DAY 3 

Subject:  Anti-Bullying Program 

Unit:  Day 3 

Grade:  Kindergarten 

Lesson Title:  Patience + Kindness 

Objectives:  To give Kindergarteners a deeper understanding of the importance of 

patience and kindness in relationships  

Materials &  ● Potted plants / Heart Chain 

Resources:  ○ Pots, dirt, seeds, large rocks (for drainage hole) 
○ 2 paper strips for heart chain 
● Patience activity 
○ Marshmallows (1 for those who do not wait for the 
second marshmallow/ 2 for those who do wait for the 
second marshmallow) 
● Friendship Song lyric sheets (class set) 

Anticipatory Set:  Introduce and define the themes of Patience and Kindness. 

Input:  “Can anyone tell me what you know about Patience and Kindness?” 

Model:  Students will participate in a patience testing activity and will also 
share kind compliments with their classmates. 

  Students will give examples of showing patience. 

Check for   
Understanding:  Students will identify ways of showing kindness. 

Guided Practice:  Craft: potted plants 

- Each student will decorate pots and plant seeds to 
demonstrate their skills of patience 

Closure:  - “Make New Friends” song 

- Predict/give clues for Day 3’s lesson 

Independent  - Practice patience skills with others 

Practice:  - Show kindness with others 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Day 3 
REVIEW​ (2 min) 
 
Does anyone remember the two words that we learned from yesterday? (Interests and 
Empathy) 
Raise your hand if you feel like you learned about interests and empathy! Each of you will 
be receiving a sticker so keep your hands held up high! 
 
 
INTRO​ (10 min) 
 
Today, we will be learning about patience and kindness. Can anyone tell me about what 
they know about ​patience​? 
 
* receives answers from kinders* 
 
Great answers! Patience is waiting without getting upset or losing your temper. An example 
of patience is waiting for someone to stop talking before you begin talking. What is another 
example of patience? 
 
*receives answers from kinders* 
 
Patience is important to friendships because it shows others that you care about them by 
showing them respect. Also, it helps us stay happy when we do not get what we want. 
 
Today, we will also be learning about ​kindness​. Can anyone tell me what they know about 
kindness?  
 
*receives answers from kinders* 
 
Kindness is thinking of other people’s feelings and not just their own. Kind people help 
someone who is in need and are kind even when others are not. Kind people never expect 
anything in return and they just treat other people kindly because they want to make 
someone’s life better. Can anyone tell me some ways you can show kindness? 
 
*kinders answer* 
 
Kindness is important to friendships because it shows that you are thinking about others and 
want to help them. In many cases, when you show kindness to others, others will show 
kindness to you. 
 
 
 
  
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY​ (5 min) 
 
KINDNESS​: 
Turn to the person next to you and tell them something that you like about them. 
 
PATIENCE​: 
Everyone, please raise your hands! When I call on you, you can tell me your favorite animal. 
After you tell me your favorite animal, you can put your hand down.  
 
OR 
 
Marshmallow Waiting Test​: have students sit at their tables. Each student will receive one 
marshmallow. Students will then be told that those who wait and do not eat their 
marshmallow will be rewarded by getting a second marshmallow. The time between the 
two marshmallows should be around 15 minutes. 
 
 
CRAFT​ (10 min) 
 
Potted Plants: 
For our activity, we will be practicing our patience and kindness through growing a plant. 
Each of you will be receiving a pot with a hole on the bottom so the extra water can drain 
out of it. On the pot, you can decorate it any way you want. I will be calling out specific 
tables so we can fill your pots with soil and seeds, so be sure to pay attention!  
 
Or  
 
Heart Chains 
Today, we will be making a heart chain! Each of you will be receiving two strips of paper. 
On one piece of paper, you will write what kindness means to you. On the other paper, you 
will be writing how you show kindness to others. On the back of papers, you can decorate 
them any way you like! Make sure to write your name on your papers!! 
 
 
CLOSING​ (2 min) 
 
We will be singing the song “Make New Friends” to close our day. On the count of three, we 
will start to sing. One, two three!! *sings*