Life Skills Lessons for Kindergarten & First Grade
26 Powerful You A–Z lessons that help young children build confidence, understand emotions, practice kindness, and develop essential life skills through stories, mindful movements, and activities.
Lesson F: Forgiving Floyd – Forgiving and Apologizing Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Forgiving Floyd and help young children understand the importance of apologizing, taking responsibility, and forgiving others. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages empathy, kindness, and healthy friendships through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson G: Good Sport Grady – Teamwork Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Good Sport Grady and help young children develop teamwork skills, cooperation, and good sportsmanship. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages sharing, turn-taking, and positive relationships through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson H: Honest Holden – Honesty Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Honest Holden and help young children discover why honesty matters. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages truthfulness, responsibility, and trust through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson I: Ignoring Ina – Focus Skills | Powerful You Kids
Ignoring Ina helps children learn to ignore distractions, stay focused on what matters, and make thoughtful choices about where to direct their attention. Through storytelling, movement, positive self-talk, and practice, children develop tools they can use at school, at home, and with others.
Lesson J: Joking Jodi – Ready-to-Learn Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Joking Jodi and help young children recognize when it's time for fun and when it's time to focus on learning. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages self-control, listening, and positive classroom behavior through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson K: Kind Kelly – Kindness Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Kind Kelly and help young children discover the power of kindness! This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages empathy, caring words, helpful actions, and positive friendships through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson L: Loving Logan – Resilience Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Loving Logan and help young children build resilience, overcome setbacks, and keep trying when things get tough. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages perseverance, self-kindness, and confidence through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson M: Mindful Maria – Managing Emotions Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Mindful Maria and help young children recognize, understand, and manage their emotions. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages emotional awareness, self-regulation, and calming strategies through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson N: No-Fear Nate – Managing Worry and Nighttime Fears | Powerful You Kids
Meet No-Fear Nate and help young children understand worries and nighttime fears. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages courage, emotional awareness, and calming strategies through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson O: Okay Odie – Adjusting to Change Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Okay Odie and help young children adjust to changes with confidence and flexibility. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages adaptability, emotional awareness, and positive coping strategies through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson P: Problem Solving Pat – Problem Solving Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Problem Solving Pat and help young children learn how to work through everyday challenges. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages critical thinking, decision-making, cooperation, and confidence through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson Q: Questioning Quinton – Asking Thoughtful Questions | Powerful You Kids
Meet Questioning Quinton and help young children discover the importance of asking thoughtful questions. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages curiosity, communication, active listening, and confidence through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson R: Responsible Reese – Responsibility Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Responsible Reese and help young children understand what it means to be responsible. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages accountability, independence, helpfulness, and positive decision-making through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson S: Stick-With-It Stan – Grit Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Stick-With-It Stan and help young children develop grit, perseverance, and a never-give-up attitude. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages persistence, confidence, and a growth mindset through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson T: Turn-Taker Trish – Sharing, Trading and Taking Turns | Powerful You Kids
Meet Turn-Taker Trish and help young children practice sharing, trading, and taking turns. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages patience, cooperation, fairness, and positive friendships through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson U: Uplifting Uma – Friendship Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Uplifting Uma and help young children discover what makes a good friend. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages kindness, inclusion, empathy, and positive friendships through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson V: Voicing Viv – Bully Prevention Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Voicing Viv and help young children learn how to recognize bullying, speak up safely, and seek help. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages confidence, kindness, assertive communication, and bully prevention through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson W: Waiting To Speak Willa – Patience Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Waiting To Speak Willa and help young children practice patience and respectful communication. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages listening, waiting to speak, self-control, and consideration for others through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson X: Xpressing Xander – Expressing Emotions Skills | Powerful You Kids
Meet Xpressing Xander and help young children identify and express their emotions. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages emotional awareness, healthy communication, and confidence in sharing feelings through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.
Lesson Y: 'Yes-Mam' Yuri – School Rules and Consequences | Powerful You Kids
Meet 'Yes-Mam' Yuri and help young children understand school rules and consequences. This Powerful You K–1 life skills lesson encourages responsible choices, respect, cooperation, and positive classroom behavior through storytelling, movement, and positive self-talk.