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Helping Hands

Helping Hands

Helping others can build confidence and social awareness. Students will reflect on ways they help their family and friends and display them in a drawing.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Paper

Steps

  • Step 1

    Evidence shows that there are many benefits to asking children to help out around the home. A sense of accomplishment can boost self-confidence, having responsibilities teaches time-management and problem-solving skills, and it helps build important life skills. Ask students to talk about what they do to help out. Do they set the table for dinner? Match up socks from the laundry? Visit an elderly neighbor?

  • Step 2

    Have students help each other trace their hands on paper. Then ask them to color in the hands and illustrate a helping activity they perform. Have them (or help them) write down what their hands are doing in the drawing.

  • Step 3

    Ask students to present their helping hands and discuss how it makes them feel when they help their family or friends and why helping out is so important.

Standards

SEL: Self-Management: Exhibit self-discipline and self-motivation. Use planning and organizational skills. Show the courage to take initiative.

SEL: Responsible Decision-Making: Reflect on one’s role to promote personal, family and community well-being.

Adaptations

Students can trace their hands again and write a word or phrase on each finger that describes how they feel when they help out, such as "proud," "useful," "happy," "needed," etc.

Ask students to think about ways they could help the broader community. Can they work with their family to clear trash from the sidewalk, rake leaves from an elderly neighbor's lawn, walk a neighbor's dog after school?