TCNJ Lesson Plan
Lesson on Kindness
Student Name: Jill Messineo and Nikita Garbayo School Name: Pace Charter
Grade Level: Kindergarten Host Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Rickey
Guiding and/or Essential Questions:
● What does it mean to be kind?
● What are ways you can show kindness?
Pre-lesson Assignments and/or Student Prior Knowledge (ex. background knowledge,
possible misconceptions, prior lesson content)
● Students should be aware of different emotions and how people's actions make them feel
Standards:
● Early Learning Standard 0.3.2: Empathize with feelings of others (e.g., get a blanket for a
friend and comfort him/her when he/she feels sad).
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A: Print many upper- and lowercase letters
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about
key details in a text.
Learning Objectives and Assessments:
Learning Objectives Assessment
● Students will be able to identify what
it means to be kind and show acts of Students will be asked questions about what it
kindness. means to be kind and how they show kindness
● Early Learning Standard 0.3.2: Empathize with in their own way.
feelings of others (e.g., get a blanket for a friend
and comfort him/her when he/she feels sad).
● Students will be able to write about
what it means to be kind. After reading students will be given a piece of
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A: Print many paper where they will write a sentence
upper- and lowercase letters
beginning with the prompt “I can show
kindness by…”
● Students will be able to answer
questions asked to them about the While reading we will stop and ask the
book Be Kind students questions about the book.
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1: With prompting
and support, ask and answer questions about key
details in a text.
Resources: (List materials, include any online or book references and resources)
● Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
● Writing and Drawing Paper
● Pencils
● Crayons
● Document camera
Plan for set-up/distribution/cleanup of materials:
● Students stay at their desks and we will pass out writing and drawing paper to them.
Students have crayons in their desks.
Step by Step plan (numbered):
1. Lesson beginning: We will begin by asking students if anyone knows what it means to
be kind. We will then ask if anyone has done anything kind today. We will call on
students who raise their hands and talk about why that may have been a kind action.
2. After the short discussion we will then read the book Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
3. After reading the book we will tell students that we will now be writing and drawing
about different ways that we can show kindness.
4. We will pass out the drawing and writing paper and write the prompt “I can show
kindness by…” on the board. Students will first copy that down and then brainstorm
different ways that they would show kindness. They will raise their hand when they have
thought of it and we will come over so they can tell us and we will approve. Students will
begin writing their kind action using inventive spelling and help from us teachers. When
students are finished they will raise their hand and we will check their sentence and then
tell them to begin drawing their picture. We will tell them to take their time and draw lots
of detail.
5. Closure: To finish the lesson we will have students share their kindness actions and show
the class their pictures by presenting them on the document camera
Key Questions (that you will ask):
● What does it mean to be kind?
● How can you show someone kindness?
● How do you show kindness?
● Has anyone done anything kind today?
Key Vocabulary
● Kindness, peers, emotions, actions
Logistics:
● Timing:
○ Lesson beginning: 5 minutes
○ Read Aloud: 15 minutes
○ Writing: 10-15 minutes
○ Closure: 5 minutes
● Transitions: N/A
● Classroom Management: To get students attention we will use the call and response
method that Mrs. Rickey uses. We will shout out, “All set” and the students will respond
with, “You bet.” This will show us that they are ready and paying attention.
Differentiation Notes:
● Content: All students will have the same content.
● Process: One student will have one of four teachers sitting with him at his desk during
the entire lesson to keep him focused, paying attention, and on task. He may need
assistance with writing. One other student will need occasional support. The rest of the
students will be fine with support from teachers as we walk by and check their progress.
Students are sufficient in writing and drawing.
● Product: Students will have different products. The ending of each students sentence will
be different and their picture that correlates will also be different.
