Think before you speak activities

Are you looking for an easy kid activity that reinforces speaking kindly to others? Practice kind words and thinking about others with this activity great for the classroom or at home. Teaching kids to speak kindly to others is an important skill. Make this concrete with this kindness activity to help them speak with kindness more often.Teach kids to think before they speak is a crucial skill. Teaching kids to speak kindly is easy with this kindness activity for kids.

I absolutely *love* doing this activity each year, and it came at a great time this week. My kids have been working on goal-setting and leadership this year, but with Spring Fever in full-swing, it can sometimes be necessary to take a step back and talk about the words we use and how we use them. This sheet is one of many interactive activities in my Interactive Health Notebook: It was perfect timing and gave us the chance to role play, give some good and bad examples, cut, glue, color, and…

The other day, my teens were having a dispute. Unkind words were being thrown back and forth like ping pong balls. My otherwise amiable children were not being so amiable. I was not happy. I decided it was time to enlighten them on the importance of thinking before speaking, a valuable asset in the adult world. I remembered seeing posters and images on the internet which said, "Before you speak: THINK." THINK is an acronym for "Is it True? Is it Helpful? Is it Inspiring? Is it Necessary? Is…

In these think before you speak worksheets, students will consider whether their statements will be helpful, hurtful, not helpful, or kind.

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…

This poster will show your pupils that they need to think before they speak in order to say things that are True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary & Kind.

In these think before you speak worksheets, students will consider whether their statements will be helpful, hurtful, not helpful, or kind.

My students need constant reminders to be kind to one another. This anchor chart is easy to point to and reflect on.

Here is way to remind students how to think before you speak. These printable posters are a fun and colorful way decorate your classroom and make a point. Since these how to think before you speak printables are free downloads you can print as many you want to fit your classroom space!

In these think before you speak worksheets, students will consider whether their statements will be helpful, hurtful, not helpful, or kind.