

with water and a stone for each student.
I had my students sit in circle around the pail. I called up each student one at a time. They said something nice they had done and
dropped in the stone. I had them watch
closely as their stone made small ripples in the water. After each student had thrown in their stone
I led a guided lesson on how our words are like the ripples in the
water.
around you. If you say a hurtful word to
Johnny like ugly…Johnny will feel hurt and spread unkind words to others
around him…just like a ripple.
However, if you say kind words to Suzie like you are pretty…that will
spread and Suzie will say kind words to others…just like ripples in the
water.”
I found this original idea on Pinterest. I wanted the kids to practice the four part apology so I made these scenario cards for us to practice. You can download and the four part apology poster below and HERE!

Tara,
I love this post! I teach first grade and it is so important to explicitly teach students how to interact with one another. Thank you so much for sharing!
Paige
Paiges of Learning
So glad you enjoyed it 😀
Tara – Love todays blog! I tried to download the free 4 part apology but when I click on it, it goes to the pictures instead of downloading it. Can you help me?
Sorry!!! I got the link above fixed now! 🙂
I am planning on doing an activity about good and bad choices, this will fit right in! Thanks!!
Thanks for the shout out!! I love this post. So many great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Amanda
First Grade Garden
WOW!!! What a great read!! I wanted it to keep going!! My kinders need a lot of help in most of these areas!! I have a lot I can take back to school with me tomorrow 🙂
Do you have the worksheets you used?
Hi there! I believe I linked to the packets above 🙂