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BIG HEAD BOB ACADEMY · K–3 SEL

Recognize and Respect Others' Feelings

Unit 1: Feelings. Lesson 2 of 2 ·
90 minutes, start to finish.

New here? Start with Lesson 1: express your feelings ↗

Two ways to teach Lesson 2 today. Grab the printable plan for your binder, or scroll down and run the whole lesson live, right on this page, with working activities and sheets you can print as you go.

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Lesson at a glanceUnit 1 · Lesson 2 of 2 · 90 min · K–3

OBJECTIVE

Students recognize how other people feel, and use kind words and kind actions to show appreciation and compliment others.

CASEL

Social awareness and relationship skills.

PREP

Print the eight sheets. Clear floor space for a circle. Board and markers, crayons, safety scissors.

ACTIVITIES

Circle Talk 10 min · Respecting Others 15 min · Role Playing 15 min · Showing Appreciation 15 min · Compliment Cards 15 min · Act of Kindness 20 min.

CLOSING

Three review questions, a wall poster, and a take-home Kindness Mission.

LESSON 2 · TEACH IT LIVE

Recognize and respect others' feelings

Open an activity to play the game first, then get the purpose, steps, and a ready-to-print sheet.Print straight from this page and have fun.

Eight sheets, one print job.
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1 Circle Talk 10 min +–

Bob says. “Write down or think about one word to describe your feelings at this moment.”

Circle Spinner

Spin to pick who shares next. Nobody gets volunteered.

8 in circle

Everyone take a seat number.

Guess My Feeling

Player 1: tap your secret feeling. Don't let your partner peek.

Two players, one screen. On a projector, play it as a whole class: you tap the secret feeling, then the class guesses together.

Class tally: 0 good guesses out of 0

Purpose. Help students practice reading how someone else feels, and hear that guessing wrong is fine as long as you ask.

STEPS

  1. Sit in a circle facing each other.
  2. Each student picks one feeling word privately, without sharing.
  3. Pair up and take turns guessing your partner's feeling.
  4. Take four or five volunteers to share their friend's feeling.
  5. Show of hands: who guessed correctly?

MATERIALS

  • Carpet or open floor space
  • Feeling guessing cards (print below)
  • Slips of paper and pencils
Printable: feeling guessing cards

Name:

Guess My Feeling

Cutout cards · Big Head Bob Academy · Unit 1, Lesson 2

2 How to Respect Others' Feelings 15 min +–

Bob says. “Lisa and I are very different. Watch how we help each other.”

Video runs about 4 minutes. If video is blocked on your school network, read the book aloud instead.
The discussion questions work either way.

Two Friends, One Team

Tap a helping action, then tap the friend you think it helps. Every action fits either friend, so there are no wrong answers.

Big Head Bob

Long Neck Lisa

HELPING ACTIONS

We are different, and we both deserve respect.

Purpose. Show why respecting and supporting others matters in any relationship, using Bob and Lisa's friendship.

STEPS

  1. Introduce why we respect and support other people.
  2. Read the book, or play the video read-aloud above.
  3. Ask two or three volunteers to summarize the story and share what they learned.

MATERIALS

  • The book, or the video read-aloud
  • Discussion cards (print below)

Takeaway. Bob and Lisa help each other despite their differences. Everyone is unique, and everyone deserves respect and support.

Printable: Bob & Lisa discussion cards

Name:

Talk About It With Bob & Lisa

Story discussion cards · cut along the dashed lines · Unit 1, Lesson 2

Slide through the cards → read one out loud → tap to type our answer.

1

What made Bob feel different?

✏️ Type our answer
2

How did Lisa help Bob?

✏️ Type our answer
3

How are you different? How do you help each other?

✏️ Type our answer
3 Role Playing 15 min +–

Bob says. “Our friend had a hard day. What could you say to help?”

Cheer-Up Buddy

Tap a kind thing to say, then watch what happens.

😔

Say something kind and see how your friend feels.

THINGS YOU COULD SAY Tap the hard day above to write your own.
KIND ACTIONS COUNT TOO
Partner timer

Three minutes each. When it hits zero, switch roles.

