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Kindness Challenge: Free Printable Worksheet for Year 2
- ForYear 2
- StageKey Stage 1
- CostFree
- FormatPrintable PDF
Kindness Challenge is a free printable PSHE worksheet for Year 2 (ages 6 to 7). Children get a checklist of kind acts and tick off the ones they do. Then they think about how each act made the other person feel, and how it made them feel. It needs only a pencil, and page 2 gives the grown-up notes, help ideas and a stretch task.
It comes from the Mini Minds Hub, the free library of printables from Jaques of London, the British games and toy company that has been making games for families since 1795. Print both pages, give page 1 to your child and keep page 2 for yourself. Black and white printing works well.
What is on the sheet
Children meet a checklist of kind acts. Each one is a small, everyday action, such as saying thank you, sharing a toy or listening well when someone talks. They tick off the acts they do over a few days. There is no right or wrong order. The aim is to notice kindness, try it out, and think about how it feels for the other person and for themselves.
- Say thank you to someone
- Give someone a smile
- Help to tidy up
- Share a toy
- Say something nice to a friend
- Hold a door open
- Ask someone to play
- Help a grown-up with a job
- Draw a picture for someone
- Listen well when someone talks
- Say sorry when you need to
- Give someone a hug if they want one
Why practise kindness in PSHE?
PSHE stands for personal, social, health and economic education. In Key Stage 1, it helps children learn about feelings, friendships and getting along with others. Relationships education is part of primary school learning in England, and kindness sits naturally within it. Children this age are already deciding how to treat classmates, siblings and neighbours, so it is a good time to talk about it.
Kindness is easier to learn when it is small and specific. "Be kind" is a big idea. "Hold a door open" is something a six year old can do before tea. Ticking off an act gives children a reason to look for chances to help. Talking afterwards builds empathy, which means noticing and understanding how another person feels.
Skills and curriculum link
- Kindness
- Empathy
- Taking action
- Talking about feelings
- Noticing others
- Reflecting on actions
What children will be able to do
- I can think of kind acts.
- I can say how kindness makes people feel.
- I can try one kind act today.
Helping your child get the most from it
- Start with the easy onesLet your child pick the act that feels most comfortable first. Early success makes the harder acts feel possible.
- Talk about feelingsAfter each act, ask how the other person looked and what they said. This helps children notice feelings in others.
- Model it yourselfChildren copy what they see. Let them spot you doing something kind and say what you did and why.
- Keep it genuineA tick should mean the act really happened. Kindness that is forced does not teach much, so no pressure to rush.
Key words
- KindCaring about other people and wanting to help them feel good.
- EmpathyUnderstanding how someone else feels, as if you were in their shoes.
- ThoughtfulThinking about what other people need or like.
- ShareLet someone else use or have some of what you have.
- PoliteShowing good manners, like saying please and thank you.
- ApologiseSay sorry and mean it when you have done something wrong.
How to use it
- Print both pages. Page 1 is for your child. Keep page 2, which has the notes for you.
- Read through the checklist together the first time. Talk about what each kind act looks like in real life.
- Spread the challenge over a few days. Your child ticks off an act only when they have really done it.
- Talk each evening about how the kind act felt, for them and for the other person.
- Come back to the sheet another day and try some different acts. Repeating a familiar activity builds confidence.
Help, stretch and game ideas
If it feels too hard
Do the first act together and tick it off. Pick the easiest act on the list, such as giving someone a smile, and plan when to do it. Choose just one or two acts for the day. Talk afterwards about how it felt.
To stretch confident children
Ask the child to write one more kind act of their own. Then ask who it is for, when they could do it and how that person might feel. They can add it to the sheet and tick it off once it is done.
Make it a game
Choose one act to do every day for a week. Keep a tally on a spare piece of paper. At the end of the week, count the days you managed and talk about which act felt best. It is a challenge, not a race.
Mistakes to watch for
Watch forA child ticks acts without really doing them, just to fill the sheet.
Try thisRemind them that a tick means it happened. Ask, "Who was it for? What did they say?" Fewer real ticks are better than many quick ones.
Watch forA child feels they must hug someone, even when the person does not want one.
Try thisTalk about asking first and noticing how someone reacts. The act on the sheet is for a hug only if the person wants one.
Watch forA child says sorry quickly without thinking, just to get it over with.
Try thisTalk about what went wrong and how the other person felt. Then try saying sorry again, slowly, and say what they will do next time.
Talk about it
- What is the kindest thing someone has done for you?
- How can you tell when someone feels happy or sad?
- Which kind act on the sheet feels easiest? Which feels hardest?
- Why might a smile help someone who is having a bad day?
- What could you do if a friend was left out of a game?
- How do you feel after you have helped someone?
Take it off the page
Kindness jar
Decorate a jar. Each time someone in the family does a kind act, write it on a scrap of paper and pop it in. Read them out at the weekend.
Draw a thank you picture
Choose someone who helps you, such as a teacher, a neighbour or a relative. Draw them a picture and write one sentence to say thank you.
Kind or unkind
Take turns making up short stories about playtime. After each one, decide together if the actions were kind or unkind, and what a kinder choice might be.
Who it is for
Parents
Sit beside your child for the first act, then let them lead. Keep it relaxed and low pressure. Ask about feelings in the evening, over tea or at bedtime. Notice and praise kindness when you see it.
Teachers
Use it as a PSHE starter, a plenary or a homework task spread over a few days. It works well in circle time, as a class challenge or as a display of kind acts. It needs no preparation beyond printing.
Home educators
Pair it with a story about friendship or sharing, and a walk where you look for kind things people do. Brothers and sisters can try it together and tick off acts for each other. Print again to repeat the challenge later.
Where this fits in your child's learning
Before this, children usually practise naming feelings, taking turns and following simple class or family rules. These early habits give them the words and routines they need to talk about how their actions affect others.
After this, children can move on to thinking about friendships, solving small disagreements and looking at things from another person's point of view. Kindness Challenge gives a practical starting point for all of these, because children have real examples to talk about.
Check it worked
Ask these when the sheet is finished. Listen for the reasoning, not just the answer.
- What kind thing did you do?
- How did it make the other person feel?
- How did it make you feel?
Questions parents and teachers ask
- What age is Kindness Challenge for?
It is written for Year 2 (ages 6 to 7), in Key Stage 1. Younger children can try it with a lot of help, and older children can use it with the stretch idea on page 2.
- What will children practise?
They practise thinking about kind acts, doing them, and noticing how they make people feel. That builds kindness, empathy and the habit of taking action, all in small everyday steps.
- How do I use it?
Print both pages and give page 1 to your child. Do the first act together, then spread the rest over a few days. Talk each evening about how the kind act felt.
- What if my child finds it hard?
Start with one easy act and do it together, then tick it off. Choose just one or two acts a day. Page 2 has more ideas for children who need extra support.
- Is it free?
Yes. It is free to print for home and classroom use. You can print it again for brothers and sisters, or to repeat the challenge another week.
- Can teachers use it in class?
Yes. Teachers can use it as a PSHE starter, plenary, early finisher task, homework or table activity. It needs no preparation beyond printing, and page 2 has support and stretch ideas.
- Is this a screen free activity?
Yes. It needs only paper and a pencil, so it works well for quiet time, rainy days and school holidays. It also gets children talking and thinking about other people.
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Made by Jaques of London, making games for families since 1795. A printable supports classroom learning and does not replace a teacher.