Understanding Tolerance and Kindness

Why is it important to accept things in our daily lives?

• Acceptance stops us from growing as people.

• Acceptance makes us lazy in our friendships.

• Acceptance helps us feel good and have better friendships.

• Acceptance is only needed at work.

How can we be nice to someone who is different from us?

• By not caring about what they need

• By making jokes about their differences

• By telling them to change to be like us

• We can be nice by listening, understanding, and respecting what makes them different.

What does it mean to listen to what other people think?

• To only pay attention to thoughts that are the same as yours.

• To listen to others' thoughts means to understand and appreciate their ideas, even if you don't agree.

• To argue with every idea that is shared.

• To completely ignore what others think.

Can you think of a time when you liked someone just the way they are?

• I liked my family member for their cooking.

• I liked my colleague for being on time.

• I liked my friend for being fun and friendly.

• I liked my friend for being quiet and shy.

How can we be kind in our school?

• Start a sports team

• Have a dress code

• Plan kindness events, make a buddy system, have kindness challenges, and say thank you more often.

• Have a bake sale

How can listening help fix problems between people?

• Listening doesn't help at all.

• Listening makes things more confusing.

• Listening only helps one person.

• Listening helps fix problems by helping people understand each other better.

What is one way to fix a disagreement?

• Listen carefully

• Ignore the problem

• Shout louder than the other person

• Say mean things

Why is it important to be nice to everyone?

• Being nice doesn't matter if you don't agree with someone.

• It's important to be nice to everyone so we can have good friendships and a happy place.

• Being fair to everyone means we should forget about what makes us different.

• Being nice is only needed at work.

How can you help your friends be more accepting?

• Only hang out with people who think like you.

• Tell them they are wrong for what they believe.

• Talk openly and show kindness through your actions.

• Don't listen to them and avoid talking about it.

How does understanding others' feelings help when people argue?

• Understanding feelings makes arguments harder to solve.

• Understanding feelings causes more confusion during arguments.

• Understanding feelings helps people talk and trust each other better when they argue.

• Understanding feelings doesn't help at all in arguments.