Game | Social Emotional Learning Lesson on Kindness and Empathy

This Each Kindness book companion lesson is a highly engaging, quiz-show style activity designed to help students reflect on Jacqueline Woodson’s story while building social-emotional learning (SEL) skills. Using interactive game categories such as Act It Out (role play), True or False, Sketch It, Imagine If, and Risk, students collaborate in teams, think critically, and use creativity to respond to challenges. The game show format is hands-on, customizable, and low-prep, making it ideal for busy teachers and counselors. It can be used in whole-class SEL lessons, small group counseling, bibliotherapy, distance learning, or teletherapy. While the game typically takes 40–60 minutes and works best projected on a large screen, the resource also includes over six alternative formats—such as printable task cards—for screen-free or shorter sessions. By combining fun, competition, and reflection, this lesson helps students explore kindness, empathy, and decision-making in meaningful ways.