SEL Picture Book: KINDNESS BUNDLE

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SEL Picture Book: Kindness BUNDLE

This SEL Picture Book: KINDNESS BUNDLE includes lessons for the following books:

The Jelly Donut Difference by

Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller

The Cool Bean by Jory John and Pete Oswald

How Full is Your Bucket?

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The first book in the SEL picture book KINDNESS BUNDLE is:

The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy~ Sharing Kindness with the world

The Jelly Donut Difference is the perfect SEL picture book to teach kindness to your students. Not only can this book be read during “Random Acts of Kindness Week” in February, but it can also be incorporated into Back-to-School lesson plans to set the community of your classroom. The BEST part about it is you can use this book to teach about kindness at ANY time during the school year!

Book Summary:

Dexter and Leah are twins that are constantly arguing. They both want to be first and will grab and yank things from each other. When their parents are preparing to have guests over for dinner, they realize they are out of eggs. The twins’ parents send them over to their neighbor, Ms. Marvis’s house, for eggs.

While at her house the twins realize how quiet her house is and think she must be lonely. They decide to invite Ms. Marvis over for dinner.

While at dinner, Ms. Marvis tells everyone stories about her family tradition on making jelly donuts. The next day, the twins decide to make donuts and leave a bag at Ms. Marvis’s house. They also create a family of snowmen outside her house. Ms. Marvis is so appreciative of the kindness of the twins that she writes them a thank you note. The twins are happy that they have a family and learned new traditions from their neighbor.

What this resource includes:

A Teacher TIPS page to give explanations and details about the resource.

Prediction page (given before reading book)

Sequencing page.

Story concepts page.

Questions regarding kindness.

Text Connections- self, text, world

Analyzing questions worksheet

Character change throughout story

Creative writing prompt

Ways to spread kindness activity.

Sprinkle Kindness Cards-to fill out for peers.

Design your own book cover.

(2) Kindness Coloring sheets

Word Searches with words from text. (2) levels of difficulty- Answer Keys provided.

Acts of Kindness- Differentiated levels- Coloring Activity, Digital Activity, and extension versions included.

Kindness recipe pennants. (4) different decorated pennants included.

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The second book in the SEL picture book KINDNESS BUNDLE is:

The Cool Bean- Kindness and Including Others

Summary:

The main bean is a kid who feels like he no longer fits in. The previous year he was a part of a group who are now considered the “Cool Beans.” He feels a little left behind and unsure of where he now belongs. On a rough day, the “Cool Beans” came to his rescue. One by one they used kindness to help when the main bean was upset, embarrassed and alone.

Themes within this text are: Kindness & Including Others

What this resource includes:

35+ pages and 21 ACTIVITIES!

Summary page for teacher

Predicting Page

Story Concepts sheet

Theme / Message of the story

Sequencing

Text Connections

A cover for work packet for the week if it is a center or an ongoing activity.

QUESTION PAGES: Worksheets / Group Discussion Possibilities for the following:

Connection questions

Analyzing questions

Character Change from beginning to end of story page.

A writing prompt to answer and area to draw a picture.

“Find the Following” page- students will find different elements in the story like: the turning point, their favorite picture, a verb they liked that the authors used, etc.

Two more sets of question pages to give students the opportunity to reflect and answer.

Special / Unique cards- Students are given the opportunity to write 4 different reasons why they are special / unique.

Hands-on ACTIVITIES:

Two Coloring sheets about kindness

A page to list different way to show kindness to others.

(2) levels of a word scramble Design your own “cool” sunglasses

Design your own NEW book cover for the story.

An extension partner activity where students write kind and unkind gestures, and follow the directions from there.

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The third book in the SEL picture book KINDNESS BUNDLE is:

Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller

This SEL (social emotional lesson) is perfect for back-to-school to set routines or anytime your students may need a refresher on the Golden Rule or manners. It gives the perfect time to distinguish how to treat one another and to set boundaries within your classroom from Day 1.

All children can relate to this book!

What this resource includes:

 An opportunity for students to recall details from the story.

Make real-life connections to discuss/write about.

A Venn Diagram for students to compare and contrast the otters vs. Mr. Rabbit in the story. This is perfect for independent work OR a whole group lesson if projected on the board.

Manners page- gives the student the opportunity to write which manner he/she thinks they need to work on.

A page to list the different items that he/she shares with others. Mr. Rabbit in the story talks about how he wants his new neighbors to share.

How do you want others to treat you?

Verb and Noun Sort- comes with an answer key

“Contraction Find”- comes with an answer key.

(2) different coloring pages, and MORE!

**Every page (besides the coloring pages and page 7 are in black/white, colored, and DIGITAL versions!

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The third book in the SEL picture book KINDNESS BUNDLE is:

How Full is Your Bucket?

This SEL (social emotional lesson) is perfect for back-to-school, KINDNESS week,  or anytime your students may need a refresher on being kind to one another and self-esteem. It is perfect for back-to-school time to distinguish how to treat one another and to set boundaries within your classroom from Day 1.

Children AND adults can relate to the message in this book. Making others happy and being kind to them impacts how you feel each day. The more “drops” you put into someone else’s bucket really adds “drops” to yours!

What this resource includes:

An opportunity for students to analyze the character’s actions within the story.

Make real-life connections to discuss/write about.

Recall facts from the story.

Decide whether certain statements are “bucket fillers” (positive and kind) or “bucket dippers” (negative and unkind) for one person to say to another. – For this activity, the student will color the shape one color for positive or another color for negative. For the digital version, the student(s) will drag and drop the correct color star next to the statement.

Given a chance to explain his/her thoughts of the book.

An anchor chart whole group activity: black/white and colored cards are provided.

Compliment card activity: Students are provided the opportunity to put “drops” in their peers/classmate’s buckets.

Printable black/white and colored versions.

Digital version.

And more!!

 

KEY WORDS: Kindness, friendship, community, SEL, SEL lesson, Social Emotional Lesson, bucket filler, bucket dipper, back-to-school

Key words: Kindness, Kindness Week, Back to School, differentiated, text connections, prediction, sequencing, Story concepts, Character Analysis, Creativity, creative writing prompt, coloring sheets, kind, Kindness recipe