KEY STAGE 2 – KINDNESS
(Suitable for ages 7-11)
These lessons support many of the aims and objectives of the new statutory PSHE curriculum for relationships and health education in primary schools. Click here for more details on curriculum links and how to use these lesson plans.
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‘The Power of You’ Lesson Plan – with best-selling author and poet Donna Ashworth
This download pack contains:
‘The Power of You’ Lesson Plan and activity sheet, plus a PowerPoint presentation which features a video of Donna Ashworth reading her poem ‘You’.
Lesson Plan – Kindness is Powerful
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan, a PowerPoint presentation (updated for 2025!) and two activity sheets – Design a logo and Design an Outfit.
Video 1: Receiving kindness
Video 2: Smiling
Lesson Plan 2 – Receiving Kindness
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 2, PowerPoint presentation, and 2 activity sheets – Positive Words and Fortune Teller.
Lesson Plan 3 – Offering Kindness
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 3, PowerPoint presentation, and activity sheet – Famous Quotes.
Lesson Plan 4 – Kindness is good for the body
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 4, PowerPoint presentation, and an activity sheet – Body Booklet.
Lesson Plan 5 – Kindness helps us work as a team
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 5, PowerPoint presentation, and an activity sheet – Scenarios.
Lesson Plan 6 – Looking for Kindness
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 6, PowerPoint presentation, and activity sheet – Kindness Glasses.
Lesson Plan 7 – Being kind to myself
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 7, PowerPoint presentation and Meditation audio file.
Lesson Plan 8 – Self-Compassion
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 8, PowerPoint presentation, Teacher’s Notes, and activity sheet – Compassion Wheel.
Lesson Plan 9 – Kindness spreads
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan 9, PowerPoint presentation, and 2 activity sheets – Kindness Cartoon and True or False exercise.
Learning Together – Kindness Helps us Learn
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint and 2 activity sheets – Team Games and Kindness Skills.
Understanding Emotions
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint and 1 activity sheet – Feelings Forecast.
Connecting With Others
This download pack contains: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint and 1 activity sheet – Emotions Match Up Cards.
These lessons were produced in partnership with Fern Taylor. Fern worked as a primary school teacher for 7 years, co-ordinating both literacy and PSHE within her school. She is also the author of ‘Here and Now: an interactive mindfulness book’ published by HarperCollins. You can find her on Twitter @FernTaylor8 and Instagram @Taylor.Fern