Lesson Plan

Kindness Quest Lesson Plan

In this 30-minute session, students will define kindness, recognize feelings in themselves and others, and practice kind actions through role-play and reflection—building empathy and positive peer relationships.

Helping 2nd graders develop empathy and prosocial behavior fosters a caring classroom climate, supports emotional growth, and reduces conflicts by strengthening friendships.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

Step 2

Emotion Recognition

7 minutes

Step 3

Scenario Role-Play

10 minutes

Step 4

Kindness Ticket Reflection

5 minutes

Step 5

Closing Connection

3 minutes

Slide Deck

Kindness Quest

Welcome students and introduce the lesson name and goals. Set a warm, friendly tone.

What Is Kindness?

Guide students to share their own ideas. Record responses on chart paper.

Emotion Recognition

Show each Emotion Cue Card one at a time. Encourage students to point to matching feeling on the Feelings Chart.

Scenario Role-Play

Split students into pairs or trios. Hand out one Scenario Prompt Card per group. Monitor role-plays and lead discussion.

Kindness Ticket Reflection

Hand out Kindness Tickets. Circulate as students draw/write their ideas.

Closing Connection

Encourage all students to participate. Reinforce using their tickets in daily routines.

Lesson Plan

Kindness Quest Lesson Plan

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Prepare Materials

Step 1

Introduction

Step 2

Emotion Recognition

Step 3

Scenario Role-Play

Step 4

Kindness Ticket Reflection

Step 5

Closing Connection

Slide Deck

Kindness Quest

What Is Kindness?

Emotion Recognition

Scenario Role-Play

Kindness Ticket Reflection

Closing Connection

Worksheet

Worksheet

Reading

Worksheet

Kindness Quest

Stephanie Helms