Students create and share recipes for kindness - what are the essential ingredients of compassion?
This activity supports the development of the following social-emotional skills: social awareness and relationship skills.
Engage students in a discussion about what kindness means to them, and ways they have experienced kindness in the past. Then, ask them about the “ingredients” of kindness. What are the actions, values, and qualities that help us treat others with respect and compassion? For example, perhaps we need “a teaspoon of understanding” or “a sprinkle of forgiveness”.
Have students (either individually or in pairs/groups) create recipes for kindness which combine these ingredients in a creative way (e.g., as a poem, recipe card, poster, etc.). Students’ projects can be written down or completed digitally using a tool such as Flipgrid or Wakelet.
Facilitate a live virtual exchange with your Empatico partner class. During the call, students might share:
Guide students through a post-activity reflection by asking the following questions:
Ask students to use a Flipgrid activity to share their empathy resolutions for the upcoming year, and how they want to care for themselves and others!
Go To ActivityInvite students to reflect on their roles as protectors of the Earth and ways they can practice kindness to the world around them.
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