Welcome to the 3-5 Activities page!
Here you will find several activities with the types of things we practice at school when you have classroom guidance. We often talk about kindness, our feelings, being a good friend, and taking care of ourselves. It's always a good idea to practice these skills so we can take care of ourselves and the people we love!
From Characterstrong.com
Kid President starts by saying that, “some days are hard.” He then made this list of things he is thankful for. Why do you think that making or sharing that list helps on hard days?
Which thing on the list are you most grateful for today?
What else would you add?
Why do you think it is important to list things you are grateful for?
How did you see kindness in this video?
Do you think the man at the start of the video knew his actions would come back to him in the end?
What can keep us from acting kindly or "paying kindness forward" sometimes?
How could you start a chain reaction of kindness in your world?
Who encouraged George to face what frightened him? How did that help him develop courage and change him?
Who do you think is courageous and why?
When have you done something courageous? How did it turn out?
Have you ever shown courage, but hoped or planned for a different outcome? We can still show courage even if it doesn't work out perfectly!
What does courage look like? Sound like? Feel like?
I Messages:
Many times we externalize our problems or issues unto others without communicating to them the root of the concern. Go through each of the "you"messages and practice with your child(ren) in communicating I messages!
Walk in my Sneakers:
This one is all about empathy! An important skill to have in building relationships with others. Simply read each scenario and ask your child(ren) the questions regarding the feelings of others!