SEL Activities for Elementary Students (Forgiving Others)

How do your students handle forgiving others for their mistakes? Is this skill something that they need to develop and explore further? Learning how to forgive others is important for children because it helps them feel better and move on from difficult situations. Children learn that sometimes people may hurt their feelings or do things that make them angry, sad, or upset. Holding on to those feelings can create a sense of unhappiness and negativity.

Teach Starter has created a printable forgiveness journal to help students work through the steps of forgiving others. This set of printable pages includes:

• A forgiveness journal cover page
• A graphic organizer to use when following the steps (Beathe, Listen, Accept, Say) when forgiving a friend
• Reflection Page
• Writing prompt

By teaching children to forgive others, they can choose to focus on the positive instead of holding onto negative feelings. It will also help children build stronger relationships with the people around them.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

Students that are fast finishers can create a drawing to accompany their written reflections.

If students need additional support, allow them to complete the steps of the forgiveness sheet but work with a peer to help them write out their responses. Students could also be provided with sentence starters for the writing activity.

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 

This set of printable worksheets can be stapled together or put together in a binder. Teachers can also choose to have students include drawings/writing pieces that show how they forgive others.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a teacher in Florida and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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