The Kindness Project was a success!
We had 1,700 acts of kindness submitted at school and on the website.
The students colored 650 drawings to send to the Color A Smile organization.
And...
We raised $800 to donate to Make-A-Wish!
Thanks to all who participated. I'm already planning my next Project... and if you hear of any charitable causes that might work for an elementary school, please let me know! And feel free to keep posting acts of kindness here on my website!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Leave your Kindness Posts here!
If you're here to report your act of kindness, then just go to the "Comment" section right under this post. Please leave the following information:
1. Your act of kindness
2. Your name, age (optional) and location.
If you are participating in the WDW Radio Kindness Project Challenge, please include "WDW Radio" after listing your location.
Thank you!
If you'd like to know more about our project, scroll down to the "Welcome" post...
1. Your act of kindness
2. Your name, age (optional) and location.
If you are participating in the WDW Radio Kindness Project Challenge, please include "WDW Radio" after listing your location.
Thank you!
If you'd like to know more about our project, scroll down to the "Welcome" post...
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Kindness Links
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
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
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.
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