TWO BY TWO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

Two by Two's Kindhearted Kids social-emotional learning curriculum is a powerful and effective program to promote student's healthy social emotional development, increased academic performance and success and well-being in school. Kindhearted Kids is for kids ages 7-9 (2nd or 3rd grade). The focus is on four core values: Respect, Responsibility, Empathy and Kindness. We incorporate the adoption of a stuffed dog or cat as a catalyst to teach these core values. Students are immediately captivated by their adopted pet and character instruction naturally takes root in the hearts of the children. Lessons also weave in strands of reading, math and writing making this an easy, yet robust program for anyone to deliver.

Kindhearted Kids to the Rescue is a powerful social-emotional learning curriculum for ages 9-11 (4th or 5th grade). This program focuses on growing in core values: Empathy, Cooperation, Perseverance, Responsibility and Citizenship. Students become part of a "family" group that is responsible for preparing family members and pets for any type of problem they may encounter during a camping adventure. With each lesson, Captain Character pays a visit and presents a dilemma to the families and to cheer participants on in their character development. Students must cooperate and learn to make responsible, empathetic decisions as they persevere to become good citizens. Working together as a family unit is the key component in this program.

Kindhearted Kids Make a Difference is a year-long before and after-school program for ages 6-11 dedicated to enhancing children's social-emotional learning skills. Instruction focuses on eight core values: Fairness, Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, Empathy, Cooperation, Perseverance and Citizenship. Each core value is presented in five easy-to-deliver lessons full of engaging activities. Eight animal mascots, specific to a core value, will easily capture a child's heart and cheer them on to become kindhearted citizens. This program is based on the Council on Accreditation Standards for After School and Youth Development focusing on positive relationships, choices, self-efficacy and engagement.

This year-long character-building resource gives teachers a powerful tool for teaching eight core values. For Pre-K through 5th grade, this program focuses on Fairness and Kindness (Pre-K), Kindness and Respect (Kindergarten), Respect and Responsibility (1st Grade), Responsibility and Empathy (2nd Grade), Empathy and Cooperation (3rd Grade), Cooperation and Perseverance (4th Grade) and Perseverance and Citizenship (5th Grade). Our Toolkit of Character gives teachers the tools they need to grow strong character in their students over time through a sustained process of teaching, examples, learning and practice. Two plush puppet mascots will surely capture children's hearts and cheer them on to greatness.