Empathy activities for kindergarten

Social Skills Toolkit 20 Printable Activities to Build Kindness, Empathy and Cooperation Looking for fun, effective ways to help kids build vital social skills? Our Social Skills Toolkit has the answer. Inside, you’ll find 20 printable activities to foster empathy, cooperation and effective communication. From interactive worksheets, to brain-teasing puzzles, dynamic challenges and calming coloring […]

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These empathy activities for kids foster empathy as a social emotional skill in children. Use the empathy beads to build this skill.

Teaching young students about MLK Day is very important, yet it can be difficult to explain to students how things used to be long ago when there was segregation. Here is a great video made by young students that explains the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in a very simplified way in which kids will understand. One of my favorite MLK books to read to students is "Martin's Big Words; The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Doreen Rappaport. This picture book brings to life Martin's…

Empathy is a critical skill for kids to develop and one of the hallmarks of emotional healing as detailed in the Grand Feelings Exit Plan (Signs of Emotional Health). The Empathy Map is a great way to get kids thinking about and understanding empathy for others. It is adapted from a business setting where it is used to understand clients but works great with kids.Here's What You Need A large sheet of paper or a board. Markers. Sticky notes. Pen/PencilHere's How To Set Up the Empathy Map (as…

Developing empathy in children has never been more fun than with this collection of 19 simple empathy activities for kids!

This blog post will take you through section 2 of the Purposeful Play book by Kristine Mraz. This post is designed with preschool and kindergarten teachers.

This kindness activities for kids are the perfect acts of kindness to show your children how to be kind to everyone. Your kids will love performing these random acts of kindness. They can also play the provided BINGO kindness activity! I love bringing this activity out around Christmastime!

Empathy anchor chart (that we made in their Character Journals). Kids go through the 5 Steps towards empathy in any given situation.

Creating a paper chain of kindness with preschoolers to explain how our kind actions can impact others and set off a chain reaction, developing EQ