Kindness Snippet Jar by Diane Alber Book Companion

Description

Teach kindness, empathy, compassion, friendship, inclusion, and encouragement with this Kindness Snippet Jar by Diane Alber book companion!

Designed to accompany Kindness Snippet Jar by Diane Alber, this engaging resource combines reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, story elements, character analysis, SEL, partner activities, art, and classroom kindness activities into one ready-to-use unit.

Students will follow Snippet’s journey as he discovers that kindness isn’t simply about finding the right words—kindness is something we put into action! Throughout the resource, students explore the difference between kind words and kind actions, consider how their choices affect others, and practice ways to make their classroom and community kinder.

Perfect for morning meetings, SEL lessons, read-alouds, guidance lessons, literacy centers, character education, friendship units, kindness week, or anytime you want to build a positive classroom community!

 

What’s Included?

This comprehensive resource includes:

• Learning Objectives
• Book Summary
• Teacher-Led Discussion Prompts for before, during, and after reading
• Prediction Activities – two differentiated writing formats
• What Is Kindness? teacher lesson and student response activity
• Theme/Message Activities – differentiated writing pages
• Vocabulary Color Match with answer key
• Story Concepts Graphic Organizer – characters, setting, problem, solution, and favorite part
• Beginning, Middle & End Summarizing Activity
• Character Analysis – students examine how Snippet changes throughout the story
• Reading Comprehension/Story Questions with answer key
• Kindness Detective SEL Activity – students recognize genuine acts of kindness
• Create Your Own Kindness Snippet Art Activity with multiple student versions
• Kindness Mosaic Art + Writing Activity
• True or False Activity with answer key
• Fill the Kindness Jar Partner Game
• 10 Kindness Scenario Cards
• Possible Response/Answer Key for partner scenarios
• Whole-Class Kindness Snippet Jar Activity
• Student Writing Prompts
• 12 Teacher-Led Discussion Questions
• Kindness Vocabulary Word Search with answer key
• “Spread Kindness Everywhere!” Coloring Page

 

The resource goes beyond simply talking about being nice. Students practice empathy, social awareness, problem-solving, and making kind choices through realistic situations. For example, the partner game asks students to determine both what they could SAY and what they could DO in different situations, reinforcing the connection between kind words and meaningful actions.

 

SEL & Character Education Skills

Students practice:

• Kindness
• Empathy
• Compassion
• Friendship
• Inclusion
• Encouragement
• Appreciation
• Helping others
• Perspective-taking
• Social awareness
• Responsible decision-making
• Problem-solving
• Positive communication
• Building a caring classroom community

 

ELA Skills

Students also work on:

• Making predictions
• Reading comprehension
• Recalling key details
• Story elements
• Characters and setting
• Problem and solution
• Beginning, middle, and end
• Summarizing
• Character change
• Theme/central message
• Vocabulary
• Written responses
• Speaking and listening
• Text-to-self connections

 

The resource includes both literacy and SEL applications—for example, students move from analyzing characters, setting, problem, solution, and sequence to recognizing real acts of kindness and recording them as “Kindness Detectives.”

 

Perfect For

Grades K–3

SEL

Character Education

Kindness Week

Friendship Lessons

Morning Meeting

School Counseling

Read-Aloud Activities

Literacy Centers

Writing Centers

Early Finishers

Sub Plans

Classroom Community

Anti-Bullying Discussions

World Kindness Day

Random Acts of Kindness Week