Love is Kind: Being Nice to Others

Title: Love is Kind: Being Nice to Others

Props Needed:
1. A large heart-shaped cutout (cardboard or paper)
2. Small heart stickers or paper hearts (in various colors)
3. A stuffed animal (like a teddy bear)
4. A toy or item (like a ball) that can be shared
5. A small basket for collecting the heart stickers
6. A kindness chart (large piece of paper with “Acts of Kindness” written at the top)
7. Markers or crayons

Presentation Steps:

1. **Setting the Scene**: Gather the children in a circle on a soft mat or carpet. Place the large heart cutout in the center of the circle. Explain that today, you will learn about love and how being kind to others is a big part of it.

2. **Introducing the Concept of Kindness**: Show them the stuffed animal and ask, “What do you think this teddy bear feels when we hug it?” Encourage responses such as “happy” or “loved.” Explain that just like we feel good when we show love, others feel good too when we are kind to them.

3. **Heart Stickers Activity**: Pass around the small heart stickers or paper hearts. Invite each child to think of one kind thing they can do for someone else, such as “sharing a toy” or “saying something nice.” As they share their idea, they can stick a heart on the large heart cutout to decorate it. This visually shows how many ways we can be kind.

4. **Sharing Activity with the Toy**: Bring out the toy (like a ball) and ask, “How can we show kindness with this toy?” Discuss sharing and taking turns. Demonstrate passing the ball to one child at a time and encourage them to treat each other with respect and consideration as they take turns.

5. **Kindness Chart Creation**: On the kindness chart, encourage children to draw or write down the acts of kindness they shared earlier. For those who cannot write, they can use markers to illustrate. Hang the chart in the classroom as a reminder of all the kind things they can do.

6. **Closing Discussion**: Gather the children back in a circle and revisit the large heart in the center. Discuss how each heart sticker represents an act of kindness. Ask, “How does it make us feel when we are kind? And, how do we think it makes other people feel?” Reinforce the idea that love is demonstrated through kindness.

7. **Final Message**: End the session by singing a simple, catchy song about kindness that the children can remember, encouraging them to practice kindness every day.

This interactive illustration ensures that young children understand the concept of love as kindness through participation and fun activities, helping them internalize the message.