Here are some links to ideas on how to spread kindness in the classroom:
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
http://www.actsofkindness.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/131_pdf.pdf
http://www.actsofkindness.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/208_pdf.pdf
http://www.actsofkindness.org/classroom/plans#here
http://www.actsofkindness.org/download#here
Some ideas for upper level - leadership, kindness activities:
http://kindnesscard.com/
Ideas for 3-4
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/OBeginSchoolBeautifulDeedsKindnessLessonK4.htm
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/affectiveeducation.html
Poetry ideas:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/Colleen-poetry.htm
Kindness Activity for adults/high school: www.akoha.com (very cool kindness app!)
http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/63/akoha-kindness-game/ (review of akoha)
Grade 5/6 webpage made by students during a Kindness unit:
http://www.edu.pe.ca/mtstewart/GrassRoots/Grade5-6/quotes.htm
K-2 unit:
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit63/
Lesson plans for all grades:
http://learningtogive.org/teachers/
Districtwide:
http://www.kusd.edu/media/pdf/news/2005/011205.pdf
High school:
http://theseedsofkindness.com/pdf/BRETharte2010.pdf
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Welcome!
What is the Kindness Project?
From Wednesday, March 25th through Friday, April 3rd, students at my school in CT will be invited to submit to me their own acts of kindness. Each classroom will be provided with “kindness forms” and a box to place them in. Forms will also be sent home to encourage family involvement in the project. Every day I will collect them and post them in the school for all to see and learn from. Our goal is to have 2000 acts of kindness by Friday!
On Friday, April 3rd at 6pm and 7:30pm, we will host two benefit concerts. Performers will include our very own "Mr. Gym", Chris Keithan, and the "Music Makin' Mamas". All proceeds of the concert will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation through Lou Mongello's Dream Team Project.
We will also be inviting anyone to post their own acts of kindness on this website. We are hoping to post all of the submitted acts in our school, to show the children how they are inspiring others to spread kindness.
From Wednesday, March 25th through Friday, April 3rd, students at my school in CT will be invited to submit to me their own acts of kindness. Each classroom will be provided with “kindness forms” and a box to place them in. Forms will also be sent home to encourage family involvement in the project. Every day I will collect them and post them in the school for all to see and learn from. Our goal is to have 2000 acts of kindness by Friday!
On Friday, April 3rd at 6pm and 7:30pm, we will host two benefit concerts. Performers will include our very own "Mr. Gym", Chris Keithan, and the "Music Makin' Mamas". All proceeds of the concert will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation through Lou Mongello's Dream Team Project.
We will also be inviting anyone to post their own acts of kindness on this website. We are hoping to post all of the submitted acts in our school, to show the children how they are inspiring others to spread kindness.
The A to Z's of Kindness
Here is a list of 26 acts of kindness. This is the list I used in the presentation to the students at my school.
This list is only a start – be creative! Then let us know what YOU did to spread kindness!
A - Ask someone new to play with you.
B - Be kind -- share your toys.
C - Clean your room and surprise your parents!
D - Donate books, toys, or clothes to a charity
E - Encourage a friend. Make them feel good about themselves.
F - Help fold the laundry.
G - Give an unexpected gift.
H - Help a friend or adult.
I - Invite someone new over.
J - Spread joy -- smile, wave, and say 'thank you'.
K - Keep our school and our world clean.
L - Leave something nice for a classmate or family member.
M - Make a new friend.
N - Write a cheerful note to an adult or friend.
O - Offer to help with the dishes.
P - Do something special with your pet, like brushing them, playing
with them, or talking them for a walk.
Q - Be a quiet listener for someone who needs to talk.
R - Read a book to a younger brother or sister.
S - Surprise someone with a compliment.
T - Teach a friend one of your favorite songs.
U - Use the phone and call your grandparents (or relatives) and tell
them about your day.
V - Volunteer to do a job you don't usually like to do.
W - Write a letter or card to someone and send it in the mail.
X - eXplain how to play a game so others can join in.
Y - Help clean up a yard, shovel snow, rake leaves, or pick up litter.
Z - Zip a younger child's jacket.
This list is only a start – be creative! Then let us know what YOU did to spread kindness!
A - Ask someone new to play with you.
B - Be kind -- share your toys.
C - Clean your room and surprise your parents!
D - Donate books, toys, or clothes to a charity
E - Encourage a friend. Make them feel good about themselves.
F - Help fold the laundry.
G - Give an unexpected gift.
H - Help a friend or adult.
I - Invite someone new over.
J - Spread joy -- smile, wave, and say 'thank you'.
K - Keep our school and our world clean.
L - Leave something nice for a classmate or family member.
M - Make a new friend.
N - Write a cheerful note to an adult or friend.
O - Offer to help with the dishes.
P - Do something special with your pet, like brushing them, playing
with them, or talking them for a walk.
Q - Be a quiet listener for someone who needs to talk.
R - Read a book to a younger brother or sister.
S - Surprise someone with a compliment.
T - Teach a friend one of your favorite songs.
U - Use the phone and call your grandparents (or relatives) and tell
them about your day.
V - Volunteer to do a job you don't usually like to do.
W - Write a letter or card to someone and send it in the mail.
X - eXplain how to play a game so others can join in.
Y - Help clean up a yard, shovel snow, rake leaves, or pick up litter.
Z - Zip a younger child's jacket.
78 Acts of Kindness
Here’s a list of 78 little things kids and adults can do to make the world a kinder place.
