We know the importance of kindness in our everyday life which is why we created these free kindness preschool lesson plans. These are just one of over sixty free weekly lesson plans for preschoolers.
No matter the season, learning about kindness is an important component of growing up and developing good social and empathy skills. Preschoolers need lots of opportunity to practice and think through scenarios and behaviors in order to develop peer relationships.
Be sure to check out all my best preschool thematic activities.
Free Preschool Lesson Plans for Kindness Theme
A kindness theme is essential virtually any time of the year. Many love to use kindness as a springboard around Valentine’s Day but it is also a great theme to use for back to school or around the holidays or even the end of the school year. It’s a perfect theme because we all could use a little more kindness, am I right?
Preschoolers benefit from explicit social emotional instruction in what kindness, empathy, gratitude, and more look and feel like. Since preschoolers operate from a sense of their own ego, it can be difficult for them to put themselves in another’s shoes and see different points of view.
Enter preschool kindness lesson plans. A great way to focus on building friendships and spreading kindness and actions with others.
We also have a fantastic friendship circle time activity pack to help kids develop friendship skills and managing emotions and conflict in preschool.
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These 16+ preschool activities are a week-long set of preschool lesson plans and are part of my Learn At Home Preschool Lesson Plans Collection.
This collection of done-for-you, print-and-teach lesson plans for preschoolers consists of over fifty weekly lesson plan sets for preschoolers.
Hands-on Kindness Activities for Preschoolers
Since these lesson plans are a part of my Learn At Home Collection, they include a series of kindness preschool activities in specific content areas. These lesson plans and activities will include the following:
- kindness literacy activities
- kindness math activities
- science activities that focus on empathy
- crafts and collages about celebrating kindness
- social-emotional activities that model kindness
- and even safe online music and videos
Free Preschool Lesson Plans
Although there are over 60 sets of free Learn At Home Preschool Lesson Plans to date, I have gathered them together in a convenience bundle to save you time!
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Kindness Lesson Plans for Preschoolers
We totally get how important kindness is in our everyday lives, and that’s exactly why we’ve whipped up these free preschool lesson plans all about kindness!
No matter what time of the year it is, learning about kindness is oh-so-important. It’s a big part of growing up and helps kids develop social skills and empathy. Our preschoolers need lots of chances to practice and ponder over different situations and behaviors – this really helps them make great friends and build strong relationships.
Literacy Activities for a Kindness Theme
What is Kindness? – Learning what kindness is and isn’t a big part of developing life skills! Make a list together by splitting a sheet of paper and brainstorming Kind vs, Unkind.
Include statements like, ”I think you have a nice smile” or ”I like playing with you” vs. “ Your lunch smells bad” or ”We are going to play my way”. Navigating kindness is a long road in preschool and calling attention to how people feel is a big component of whether we can decide if it’s kind or unkind.
K is for Kindness – Grab those dot markers and practice the letter Kk with these dot marker printable, K is for kindness. Spotlight that the consonant letters are red and the vowel letters are blue. Count the red consonants and the blue vowels. While the child stamps the dots on the letter K, discuss what kindness looks like and how to model kindness.
Kindness Picture Books for Preschoolers
Every preschool theme needs some well-written picture books to support it. This is a book list of my favorite picture books about modeling kindness. Just click on the book cover to see more. They are all great for preschool, pre k, and kindergarten.
I Like To Be Kind: Children’s Book About Kindness for…
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- Harrison, Aleks (Author)
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- Beer, Sophie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
−$4.80 $7.19 
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We’re Better Together: A Book About Community…
- Hardcover Book
- Spinelli, Eileen (Author)
−$4.40 $8.59
Kindness Rocks (Kindness Rocks the World)
- Ellis, Sonica (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
$11.99
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Kindness Rules! (A Hello!Lucky Book)
- Hello!Lucky (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
−$1.99 $7.00
Math and Science Activities for a Kindness Theme
Kindness Compliment Chain – How many different compliments can you think of? Create a kindness chain using construction paper and kind words! How many can you make? How long is your kindness chain? Count and share your love and kindness with others!
28 Days of Kindness – This simple kindness calendar is a great way to learn calendar skills while also practicing and planning acts of kindness. Use it to make your own monthly calendar and dive into calendar skills.
Teaching Kindness with Toothpaste – Learn about the importance of being kind and how our words have power with this simple but powerful experiment.
