I'm sorry isn't good enough!

My students don't understand religious differences let alone skin color differences at this age, although I felt that I could still teach my class something that may possibly relate (eventually).  I have one student in particular that doesn't always make good choices when it comes to thinking about his actions and the results that could happen from them.  So...I tried the bandaid lesson that I posted earlier that I read from one of our magazines.  I wanted the kids to understand they have to "stop and think" about their actions and that "I'm sorry" doesn't always completely fix the problem.

The lesson was still a little above their heads, but I'm hoping that by hearing it already it will help sink in faster when they hear it again and again.

We read a book as a class about things people do that hurt.  The kids took turns coming to the front and destroying a paper version of someone they knew.  After reading all the hurtful things, the book asked "Aren't you glad this isn't you?".  We read about all the kind things that we can do for others.  For each kind thing, the children took turns putting bandaids on all the owies.  When we were all done, I asked the class if the paper person looks all better.  Some answered yes and some answered no.  We discussed why, and after seeing the before pictures of the paper person the children agreed the one without all the bandaids looked better.