Personal & Social Development·Empathy & Social Awareness·procedural
Everyday Kindness and Care
Show kindness and care towards others in simple everyday ways — comforting a friend who is upset, helping someone who has dropped their things, sharing without being asked, and saying kind words
Suggested ages 5–7
Learning journey
Your child is developing emotional intelligence and social skills — learning to show kindness to others, appreciating diversity in their community, and understanding that people have different thoughts and feelings.
Evidence of understanding
- Spontaneously offer comfort to someone who is visibly upset
- Help another person with a practical task without being asked
- Use kind words to encourage or cheer up someone who is struggling
Assessment prompt
If a younger child at school falls over in the playground, does Everyday Kindness and Care go over to help or comfort them without being told to by an adult?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.