Values Education

Caring for Others

Introduction and Warm-Up

BRAINSTORMING
What does it mean to be a caring person?

List the dos and don’ts for being caring.

Introduction and Warm-Up

The Caring Chair

Bring a chair up to the front of the classroom
and tell the students it will temporarily be
known as the “Caring Chair.” Invite students
to come up one at a time to sit in the chair
and give an example of a way to show
caring—at school, at home, or in the
community.
Concept Exploration
Agree or disagree: Some people say
that kids are selfish and self-absorbed
and don’t care about anything but
themselves.
How do you know if someone cares
about you?
What does it mean to be caring?
1. Showing concern for the well being of
others.
2. Using your words and actions to help
someone.
3. Giving of yourself without expecting
anything in return.
What are some words that describe
the character trait of caring?
What are some ways we can
demonstrate caring?
1. Kindness
2. Thoughtful
3. Sharing,
4. Helping
5. Understanding
1. Give to help others in need. For example:
collect canned goods for local food pantries,
donate gently used clothing and toys, send a
card of encouragement to someone who is
sick.
2. Show respect to people, property, animals,
and the environment.
3. Be kind to everyone and do not exclude
others from activities you are doing.
4. Listen to what others have to say.
5. Be helpful in all situations, at school,
home and in your community.
Why is it important to be caring
towards others?
1. To make someone else feel better.
2. Helps us to feel good about ourselves.
3. We learn compassion for other and to look
beyond our own needs.
4. May inspire others to be caring too.
5. Makes the world a better place
Valuing
WORK IN PAIR
Have students work in pairs. Explain that
you will be starting with partner A
responding to the question and partner B
listening. Then partner B will answer the
same question and partner A will listen.
Have students respond to the following
prompts:
• A time when someone was kind and
caring to me at school was
________________.
• A time when I was kind and caring to
someone at school was
___________________
Reflective Journal
Closing:

Electric Hand Squeeze

Have all the students stand in a circle holding hands.
Start the “electricity” by squeezing the hand of the
person on your right. That person passes it on by
squeezing the hand on her right. After the pulse has
gone through the circle, go around a second time with a
more difficult pattern (for example, do two short
squeezes, or a long one following by a short one).
Kindness—like the “electricity” in this activity—is
infectious
REFLECTION
Describe the most caring thing anyone has
ever done for you. How did that make you
feel? What effect did that have on you?