Kind Kelly helps children learn to show kindness through caring words, thoughtful actions, and respect for others. Through storytelling, movement, positive self-talk, and practice, children develop tools they can use at school, at home, and with others.
Positive Self-Talk
“I have KIND hands, KIND feet, and KIND words.”
How to Use This Lesson
1. Meet Kind Kelly
Introduce Kind Kelly, a real Powerful You kid who is learning to show kindness with her whole body! Look at Kelly's big smile and ask, “How can we show kindness without saying a word?” Talk about how our hands, feet, eyes, ears, mouths, and hearts can all help us be kind.
2. Breathe & Stretch
Choose a simple stretch from the Breathe and Stretch on the Beach book or follow Kelly's FREE movement video. Invite children to stretch their helping hands, wiggle their kind feet, and take a deep breath while thinking about someone they care about.
3. Read the Powerful You Story
Read Kind Kelly's story from the Powerful You Primary book or laminated cards. Talk about Kelly's feelings and experiences. Ask, “How does it feel when someone is kind to you?”
4. Practice Positive Self-Talk
Say Kelly's phrase together: “I have KIND hands, KIND feet, and KIND words.” Practice saying it aloud, then quietly in your mind. Invite children to think of one kind action they can do today.
5. Write or Draw
Choose a writing or drawing activity from the Powerful You Primary book. Invite children to draw themselves helping someone, sharing a toy, or doing something kind for a friend.
6. Role-Play
Let children hold Kelly's laminated card and pretend to be Kind Kelly! Act out situations such as a friend dropping their crayons, someone feeling lonely, or a classmate needing help. Practice using helping hands, kind words, listening ears, and caring hearts. Ask, “What would Kind Kelly do?”
7. Display the Skill Sign
Display Kind Kelly's Whole Body Kindness Tips sign where children can see it. Explore her six reminders: attentive ears that listen, helping hands that pitch in, a mannerly mouth that says kind words, a caring heart that understands feelings, kind eyes that smile, and polite feet that step aside for others. Invite children to demonstrate each kind action using their own bodies.
8. Collect & Celebrate with Digital Brag Tags
Notice children showing kindness through their words and actions. Celebrate their helping hands, caring hearts, and thoughtful choices with Digital Brag Tags. Say, **“You used your Powerful