Lesson Plan
Session 1 Lesson Plan
Students will learn the concept of sharing by discussing examples, listening to a story, and practicing sharing materials with peers.
Teaching sharing early builds empathy, positive peer relationships, and foundational social skills essential for cooperative play and classroom community.
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Prep
Prepare Materials
5 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up
2 minutes
Step 2
Discussion
2 minutes
Step 3
Activity
3 minutes
Step 4
Game
2 minutes
Step 5
Cool-Down
1 minute
Slide Deck
Sharing Story: The Rainbow Fish
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Lesson Plan
Session 2 Lesson Plan
Students will understand the concept of taking turns by listening to a story, practicing turn swaps with tokens, and playing a turn-taking game.
Learning to take turns promotes fairness, patience, and cooperative play—key skills for positive peer interactions and classroom harmony.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
5 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up
2 minutes
Step 2
Discussion
2 minutes
Step 3
Activity
3 minutes
Step 4
Game
2 minutes
Step 5
Cool-Down
1 minute
Slide Deck
Taking Turns Story: On the Swing
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Lesson Plan
Session 3 Lesson Plan
Students will learn to recognize and name emotions in themselves and others, practice expressing empathy through perspective-taking scenarios, and offer kind responses.
Building empathy helps children understand feelings, support peers, and form caring relationships—key social-emotional skills in kindergarten.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
5 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up
2 minutes
Step 2
Discussion
2 minutes
Step 3
Activity
3 minutes
Step 4
Game
2 minutes
Step 5
Cool-Down
1 minute
Slide Deck
Empathy Story: Feeling Left Out
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