Wrinkled heart

Teach kids empathy and compassion through mindful, fun lessons, discussions, and activities that build social awareness and community.

Learning Objective: - Understand how different words feel differently when spoken. - Understand the effect of hurtful words as leaving a mark on the heart. - Understand how to show goodness by using words correctly. Quran Verse: Wa quloo lin naas husna speak kindly to people 2:83 1. Have the children feel a piece of sandpaper and gently rub it over their arms. Talk about how it feels rough and hurts. 2. Have the children feel some cotton wool and talk about how it feels soft and gentle. 3…

Howdy! Welcome back! Today we read one of my favorite beginning of the year books, Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. It has become a fav of...

Teach students about kindness and how words and also bullying can affect others. Using the book Chrysanthemum, they will learn powerful lessons.

Using literature is an effective way to teach empathy, kindness and other social skills. Click on any of the books on this lis to see a full review.

A free lesson and download about teaching kids kindness. Based on the book "A Wrinkled Heart", this activity helps elementary students understand how to treat others. Empathy and social emotional learning activities for the classroom. Try this fun, free activity to help kids understand kindness and empathy toward their peers and others.

What is a wrinkled heart you ask? Well, they happen when kids or adults make unkind, or inconsiderate language choices. You may not even recognize they slip out, or that the words cause wrinkles, like drying your clothes on the wrong setting! Visit the Happy Hive Homeschooling blog and get this free printable wrinkled heart activity to help!

Howdy! Welcome back! Today we read one of my favorite beginning of the year books, Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. It has become a fav of the kids too. Many of them said they have the book at home or their kindergarten teacher read it to them. I told them that's why books are so special. No matter how many times you read a book, each time is like opening a gift. This time we were going to really think about the main character's feelings and the author's message. As we read the book, I passed…

I hope you are able to use this fun little freebie with your class. My kids had a blast with it and it was an extremely meaningful bonding activity. Thanks for downloading - please leave feedback if you are happy with the product! I appreciate you! I really hope you enjoy my product! If you are unsatisfied in any way, contact me right away and I will do my best to make it right :) Please follow me to be updated as I add more products and freebies to my store! :) I really appreciate your…

October is National Bullying Prevention Month so I thought it would be a great time to talk about kindness. Recently I posted about creating a kindness wall in my home to promote kind acts. Today’s activity helps kids think about how your words and actions impact other people. I did this activity wi