Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli deals with bullying, poverty, racism, and compassion. Discussion questions and activities to accompany the book
Maniac Magee: A TPN Book Review
Warriors A Review and Lesson Plan
~ The Warriors ~ by Joseph Bruchac Classification Chapter Book Elementary – 4th and up The Warriors: A Summary When Danny’s mother, a lawyer, gets a job in Washington, he must leave the Mohawk reservation where he has grown up and adjust to life in a new school. A skilled lacrosse player, Danny makes new friends, […]
14 Caring Gifts from the Heart
~ Caring Gifts Are Meaningful Gifts ~ If you are scratching your head wondering what gifts to get the people you care about, consider giving something far more meaningful than an item off a store shelf. Give the gift of yourself. There is nothing more precious than giving of your time, your compassion, your skills […]
TPN Lesson Plan: The Anti-Bullying Quilt
~ The Anti-Bullying Quilt ~ Objective: To learn about bullying and what to do when it happens Grade Level: Kindergarten and up Preparation: Have scissors, markers, glue, and a long sheet of mural type paper. Introduction: Bully Proofing Yourself and Others Learn about bullying. What does it look like? What does it feel like? Read some of […]
Footsteps: An Activity for Developing Empathy
Step into Another Person’s Mindset Jim Ziolkowski’s National Bestseller Walk in Their Shoes: Can One Person Change the World? details his life changing experience. A business major, he had planned to go into a corporate career. However, while backpacking through Nepal in his senior year, he discovered how simple kindness and caring can change people’s […]
Sharing Kindness
Kindness: Pass it On This video shows ways we can help each other and spread caring and compassion by observing someone needing help and acting on it. Follow up viewing the video by creating a list of all the small things people did for each other in the video. Discussion Questions: Have you ever done any […]
Compassion and Love are Not Based on Reciprocity
Tiniest Teachers offer the Greatest Lesson The Greatest Lesson took me by surprise. Recently, I’ve been suffering compassion fatigue. Every Sunday I take a nursing home resident to church with me. It seems the helpful thing to do, and she always voices her gratitude as we leave the services. But I couldn’t shake the feeling […]
Simple Kindness
Showing You Care “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Princess Diana Teach Peace Now‘s theme for the month of April is Caring and Compassion. All month we will be presenting books, activities, and thoughts about […]