Playful Learning Activities for a Kindness Theme
Copy Cat Game – This simple game is like “Simon Says”.. Make motions with any part of your body, and have your kids copy you. For more fun, you could play follow the leader, taking turns as the leader and follower.
Measuring Pro – Get ready to measure! Roll a ball and measure how far it went using your steps. Grab some gummy worms, string, or unifix cubes and measure things around the room. Go outside and measure the trunk of a tree. Can you find a tree that you can put your hands around?
Sunset Art – Watch the sunset together as a family. Draw a picture of the sun setting and incorporate the lovely colors.
Social-Emotional Activities for a Kindness Theme
I Can Show Kindness – Use this kindness chart to show examples of kind behavior. How do other behaviors like respect, thoughtfulness, and good manners tie into being kind? Make a plan to show kindness every day and create a chart that your preschooler can track and check off.
Encourage your preschooler to think of other ideas to add to their kindness chart and acknowledge acts of kindness in your family or at school. Use the book or song, Bucket Filler to inspire and motivate.
Express Our Love For One Another – Go to YouTube and listen to the story, Kindness Starts With You by Jacquelyn Stagg. After reading, discuss how the author repeats the phrase, “This is what I would want someone to do for me”.
Ask your preschooler why do they think the author repeats that phrase on every page? Explain the Golden Rule – Treat others as you would like to be treated. Circle back to that rule often to help develop empathy and connection!
Kindness Preschool Toys
Having the right toys and manipulatives can really enhance your preschool theme. You can use these kindness resources in circle time or to in small groups.
Learning Resources Good Behaviour Buckets, Social…
- BUILD social-emotional learning (SEL) skills in your classroom!
- EASY-TO-VISUALIZE shapes represent good and bad behaviors!
- CUSTOMIZE your own social-emotional activities, or use the preprinted stickers!
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MEandMine Empathy – Green Science, Oil-Spill…
- AN EARTH SCIENCE KIT THAT INSPIRES : Develop empathy in action through hours of STEM learning,…
- AWARD-WINNING STEM TOY: 2022 Best Eco-Friendly STEM Toy for child’s intellectual and emotional…
- EMOTION DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SKILLS: Labeling feelings, perspective taking, problem solving,…
$29.95
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Learning Resources Be Kind Cubes – 6 Pieces, Ages 5+,…
- Talk About Your Feelings: Kids build healthy social-emotional learning (SEL) skills with every…
- Limitless Conversation: Each of the Be Kind Cubes’ 36 conversation prompts covers one of three…
- Ready for Home or Classroom: Made from durable, BPA-free plastic, Be Kind Cubes are ready for years…
−$3.40 $11.59
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Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities for Kindness ,…
- 9781782853275
- Hardcover Book
- Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities for Kindness , Focus and Calm (Author)
−$1.70 $15.29
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Just Plain Fun Activities for a Kindness Theme
Kindness Collage – Provide magazines, old greeting cards, and construction paper. Encourage preschoolers to cut out pictures or words that represent acts of kindness. Display the collage to inspire kindness and as a visual reminder of the importance of being kind.
DIY Kindness Cards – Doodle, draw, and write messages to share with others that send messages of love and kindness.
Love Clips – Sharing kindness and encouragement is easy and fun with this love clips printable. Simply cut out the tokens, glue to clothespins, and clip them around the home, classroom, or community.
Get Online Activities for Lessons on Kindness
Online Story – Go to YouTube and listen to the book, A Little Spot of Kindness by Diana Alber. After listening, invite your preschooler to ”spot” people being kind around them. Consider using dot stickers and giving them a ”spot” when you notice kind behavior.
Be Kind Song – Learn the Kind Song… this calm and inviting song reminds of the importance of our kind words and actions.
Kindness is a Muscle – It’s important to flex your kindness muscle every day, in every way!
Try a Little Kindness – Focus on being kind and magical things will happen!
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Sarah Punkoney, MAT
I’m Sarah, an educator turned stay-at-home-mama of five! I’m the owner and creator of Stay At Home Educator, a website about intentional teaching and purposeful learning in the early childhood years. I’ve taught a range of levels, from preschool to college and a little bit of everything in between. Right now my focus is teaching my children and running a preschool from my home. Credentials include: Bachelors in Art, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.
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