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Children will identify and analyze ways to be kind.

Vocabulary: cobre, estatua, libertad

Social and Life Skills Focus: social awareness, relationship skills

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• Lucas shows examples of what being kind mean, specially in a diverse and multicultural world.
• This story provides children with practical ideas for small, easy ways to show kindness.

• Use our bonus Tres en raya de amigos skill sheet to help kids get to know each other and make friends.
• When kids find someone who matches a description, they can circle that picture. Challenge them to get three in a row!

• Together, find and circle the word kind each time it appears in the issue.

Skill: collaborative games

Materials: tennis ball, marker, music player

• Part of being kind is making other people smile! Spread smiles with this simple game.
• In advance, draw a smiley face on a tennis ball. Seat children in a circle and have kids pass the ball around while you play some lively music. When the music stops, the child holding the ball has to try to make the person sitting to their right smile!
• Children can try to spread smiles any way they like. They might give a compliment, tell a joke, wave and say hello, or make a silly face. Continue until all children have had a turn.