Kindness to Others

Grade 1 · Religious and Moral Education

Semester 1 | Period 2 | Week 11

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Subject: Religious and Moral Education

Semester: 1

Period: 2

Week: 11

School Name:
Teacher’s Name:
Subject: Religious and Moral Education
Grade Level: Grade 1
Date: Week 11
Lesson Duration: 45 minutes
Week & Period: Week 11, Period 2
Topic: Kindness to Others
Sub-topic: Showing Acts of Kindness
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Define kindness.
  2. Identify acts of kindness at home, school, and community.
  3. Explain the rewards of kindness.

Previous Knowledge
Students already know about love and obedience.

Instructional Materials
Bible, pictures of children helping others, storybook on kindness, role-play props.

Lesson Development – ABC Model
A – Anticipation (Warm-up / Starter)
Time: 5–10 minutes
Teacher asks: “What good thing did you do for someone this week?”

B – Building Knowledge (Main Lesson Body)

Time: 25–30 minutes

Teacher’s Explanation & Activities:
The teacher begins by explaining that kindness means helping, sharing, and caring for others. It is doing good things that make other people happy and show love.

The teacher gives practical examples of kindness:

  • Sharing food or toys with friends
  • Helping classmates with schoolwork or when they fall
  • Greeting and showing respect to elders
  • Caring for animals and plants

The teacher explains the rewards of kindness:

  • Friendship and good relationships
  • Joy and happiness for yourself and others
  • God’s blessings for doing good deeds

The teacher briefly tells the story of the Good Samaritan from the Bible to show how helping others, even strangers, is an example of kindness.

Practical Activity:

  • Learners role-play being kind and unkind:
    • Helping a friend who has fallen (kind) vs. ignoring a friend who fell (unkind)
    • Sharing snacks with a classmate (kind) vs. refusing to share (unkind)
  • The teacher guides learners to clap or cheer for acts of kindness.

 

Learners’ Activities (Expanded):

  • Learners list acts of kindness they can do at home, in school, and in the community.
  • Learners act out scenarios demonstrating kindness and unkindness in pairs or small groups.
  • Learners repeat after the teacher: “Kindness brings joy.”
  • Learners discuss in pairs other ways to be kind to friends, family, and animals.

 

Assessment Checks:
The teacher checks learners’ understanding by asking:

  1. What is kindness?
  2. Give one act of kindness you can do in your family.
  3. Give one act of kindness you can do at school.
  4. What reward do we get when we are kind?
  5. Mention one way God shows kindness to us.

The teacher observes learners’ role plays and listens to their responses.

 

Notes (Expanded & Detailed):

  • Kindness means helping, sharing, and caring for others.
  • Being kind brings friendship, joy, and God’s blessing.
  • God wants us to treat others the way we would like to be treated.
  • Acts of kindness can be done at home, in school, or in the community.
  • The story of the Good Samaritan teaches that we should help anyone in need, even strangers.

 

Assignment (For Learners):

  1. Draw a picture showing one act of kindness you did at home or school this week.
  2. Practice saying aloud: “Kindness brings joy” five times.
  3. Ask your parents to help you list three acts of kindness you can do in your community and try them.

C – Consolidation (Conclusion & Assessment)
Time: 5–10 minutes
Summary: Kindness is helping, sharing, and caring. Rewards are friendship, joy, and blessings.
Evaluation Method (Expanded):
Exit slip: Learners will draw or say one act of kindness. Teacher provides oral feedback.
Assignment (Expanded):
Draw yourself being kind to a friend or family member.
Follow-up Activity:
Learners should do one act of kindness at home before the next class.
Differentiation / Inclusive Strategies
Role plays for slow learners, written examples for advanced learners.
Teacher’s Reflection (After Class)
What worked well? ___________________________________________
What needs improvement? ____________________________________
Students’ engagement level: ☑ High ☐ Medium ☐ Low