Learning Objectives

• Understand that kindness helps everyone feel they belong
• Practice inviting and including others with a smile and thumbs-up
• Draw one way they can help someone feel they belong

1. Introduction & Hook (4–5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Show the Kindness Monkey or HeroKindness image.

Teacher Script:
“Hello, super friends! Today our kindness superpower has a special job — helping everyone feel they belong.

Have you ever felt left out of a game or like no one wanted to play with you? (Pause for nods or quiet sharing.) It doesn’t feel good, does it?

The good news is we all have a superpower that can fix that. Kindness! When we notice someone who might feel left out, we can invite them, sit with them, or share. Then we give a big thumbs-up and smile. That helps everyone feel they belong.

Let’s practice our belonging superpower today!”

2. Teach the Kindness Cycle for Belonging (3–4 min)

Draw a big, simple three-step cycle or use gestures:
Notice someone who looks left out → Kind Act (invite them, say “Come play with us!”, share a toy) → Thumbs Up + big smile.

Teacher Script:
“Watch me. (Model with a puppet or student helper.) I notice someone sitting alone. I walk over, smile, and say ‘Want to play with us?’ Then we both put our thumbs up high and smile big!

That’s the Kindness Cycle for belonging. Let’s try the gestures together!”

Practice the movements as a whole class several times.

3. Main Activity (7–9 min)

Teacher Script:
“Now let’s practice. I’ll pretend to be someone left out. Who wants to use their belonging superpower and invite me?”

Do 2–3 quick role-plays with different students. Then:
“Great job! Now take a paper and draw your Belonging Super Move — one kind way you can help someone feel they belong. It can be inviting them to play, sitting with them, or sharing.”

Allow students to draw freely. Invite a few to share their drawings.

4. Discussion, Reflection & Closure (3–4 min)

Teacher Script:
“Wonderful drawings, super friends!

This week, notice one person who might feel left out and use your belonging superpower. Give them a smile and a thumbs-up.

Let’s all stand up and give a big group thumbs-up for belonging!

Remember: Kindness helps everyone feel they belong. You have that superpower inside you!”

Optional: Sing one short verse of the Kindness Song with belonging language.

Learning Objectives

• Identify belonging as something kindness can create
• Apply the full Kindness Cycle to inclusion situations
• Commit to one specific belonging action

1. Introduction & Hook (4–5 min)

Teacher Script:
“We’ve already learned that kindness is a superpower inside all of us, and we’ve used it to make and keep friends. Today we use that same superpower for belonging.

Everyone wants to feel they belong — that they are accepted and included. Sometimes people feel left out at recess, at lunch, or in a group. Kindness is how we change that.

When we notice someone who might feel left out, we choose a kind act that includes them, then finish with a thumbs-up and a smile. That’s how we build belonging.”

Quick show of hands: “Who has ever felt left out, even for a short time?”

2. Teach the Kindness Cycle for Belonging (3–4 min)

Display or draw the cycle: Notice → Kind Act (invite, include, sit with, share, celebrate) → Thumbs Up + Smile.

Teacher Script:
“We call this ‘Thumbs Up for Belonging.’
Notice someone who looks alone or left out.
Choose a kind act — invite them, ask them to join, or sit with them.
Then give a thumbs-up and a real smile.
That small cycle creates real belonging.”

3. Main Activity (8–10 min)

Teacher Script:
“I’m going to read a few short situations. With a partner, practice the full Kindness Cycle out loud.”

Scenarios (read one at a time):

• A new student is standing by the wall at recess.
• Someone is sitting alone at the lunch table.
• A classmate is left out of a game.

After partner practice:
“Now on your paper or sticky note, write or draw one belonging action you will try this week. Start with ‘I will…’”

Invite a few students to share.

4. Discussion, Reflection & Closure (3–4 min)

Teacher Script:
“Great work today. Belonging grows when we use our kindness superpower on purpose.

This week’s challenge: Notice at least one person who might feel left out and use the Kindness Cycle.

Let’s finish with a group thumbs-up for belonging.

Remember — you have the power to help someone feel they belong.”

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the importance of belonging for well-being
• Apply the Kindness Cycle to real social situations (including subtle exclusion)
• Create a personal Belonging Superpower plan

1. Introduction & Hook (3–4 min)

Teacher Script:
“In our earlier lessons we activated kindness as a superpower and used it for friendship. Today we focus on belonging — the feeling that you are accepted and connected.

Feeling you belong at school is one of the strongest protective factors for happiness and mental health. The opposite — feeling left out or invisible — hurts.

The good news: belonging is something we can actively build with kindness. We notice exclusion, choose an inclusive kind act, and close with a thumbs-up and smile.”

2. Teach / Review the Cycle (3 min)

Quick visual review of Kind Act + Thumbs Up + Smile applied to belonging.
Introduce the guiding question: “What would HeroKindness do in this moment?”

3. Main Activity (10–12 min)

Teacher Script:
“Take one quiet minute. Think of a time you or someone else felt left out — at school, online, or in a group.

Now with a partner or small group, apply the Kindness Cycle:
What could someone notice?
What kind act could create belonging?
How would a thumbs-up and genuine acknowledgment help?

After discussion, write your own short Belonging Superpower plan: one specific action you can take this week to help yourself or someone else feel more accepted.”

Circulate and support as needed. Invite a few voluntary shares.

4. Challenge & Closing (3 min)

Teacher Script:
“This week, look for at least one moment of exclusion — subtle or obvious — and respond with inclusion using the Kindness Cycle.

If your class tracks K-Sparks, this counts.

Let’s close with a collective thumbs-up for belonging.

You have the superpower to make someone feel they belong. Use it.”

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the role of belonging in personal well-being and school climate
• Apply the Kindness Cycle to both in-person and digital belonging challenges
• Develop a personal Belonging Superpower script and optional leadership action

1. Introduction & Hook (3–4 min)

Teacher Script:
“We’ve established that kindness is a learnable superpower. Today we apply it to one of the most important human needs: belonging.

Feeling accepted and connected protects mental health, increases engagement, and strengthens school culture. Feeling invisible or excluded does the opposite.

This lesson is not about forced inclusion. It’s about using intentional kindness to create authentic belonging — for ourselves and others — both offline and online.”

2. Frame the Kindness Cycle (3–4 min)

Review Kind Act + Thumbs Up + Smile with a belonging lens.
Discuss how the same cycle works in group chats, social media, lunch tables, group projects, and after conflicts.

3. Main Activity (10–12 min)

Teacher Script:
“Reflect on a real belonging challenge you’ve seen or experienced — it can be subtle.

Apply the Kindness Cycle:
What was (or is) being noticed?
What kind act could create more belonging?
How does acknowledgment (thumbs-up, genuine recognition, or a simple ‘I’m glad you’re here’) strengthen the impact?

Now write a short personal Belonging Superpower script — words or actions you can actually use under real social pressure.

Optional leadership extension: How can you help create a culture where more people feel they belong?”

Allow time for writing and optional sharing.

4. Challenge & Closing (3 min)

Teacher Script:
“This week, commit to one real inclusive action. It can be small. Consistency matters more than size.

If you want to take a leadership step, notice who might feel on the edges and use your superpower.

We close with a thumbs-up — for belonging, for each other, and for the culture we choose to build.”