Have a variety of pictures depicting different situations that either demonstrate the Golden Rule or do not demonstrate the Golden Rule. Have all the pictures face down on a table or desk by the front board. Have a piece of tape on the back of each picture, so they can be easily stuck to the board.
Have two students stand on either side of the table. When the teacher says go, the students will start turning over the pictures, and putting the pictures that demonstrate the Golden Rule up on the board. When all the pictures are gone through, the student with the most pictures on their side of the board wins. This game will help reinforce the lesson of the Golden Rule by encouraging them to quickly identify good behaviors.
Create a board game where the children need to pick a card, and then follow the directions on the card. The cards will be a mixture of situations, and corresponding movements. For example, a card could say, "Helped Sally pick up her books when she fell, move forward 2 spaces" or "laughed at Hank when he answered a question wrong, move back two spaces."
You can also create extra cards, similarly to the Monopoly "get out of jail free cards" that encourage students to apologize when they realize they did something wrong. It could say, "You apologized to Natalie for not asking her to play kick ball, move forward 1 space." There should only be a couple of those in the game, so children don't think apologizing afterward allows them to do mean things.
The Lion and the Mouse is one of Aesop's fables, and the classic story of the Golden Rule. In the story the lion releases the mouse after the mouse promises to one day save the lion's life. Some time later, the mouse is confronted with the opportunity to save the lion, and he does.
Children can separate into small groups and recreate the story of the Lion and the Mouse using different characters and situations. Each group will then have the opportunity to act out their story for the rest of the class.
Have each child write the beginning of a story that has the potential to demonstrate the Golden Rule. They can use any situation or characters they want. Give the students free reign on how they create their story. Once all the children are finished, they will take turns reading their story in front of the class. When they finish, the rest of the class will discuss how the story should end to teach the Golden Rule.