Red Nose Day USA in School (and at Home)!
Red Nose Day in School provides free teaching empathy activities, lesson plans, and resources to help students learn about the issues facing children in need, strengthen their social-emotional skills, and realize their power to help others.
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Remote Learning Resources
ELA, SEL, Civics + Social Engagement | Grades 2–5
Celebrating Empathy & Kindness
We know that this is a challenging time for both teachers and parents, as you adjust to remote and hybrid learning while caring for the emotional wellbeing of your children.
Our free, remote-ready lessons and routines provide a fun way to strengthen classroom community, help children build empathy, develop literacy skills, and learn about social issues.
Better yet, this flexible, year-round program can be done in the classroom or at the kitchen table!
Check them out below!
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Tip: You can explore and download the full program below. For remote-ready versions of our lessons, including Google Docs and editable PDFs for independent student work, click here.
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Students will use their research and letter-writing skills to make a difference for children in need in their communities.
Students will read informational text to develop empathy for those in need.
Students will use humor and creativity to build literacy skills and prepare for the Joke-Ha-Thon!
Build empathy, strengthen classroom community, and celebrate your students’ acts of kindness! Includes routines, nomination form, certificate, and editable 8.5x11” poster.
Share this letter and routine with parents and guardians to encourage kindness and empathy practice at home.
Use this classroom-sized poster with the Everyday Heroes routine. It’s sized at 15.5x20.75”, perfect for posting on a wall or bulletin board.
Use this background with the Everyday Heroes classroom routine as an added bonus for your weekly hero. Right-click on the image to save it, then upload to Zoom!
Students can read stories of real children impacted by poverty in the U.S. and around the world, and learn how organizations supported by Red Nose Day are helping.
Our flexible program is tied to key learning moments throughout the year. Use this overview to help you plan!
All of the Red Nose Day in School lesson plans, routines, and downloads, bundled into one.
Between April Fool’s Day and Red Nose Day on May 27, students will use the power of laughter to raise money to support children living in poverty — and raise some spirits, too!
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Videos
Our videos help students understand the different issues children in poverty face, both in the United States and around the world. They also educate students about the types of programs Red Nose Day funds that help meet both the short and long-term needs of these children, ensuring that they're safe, healthy, educated, and empowered.
Please note, some of these videos may feature sensitive content for certain age groups. We encourage you to review them before you share with your students.
Watch a sample of the videos below, or check out 15+ videos on the Red Nose Day in School video playlist on YouTube.
RND in School Videos
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![Julia Roberts Takes a Trip with Children's Health Fund]()
media blockJulia Roberts shares how children in the U.S. impacted by the COVID are getting the healthcare they need
Last year we met our everyday hero Pam with Children's Health Fund. Now she is on the frontlines of COVID-19 to ensure children have access to essential medical care.
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![Milo in Kenya]()
media blockMilo Ventimiglia visits Africa to shows how poverty impacts childrens’ health
Travel with Milo Ventimiglia to see how your donations are already supporting an army of health workers across the globe, in places like Tanzania, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh - whose daily fight is to keep kids alive and healthy.
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![Susan Kelechi Watson on How You Can You Help Children Facing Hunger]()
media blockSusan Kelechi Watson on how children facing hunger in the U.S. are being helped
Today nearly 1 in 5 children in the US are not getting enough to eat, only exacerbated by the pandemic. But thanks to Red Nose Day partners like Feeding America your donations ensure children don’t go to bed hungry.
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![Ed Sheeran and Peaches]()
media blockEd Sheeran meets Peaches, a young girl in Liberia
In this video, Ed meets Peaches, a young girl affected by the Ebola crisis.
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![Felix, a street child from Uganda]()
media blockJack Black meets Felix, a street child, in Uganda
In 2015's Red Nose Day Special, Jack Black met a street kid from Uganda named Felix. One year later, your #RedNoseDay donations changed his life.
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![In Atlanta, L.E.A.D is using baseball as a form of empowerment.]()
media blockRising Above Poverty in Atlanta
In Atlanta, 30% of children live in poverty, and only 4% will make it out. L.E.A.D, a program funded by Red Nose Day, uses the power of sport to empower young ambassadors and help them overcome crime, poverty, and racism.
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![Paul Rudd speaks to a young girl at a school.]()
media blockPaul Rudd and Julia Roberts explore child poverty in America
Follow along as Paul Rudd and Julia Roberts visit some schools in the United States, where children in need do not have access to healthy meals or good medical care.
Celebrate Diversity in Your School Community
Talking about racial identity and bias with children means acknowledging what children already know: people are different, and the world is not colorblind.
At Red Nose Day, we believe that part of building empathy is nurturing spaces that honor diversity and inclusion, and foster belonging. Conversations about race and identity can be difficult, but these resources can help build a safe, open, and accepting classroom and school community where students can explore their identities and learn to understand, respect, and celebrate their differences.
Different Colors of Beauty
These lessons help K-5 students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open class environment. Children will build understanding through art, poetry, family interviews, and class conversation starters to build community. Each lesson offers guidance for teachers.
Reprinted with permission of Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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