3:00

Purpose. Practice encouraging a friend with kind words and kind actions.

STEPS

  1. Pair students up.
  2. One student shares about a time they failed or felt bad.
  3. The partner encourages them with positive words and actions.
  4. Switch roles after three minutes.
  5. Ask volunteers what they did to cheer each other up.

MATERIALS

  • Scenario cards (print below)
  • A timer, or the one above
Printable: cheer-up scenario cards

Name:

Cheer-Up Friend

Scenario cards · cut along the dashed lines · Unit 1, Lesson 2

4 Showing Appreciation 15 min +–

Bob says. “Who helped you today? Let's make them a thank-you card.”

Purpose. Practice saying thank you out loud and on paper, and feel what it is like to receive one.

STEPS

  1. Hand out the thank-you note template.
  2. Students write to the friend beside them.
  3. Invite them to take more templates and write to anyone in class.
  4. Exchange the notes. Ask how it felt to receive one.

MATERIALS

  • Thank-you note template (print below)
  • Crayons and markers
Printable: thank-you card · make it here, print what you made

My Thank-You Card

Cut it out · fold along the middle · Unit 1, Lesson 2

Thank You!
TAP A STICKER, THEN DRAG IT ANYWHERE
NEED WORDS? TAP ONE
Done? Print your thank-you card
5 Compliment Cards 15 min +–

Bob says. “Let's build a compliment for the friend on your right.”

The Compliment Machine

Tap a window to change it, or press the big button to spin. The machine only makes compliments about what people do.

OPENER
WHAT THEY DO
CLOSER

Purpose. Compliment what people do and who they are, not how they look.

STEPS

  1. Pass out the compliment card template.
  2. Students color the front and back.
  3. Each student writes a compliment for the student on their right.
  4. Hand the cards over. Share how it felt to receive one.

MATERIALS

  • Compliment card template (print below)
  • Crayons and safety scissors

Note for teachers. Steer compliments toward actions and character. Model it: “I like how you make people laugh.” “You always have good ideas.”

Printable: compliment card · the machine fills it in

My Compliment Card

Cut it out and hand it over · compliment what someone does, not how they look

COMPLIMENT CARD
For

From
TAP A STICKER, THEN DRAG IT ANYWHERE
Done? Print your compliment card
6 Act of Kindness 20 min +–

Bob says. “Make a card for someone at home. Take as many as you want.”

Purpose. Carry kindness out of the classroom and home.

STEPS

  1. Hand out the appreciation cards.
  2. Students decorate and write thank-you or compliment notes to family members.
  3. Let them take as many as they want.
  4. They bring them home and hand them to anyone they appreciate.

MATERIALS

  • Appreciation cards (print below)
  • Kindness Mission sheet (print below)
  • Crayons and markers
Printable: take-home appreciation card

My Appreciation Card

Cut it out and take it home · Unit 1, Lesson 2

Who is this for?
For someone I appreciate
💜
TAP A STICKER, THEN DRAG IT ANYWHERE
Printable: Kindness Mission checklist

Name:

My Kindness Mission

Three kind things I will do this week · stick it on the fridge

Type the class's ideas here, then print one for everyone.

Tick a box every time you do one. Bring it back at the end of the week.

CLOSING CIRCLE · 5 MIN

What we learned today

Ask the class first. Then tap to see what Bob says.

How can you tell how someone else feels?
Look at them and ask! If you are comfortable, asking is okay.
What can you do when a friend has a hard day?
Say something kind, and do something kind. Sitting with them counts.
What makes a good compliment?
A good compliment is kind, sincere, and specific. It makes people feel appreciated.
Printable: classroom takeaway poster

In Our Class

Unit 1 · Feelings · Lesson 2 · hang it where everyone can see it

Big Head Bob
We look, and then we ask.
Kind words and kind actions cheer people up.
Show appreciation when someone helps you.
Compliment others whenever you can.
We are different, and we all deserve respect.

UNIT 2 · PREVIEW

Relationships

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