Helping Hands Daily Plan Helping Hands Daily Plan
15 Minutes
"Learning to help others builds empathy, cooperation, and a sense of responsibility, making the student a valued and confident member of their community."
Preparation
Review the lesson materials including the slide deck, chart, and rubric. Print out the My Helping Chart and have star stickers or markers ready for tracking.
Objective
The student will identify and practice two ways to help others and express how helping makes them feel.
Instructional Steps
01
Warm-Up: What is Helping?
3 min
Ask: "What does it mean to help someone?" Encourage sharing. Show the first slide of the deck to ground the discussion in a visual.
02
Explore Helping
5 min
Go through the slides and discuss examples. Focus on two specific examples relevant to the student (e.g., tidying, sharing).
Discussion Prompts:
"How do you think the person being helped feels?"
"How do you think the helper feels?"
03
My Helping Chart Activity
5 min
Introduce the chart. Explain it tracks their "Happy Helper" actions. Work together to identify 1-2 goals for the week. Demonstrate how to add a star for completed actions.
04
Reflection and Cool-Down
2 min
Review the day's successes. Praise specific intentions and behaviors.
Ask:
"What was one way you helped today?"
"How does it feel to be a helper?"
Materials Needed
Check these before starting
Slide Deck
Helping Chart
Rubric
The Power of Helping Slides What Does it Mean to Help?
Helping means making things easier or better for someone else! It makes you feel good too!
TEACHER NOTES
Start by asking the student what it means to help someone. Guide them to think about actions that make things easier or better for others.
Helping a Friend Share
Sharing toys and taking turns makes everyone happy!
TEACHER NOTES
Discuss this example. Ask: "How is this person helping? How do you think the child feels?"
Helping to Clean Up
Putting away toys and books makes our room neat and tidy for everyone!
TEACHER NOTES
Discuss this example. Ask: "What are they helping with? Why is it important to keep our space tidy?"
Helping a Sad Friend
Giving a hug or kind words can make a sad friend feel better.
TEACHER NOTES
Discuss this example. Ask: "How can you help someone who is sad? What kind words can you say?"
Helping at Home
Setting the table or putting away groceries helps your family.
TEACHER NOTES
Discuss this example. Ask: "Why is it good to help set the table? Who does it help?"
You Are a Happy Helper!
Every time you help, you make the world a better place.
TEACHER NOTES
Summarize the different ways of helping and reiterate how it benefits everyone involved.
My Helping Chart Activity My Helping Chart
Happy Helper!
Name:
Date:
I am a Happy Helper! I can help my friends, family, and teachers every day.
Draw a star or put a sticker in a box every time you help someone!
My Helping Action Date/Day Star!
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My Helping Goals
I Helped Today By:
Great Job, Happy Helper!
Helping Star Rubric Helping Star Rubric
This rubric helps us see how super you are at being a Happy Helper!
| How I Help |
1 Star (Learning)
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2 Stars (Good Helper)
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3 Stars (Super Helper!)
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| Identifies Helping Actions | I can name one way to help with a little bit of reminding. | I can name two ways to help with some ideas. | I can name two or more ways to help all by myself! |
| Practices Helping Actions | I helped one time when asked. | I helped two times when asked, or one time on my own. | I helped two or more times on my own without being asked! |
| Expresses Feelings | I can tell you a little bit about how helping feels. | I can tell you how helping makes me and others feel. | I can explain why helping makes me and others feel happy! |
| Uses My Helping Chart | I used my chart with help. | I used my chart most of the time to track my helping. | I remembered to use my chart every time I helped! |
Great Job, Happy Helper!