1. Clean your room and surprise your parents!
2. Read a book to a younger brother or sister.
3. Hug a family member.
4. Make a special breakfast for your family.
5. Be tolerant and caring to your siblings.
6. Help fold the laundry.
7. Clean a room in your house as a surprise (how about your brother or sister's room?).
8. Read a bedtime story to your younger brother or sister.
9. Offer to help with the dishes.
10. Share the TV remote.
11. Invite someone new over.
12. Call your grandparents.
13. Spend time with your brother or sister.
14. Take pictures of your friends and give them a copy.
15. Lend a toy or book to someone who is sick.
16. Baby-sit for free.
17. Call a friend who has moved away.
18. Call a lonely friend.
19. Offer a hug.
20. Write an encouraging note.
21. Help an adult.
22. Give a compliment.
23. Feed your pet without being reminded.
24. Do something special with your pet, like brushing them, playing with them, or talking them for a walk.
25. Volunteer at a local soup kitchen.
26. Donate old clothes to charity.
27. Pay the toll for the next car.
28. Wash someone's car.
29. Give a balloon away to a stranger.
30. Open a door for someone.
31. Write kindness messages with chalk on the sidewalk.
32. Help carry a load.
33. Say "hello" and "thank you" to employees at stores who help you.
34. Offer your seat.
35. Find and write to a penpal in a different country.
36. Pick up and throw away litter you see on the ground.
37. Put out birdseed for the birds.
38. Shovel snow, rake leaves, or help clean up a yard.
39. Recycle.
40. Choose reusable plates instead of paper plates.
41. Help another student clean out their desk.
42. Read a book with a friend.
43. Share a toy with a friend on the bus.
44. Give a treat away.
45. Lend a classmate a pencil.
46. Encourage a friend.
47. Smile at a schoolmate you don't know.
48. Help your teacher clean up.
49. Carry a classmate's backpack.
50. Say "Thank you" to the custodian.
51. Bring a flower to the school secretary.
52. Teach a classmate a new game.
53. Share a special sticker with a classmate.
54. Thank a teacher.
55. Leave something nice for a classmate you don't get along with.
56. Let someone else go first.
57. Sit with someone new.
58. Cheer up a friend.
59. Comfort someone who has been embarrassed.
60. Stand up for someone who is picked on.
61. Give an unexpected gift.
62. Make a new friend.
63. Write an encouraging note.
64. Help an adult.
65. Give a compliment.
66. Share a smile with every student you encounter.
67. Help a student make friends
68. Tell others that you appreciate them and why.
69. Be patient when someone is angry. Talk it over.
70. Forgive mistakes.
71. Listen to someone.
72. Show respect for each person you meet.
73. Write a thank you note.
74. When you're angry, take a walk so you can calm down.
75. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated.
76. Make kindness coupons and give them away.
77. Help a friend do the right thing.
78. Help out someone who has fallen.
1. Clean your room and surprise your parents!
2. Read a book to a younger brother or sister.
3. Hug a family member.
4. Make a special breakfast for your family.
5. Be tolerant and caring to your siblings.
6. Help fold the laundry.
7. Clean a room in your house as a surprise (how about your brother or sister's room?).
8. Read a bedtime story to your younger brother or sister.
9. Offer to help with the dishes.
10. Share the TV remote.
11. Invite someone new over.
12. Call your grandparents.
13. Spend time with your brother or sister.
14. Take pictures of your friends and give them a copy.
15. Lend a toy or book to someone who is sick.
16. Baby-sit for free.
17. Call a friend who has moved away.
18. Call a lonely friend.
19. Offer a hug.
20. Write an encouraging note.
21. Help an adult.
22. Give a compliment.
23. Feed your pet without being reminded.
24. Do something special with your pet, like brushing them, playing with them, or talking them for a walk.
25. Volunteer at a local soup kitchen.
26. Donate old clothes to charity.
27. Pay the toll for the next car.
28. Wash someone's car.
29. Give a balloon away to a stranger.
30. Open a door for someone.
31. Write kindness messages with chalk on the sidewalk.
32. Help carry a load.
33. Say "hello" and "thank you" to employees at stores who help you.
34. Offer your seat.
35. Find and write to a penpal in a different country.
36. Pick up and throw away litter you see on the ground.
37. Put out birdseed for the birds.
38. Shovel snow, rake leaves, or help clean up a yard.
39. Recycle.
40. Choose reusable plates instead of paper plates.
41. Help another student clean out their desk.
42. Read a book with a friend.
43. Share a toy with a friend on the bus.
44. Give a treat away.
45. Lend a classmate a pencil.
46. Encourage a friend.
47. Smile at a schoolmate you don't know.
48. Help your teacher clean up.
49. Carry a classmate's backpack.
50. Say "Thank you" to the custodian.
51. Bring a flower to the school secretary.
52. Teach a classmate a new game.
53. Share a special sticker with a classmate.
54. Thank a teacher.
55. Leave something nice for a classmate you don't get along with.
56. Let someone else go first.
57. Sit with someone new.
58. Cheer up a friend.
59. Comfort someone who has been embarrassed.
60. Stand up for someone who is picked on.
61. Give an unexpected gift.
62. Make a new friend.
63. Write an encouraging note.
64. Help an adult.
65. Give a compliment.
66. Share a smile with every student you encounter.
67. Help a student make friends
68. Tell others that you appreciate them and why.
69. Be patient when someone is angry. Talk it over.
70. Forgive mistakes.
71. Listen to someone.
72. Show respect for each person you meet.
73. Write a thank you note.
74. When you're angry, take a walk so you can calm down.
75. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated.
76. Make kindness coupons and give them away.
77. Help a friend do the right thing.
78. Help out someone who has fallen.
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