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Lauchie is planning to bring Moss to take-your-pet-to-school day, but a jealous Silver Paw turtle-naps her. Can Jeremy and Deena find her in time for the morning school run?

After watching the episode, hold a class discussion about how Deena, Jeremy and Squash showed kindness to Moss.

Discuss how they wanted Moss to go to school because they knew it would make her happy, even though it meant they might miss out themselves.

• Guide the discussion with the following questions:
• How did the Knee High Spies show kindness?
• Do you think Silver Paw was being kind? Why or why not?
• Was what Silver Paw did fair? Why or why not?
• Can you think of a time when you showed kindness?
  

Encourage students to give examples from the episode and from their own lives. Highlight that kindness sometimes means thinking about other people’s feelings.

Attach an A3 piece of paper to the board and write the heading:

“Ways to Be Kind”

Invite students to suggest different ways we can show kindness (e.g. sharing, taking turns, helping others, using kind words, including others in play).

Record their responses on the poster. Where possible, add simple drawings or symbols to support understanding.

Display the completed poster in the classroom as a reminder of how students can show kindness each day.

Step 1: Mission briefing

Gather students and say:

Hold up a blank piece of paper.

Step 2: Guided thinking

Before students begin, walk them step-by-step through the thinking process.

Draw three simple boxes on the board and label them:

1. Who?
   
   
2. What did you do?
   
   
3. How did they feel?
   
   

Model your own example aloud:

“I was kind to my friend. I helped them when they fell over. They felt happy and safe.”

Ask guiding questions:

• “Who was there?”
• “What was happening?”
• “What did you choose to do?”
• “How do you know they felt that way?”
• “How did you feel?”
  

Encourage students to turn and talk to a partner to rehearse their idea before drawing, to help organise their thinking.

Step 3: Students draw

Students draw a picture of a time they have shown kindness.

Encourage students to include:

• The people involved
• Facial expressions (happy, proud, relieved)
• What is happening (sharing, helping, including)
• The setting (playground, classroom, home)
  
  

Prompt while circulating:

• “Who are you being kind to?”
• “What is your body doing to show kindness?”
• “Can you show how they are feeling on their face?”
• “What were you thinking at the time?”
  

This keeps the focus on intentional kindness rather than just drawing a picture.

For extension, students can write a sentence to match their drawing, for example:
 “I was kind when I helped clean up a mess somebody else made.”

Provide sentence starters on white board if needed:

• I was kind when…
• I showed kindness by…
  
  

Step 4: Reflection and sharing

Invite a few students to share.

After each share, ask the class:

• “What kind choice did they make?”
• “How did that person feel?”
• “Why was that kind?”

Highlight specific behaviours:

“I noticed you included someone who was alone. That shows empathy.”
 “Helping clean up without being asked is thoughtful.”

Step 5: Mission Debrief

To strengthen understanding, conclude with:

“Sometimes kindness means giving up something we want - just like the Knee High Spies did for Moss.”

Ask:

• “Is kindness always easy?”
• “Why is it important?”

Finish with this script: 

You may encourage students to ask their friends if they would like a high five.