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Lesson Plan Template – Kindness is our Superpower

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Top 10 Essential Resources for Teachers

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The Gestalt of Gestalt Pedagogy – How Gestalt principles fit into modern, experiential teaching.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384545834_The_Gestalt_of_Gestalt_pedagogy

Gestalt Therapy Practice: Theory and Experiential Learning – Practical applications of Gestalt in learning environments.

https://www.routledge.com/Gestalt-Therapy-Practice-Theory-and-Experiential-Learning/Skottun-Kruger/p/book/9780367722050

Greater Good Magazine – How educators use kindness to transform schools.

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_educators_are_using_kindness_to_transform_schools

Cambridge ELT Blog – Teaching students how a bit of kindness can go a long way.

https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2023/03/12/teaching-students-how-a-bit-of-kindness-can-go-a-long-way

Each Kindness – Jacqueline Woodson’s award-winning children’s book on the power of small acts.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588082-each-kindness

Kindness is My Superpower – Alicia Ortego’s illustrated book for teaching empathy and caring.

https://aliciaortego.com/books/kindness-is-my-superpower/

Kids for Peace – Home of The Great Kindness Challenge, a global school kindness program.

https://kidsforpeaceglobal.org/

Choose Love Movement – Free SEL curriculum fostering compassion, courage, and resilience.

https://chooselovemovement.org/

Recommended readings and resources

1. Gestalt theory and its application in education

2. Creating empathy and kindness in school environments

Greater Good Magazine (UC Berkeley) – “How Educators Are Using Kindness to Transform Schools” – Practical case studies and strategies.

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_educators_are_using_kindness_to_transform_schools

Cambridge ELT Blog – “Teaching students how a bit of kindness can go a long way” – The neuroscience and classroom impact of kindness.

https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2023/03/12/teaching-students-how-a-bit-of-kindness-can-go-a-long-way

Faculty Focus – “Why We Need to Share Care, Appreciation, Kindness and Empathy (CAKE) in Our Classrooms” – A simple and effective teaching framework.

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/why-we-need-to-share-care-appreciation-kindness-and-empathy-cake-in-our-classrooms

Times of India – “Telangana is focusing on experiential learning and SEL in schools” – Insights into social-emotional learning initiatives.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/telangana-is-focussing-on-experiential-learning-and-sel-in-schools-reveals-report-how-it-helps-in-overall-development-of-students/articleshow/122493876.cms

3. Children’s literature to teach kindness and empathy

4. Related projects and movements

Kids for Peace – Global organisation promoting kindness challenges such as The Great Kindness Challenge.

https://kidsforpeaceglobal.org/

Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement – Free SEL and character education program implemented in more than 120 countries.

https://chooselovemovement.org/

5. Educational research and complementary materials

Binfet (2025) – Research on how adolescents conceptualise kindness in the school context.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773233925000130

ArXiv – “Piloting a Game Jam in Nigeria to Support Empathy and Compassion” – Using game design for empathy building.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.03475

PMC – “The Role of Experiential Learning on Students’ Motivation…” – Review of experiential learning’s impact on motivation.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8569223/