Learning intention
- To understand how it feels to be in a classroom where everyone follows the rules.
Success criteria
- I can define what a community is.
- I can
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Start the lesson by encouraging students to share one thing they remember from their Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons in Kindergarten (answers include: learning about how to be friends, solve problems, and make good choices.) Ask:
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Differentiation
Students needing additional support:
- Could be given simple, clear ideas for what they can draw in their kindness bucket, for example:
- Smiley face: Drawings of happy faces can represent making others happy through kind acts.
- Heart: Hearts are a universal symbol of love and care.
- Peace Sign: Representing getting along with others.
- Sun: Representing brightening someone’s day.
- Star: Each star could represent a specific act of kindness.
- Rainbows: Symbolizing hope and positivity brought into others’ lives.
Students needing additional challenge:
- Could be challenged to explain the consequences of not adhering to the rules.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Students with good understanding will be able to:
- Identify what a community is
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Vocabulary definitions
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bucket-filling
Doing or saying things that make others feel good.
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caring
Showing concern and kindness for others.
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In this unit
Introductory Lesson: Setting Classroom Rules
Lesson 1: Listening to Feelings
Lesson 2: Calming Toolbox
Lesson 3: Communicating Feelings
Lesson 4: Listen to Learn
Lesson 5: Mistakes are okay
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 6th January, 2026
Lesson 5: Mistakes are okay
Learning that every time people make a mistake, they learn and grow.
Lesson 4: Listen to learn
Developing the skill of listening respectfully when others share their feelings.
Lesson 3: Communicating Feelings
Learning how to express their thoughts and feelings.
Lesson 2: Calming Toolbox
Exploring calming strategies to handle different feelings.
