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Week 21

Grade 5 & 6·Year 5 · Year 6

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Week Twenty One centres on kindness, creativity, movement, and emotional connection. Through a series of playful, expressive activities, students explore how small acts of kindness can make a big difference in their classroom community. The week begins with interactive sharing games like Kindness Catch, where students practise verbalising kind actions and listening respectfully to one another. This builds confidence, communication skills, and a sense of belonging as students share ideas that uplift and support their peers. Creativity comes alive in Kindness Garden, where students visually represent acts of kindness through colourful flower drawings that contribute to a shared class display. These artistic reflections help students understand how everyday thoughtful actions can improve both their environment and the world around them.

Movement and joyful expression take centre stage in Pass the Smile, encouraging children to communicate positivity through playful gestures, laughter, and non-verbal connection. This game strengthens group cohesion, boosts emotional awareness, and builds confidence through simple, supportive interactions. The week concludes with Compliment Chain, a powerful activity where students give and receive authentic compliments, practising gratitude, empathy, and appreciation for others. Together, these experiences nurture a warm and inclusive classroom culture, helping students build emotional literacy, celebrate kindness, and feel deeply connected to their peers as they continue their Playful Astronaut journey.

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Kindness Catch
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Kindness Garden
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Pass the Smile
Gratitude
Compliment Chain
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Personal & Social Capability and HPE Version 2.0, VCAA, used by Victorian schools.

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Play
  • VC2CP6O04The characteristics of an effective team and team roles including leadership roles; strategies for reflecting on performance in a team role.
Written
  • VC2CP6S03Strategies for using and further developing personal strengths to support themselves and others as they face challenges; connecting interests to personal growth.
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Gratitude
  • VC2CP6S03Strategies for using and further developing personal strengths to support themselves and others as they face challenges; connecting interests to personal growth.
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