Kindness
Make growing in kindness a fun-filled adventure! Read on for more ideas that help kids:
- be more considerate of others
- put others first
- respond politely to insults, compliments and offers they wish to decline.
This lesson also helps address teasing, bullying, making fun of others and tattling.
Recommended resources
Being Nice to Others: A Book About Rudeness
by Carolyn Larsen. Baker Books, 2016. Ages 4-7.
The Berenstain Bears: A Neighbor in Need
by Jan and Mike Berenstain. Zonderkidz, 2011. Ages 4-7
The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule
by Stan, Jan and Mike Berenstain. Zonderkidz, 2008. Ages 4-7.
The Berenstain Bears and the Little Lost Cub
by Jan and Mike Berenstain. Zonderkidz, 2011. Ages 4-7.
The Berenstain Bears: Faithful Friends
by Jan and Michael Berenstain. Zonderkidz, 2009. Ages 4-7.
The Berenstain Bears: Kindness Counts
by Jan and Mike Berenstain. Zonderkidz, 2010. Ages 4-7.
The Berenstain Bears: Love is Kind
by Mike Berenstain. Zonderkidz, 2020. Ages 4-7.
Otter B Kind
by Pamela Kennedy and Anne Kennedy Brady. Tyndale, 2019. Ages 4-7.
Sharing With Others: A Book About Selfishness
by Carolyn Larsen. Baker Books, 2017. Ages 4-7.
Words to Love By
by Rick Warren. Zonderkidz, 2018. Ages 4-7.
You're So Kind
(12 characters from the Bible). Thomas Nelson, 2020. Ages 4-7.
Adventures in Odyssey #54: Clanging Cymbals and the Meaning of God’s Love (CD)
Tyndale, 2011. Ages 8 and up.
Adventures in Odyssey Life Lessons #3: Compassion (CD)
Tyndale, 2005. Ages 8 and up.
Adventures in Odyssey Life Lessons #11: Respect (CD)
Tyndale, 2006. Ages 8-12.