpers
One Bag, One Bracelet

3- Finding Common Ground
Fair vs. Equal
Integrity Obstacle Course
Community Kindness Top Ten
Random Acts of Kindness Ninja Style

4- Communicate the RAK Way: Respectful, Assured, Kind
Crossing the Toxic Swamp: Teamwork
Fair vs. Equal
Forming Courageous Responses Using I-Statements
Random Acts of Kindness- Shining Stars

5- Kindness Escape Room:Teamwork
Fair But Equal
Our Greatest Influences
Come Back with Courage: Role Play
Be the Change
30 Random Acts of Kindness

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Read (or Youtube read) a Relationship Skills Book

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Read (or Youtube read) a Relationship Skills Book

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Read (or watch) one of these books and then ask students these questions:

What characteristics did [character] have that made them a good friend?

What characteristics was [character] looking for in a friend?

Why was it important that [character] cooperated with [character]?

Do you think [character] could accomplish their task by themselves?

What was the relationship between [character] and [character]?

How could [character] put aside their feelings towards [character] to work together?

Why is it sometimes hard to cooperate??

In what ways did [character] depend on others?

How can positive relationships with others help us overcome difficult situations?

What characteristics make up a good/healthy/positive relationship?

What are the benefits of a good/healthy/positive relationship?

How can your actions affect a relationship with others?

How does (honesty, communication, empathy, etc.) affect relationships with others?

City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina

Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems (TK-2)

Herman and Rosie by Gus Gordon (2-5)

A Home for Gully by Jo Clegg (K-5)

It’s Not Fair by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (TK-3)

I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon (TK-2)

Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê (TK-2)

Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival (TK-3)

The Raft by Jim LaMarche (TK-5)

Rulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler (TK-3)

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead (TK-3)

Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry (TK-3)

We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins (TK-2)

Danitra Brown Leaves Town, by Nikki Grimes (TK-3)

Four Feet, Two Sandals, by Karen Williams (2-5)

Grandfather Counts, by Andrea Cheng (TK-3)

M ake Way for Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes (42 min, grades 2-4)

Margaret and Margarita/Margarita y Margaret, by Lynn Reiser (TK-3)

Pink and Say, by Patricia Polacco (2-5)

Sumi’s First Day of School Ever, by Soyung Pak (TK-5)

Yo! Yes?, by Chris Raschka (TK-5)

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Play this communication skills game with your class- one person explains what to draw, the other draws without seeing the picture.

Then ask some discussion questions about communication.

Start this slideshow on SLIDE 8 :)

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Send 3 parents a positive email/Dojo or BONUS phone call!

Try to choose students who might not typically get positive reports. Let's build those relationships. :)

Here is a free printable in case that is helpful.
CLICK HERE

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Send kids home with a question to talk with their family about at night. It could be curriculum related or general. Tell the kids you will check in on their answers tomorrow.

Send a Dojo to the parents with the same question.

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Beat the Clock: Ask a question. Give students 10 seconds to confer with peers before you call on a random student to answer. Repeat.

Builds community, communication, and collaboration skills.

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Circle up and have students say kind things to each other.

You can have them draw names out of a hat, or simply say something kind to the person on their right until you complete the circle.

Encourage students to truly think about the person they’re offering words of kindness to. Was there something specific they noticed about the other student? For example, they could say something like, “I noticed that you doodle during recess, and you draw really beautifully.”

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Read a Kindness Book (Youtube versions too!)

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Read a Kindness Book (Youtube versions too!)

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Click the link to go to the YouTube video of each book:

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud (TK-2)
Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed, by Emily Pearson (TK-2)
A Sick Day for Amos McGee, by Philip C. Stead (TK-2)
A Little Spot of Kindness by Diane Alber (TK-2)
Kindness Makes Me Stronger by Elizabeth Cole (TK-2)
Boo-Hoo by Ben Clayton (TK-2)
What Does It Mean To Be Kind? by Rana DiOrio  (TK-2)
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller (TK-2)
The Big Umbrella, by Amy June Bates (TK-2)
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller (TK-2)
Most People by Michael Leannah (TK-2)
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney (TK-2)
The Kindness Quilt by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace (TK-2)
Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler (TK-2)
The Jelly Donut Difference: Sharing Kindness With the World by Maria Dismondy (TK-2)
Kindness is my Superpower by Alicia Ortega (TK-5)
I Walk With Vanessa, by Kerascoët (wordless picture book) (3-5)
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (3-5)
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love by Michelle Edwards (3-5)
Under the Lemon Moon by Edith Hope Fine (3-5)
The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau (3-5)
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts (3-5)
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting (3-5)
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig (3-5)
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (3-5)

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Have your students write a letter to someone else in your class OR swap students with another teacher on campus to write kindness letters to.

Tell students the point of the letter is to lift each other up and encourage each other.

While your students are writing the letters, encourage them to think about their penpals’ feelings and experiences.

Click to print:
K-2: TWO VERSIONS :)
3-5: Two versions :)

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Print these pages and have students draw or color an act of kindness they OBSERVE from a classmate. Hang them on your walls to celebrate kindness!

Single Page: click here
FOUR per page: click here

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Have students use their 50 Kindness Ideas or their own ideas for filling in their Bingo Boards. Create a competition or class goal to have everyone get Bingo!

Click to download & print.

Free resource originally found at Rooted School- they've got tons more! :)

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Rooted School Rooted Family Kindness Bingo

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Grade 3-
Chain of Gratitude
Creative Compliments Card (teaches how to compliment)
Kindness Jar
Kindness Klips

Grade 4-
Operation I Respect You (teaches positive traits & empathy)
Empathy Obstacle Course (physical activities to encourage kindness)
Inclusiveness Billboards (Sign Making Project)

Grade 5-
Spread Care Projects (Kind Acts around campus project)
Notable Quotables (Poster Making Project)
Thank you Notes Project