Kindness Counts

This worksheet helps students in Grades 2, 3, and 4 build empathy, emotional awareness, reading comprehension, responsible decision-making, and social understanding through a meaningful short story. Students read a narrative about a girl being teased and respond to questions that explore feelings, kindness, supportive actions, and how choices affect others in a school community.

Skills Reinforced

• Empathy & Compassion (Grades 2-4): Identify emotions and understand how teasing impacts others
• Reading Comprehension (ELA Connection): Answer questions using story details, events, and character actions
• Responsible Decision-Making: Reflect on positive choices and how kindness can change outcomes
• Safe & Respectful Behavior: Recognize supportive bystander actions that promote inclusion

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to support SEL and literacy instruction together
• Discussion-Friendly Format: Encourages thoughtful conversation about feelings, behavior, and kindness
• Flexible Use: Ideal for SEL lessons, ELA blocks, counseling groups, morning meetings, or homeschool learning
• Age-Appropriate Content: Relatable scenario helps students connect personally to the lesson

This Kindness Counts worksheet helps students strengthen empathy, comprehension, emotional awareness, and positive social behavior. By reflecting on teasing and kindness, learners develop a deeper understanding of how their actions affect others and how bystanders can help create a safe, welcoming environment. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this printable resource supports meaningful discussions and promotes compassionate, responsible choices.

This worksheet is part of our Handling Teasing and Bullying Worksheets collection.