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Get the whole school engaged in learning about kindness by delivering a brilliant assembly on this topic. Assemblies can be a great way to introduce a topic and get kids thinking about it. You can talk about what kindness is, why kindness is important, little ways we can be kind to others and how being kind to someone makes them feel. We recommend asking for children’s ideas as you cover these points to hear their thoughts and help them feel involved. One of my goals for my kids is to teach them to be more kind and to do things for others whether it’s strangers, people they know or love, or even people they maybe don’t love quite as much. According to their findings, teachers using our curriculum report feeling more connected to their students, seeing more kindness in their classrooms, halls and on the playgrounds, and noticing their students demonstrating more empathic, caring traits. Teachers’ time is precious. With that in mind, the lessons and projects can be taught for 30-45 minutes once a week. Each lesson gives a time estimate to aid teachers in adapting the lesson into shorter class periods. Most teachers report needing no more than 15 minutes to prepare for the lessons.

Along with their school improvement work, GSN has been offering their social/emotional program called “Advocacy” and using the Kindness in the Classroom curriculum in 11 rural schools in Colorado. And I’ve created a list of ideas that you can use too, plus printable random acts of kindness cards that you can use with your own family. Set up a free hot chocolate stand on a cold day. This homemade hot chocolate is perfect for a crowd! The Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Foundation is a small nonprofit that invests our resources into making kindness the norm. We are rooted in the belief that all people can connect through kindness and that kindness can be taught. We follow a simple framework for everything we do: Inspire, Empower, Act, Reflect and Share. Our evidence-based Kindness in the Classroom® curriculum gives students the social and emotional skills needed to live more successful lives. We create a common language between schools, work and home with all of our resources.Helping others is a great way for kids to see the real and direct effects of kindness. Seeing the joy it brings will encourage them to keep it up. 6. Growing a Plant Doodling on his plaster cast helps to pass the time, along with visits from family (with treats), friends and even Rooster managing to sneak in. Tom remembers other fun times he's had, like metal detecting with Uncle Kevin and the cousins or inventing a new secret language with Derek. Knowing their feelings are valid and accepted will help them be more understanding and accepting of others. 17. Kindness Spotlight

You could also have a family chart rather than individual ones. That way, you can include more significant acts, and your kids can see you modeling kindness. It is a simple way to create a culture of kindness in your home. 13. Kindness SongsThis helps kids name, identify and respond to different feelings. It is a fun game to encourage empathy and teaches children how to show kindness. 3. Kindness Tree Image: Craft Project Ideas Post a “ sprinkle kindness” banner in the classroom as a visual reminder to practice random acts of kindness. Spread kindness all around with our fabulous random acts of kindness ideas for school. From a kindness merry-go-round to get everyone involved, to inspiring more kindness with rewards for kind behaviour, these lovely Random Acts of Kindness Day ideas are sure to put a smile on your children’s faces!

Generation Schools Network’s mission is to co-create healthy school ecosystems by partnering with educators, students, families and communities to elevate the education experience. A simple hello could lead to a million smiles. Have your students use our Hello Greeting Cards template to write a nice compliment inside for a class member. That's reflected in our "Kindness Framework", which is what we call the simple, five-step cycle that we follow in each of our lesson plans. Here's how it works: That’s great news, but it doesn’t stop there. The teachers also noted improved trust, fewer referrals to the office, more respect between students, and a generally more positive school and classroom culture! You sing it to the tune of “If you’re happy and you know it”, and you can insert different emotions. The kids will then have to make the corresponding facial expression.

And if you don’t want to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, you can still do kind things all year long! I’ll be the first one to tell you that doing something for someone else is a great way to make yourself feel better too, all while making the world a better place! Random Acts of kindness ideas If you’re looking for random acts of kindness that don’t cost money, just remember they don’t have to be huge acts to still make someone’s day!

In Weeks 8-16, you will work on a community-based project regarding at least one of these concepts that you identify as low or missing in your community. Through community mapping, analysis, and partnership, you will work together in small groups, planning and executing a community project in service to the deficient or missing concept. Your chief goal is to increase kindness in your community! But don’t worry, you don’t have to use these only on Random Acts of Kindness Day, these are great for doing kind things during Thanksgiving (it makes one of the best gratitude activities), during the Christmas season, or really all year long! Inspiration is good—but transformation begins to happen when students are given the tools that will let them act on that inspiration. The 'empower' step is for teachers to lead the class through discussions designed to empower students to find ways to be kind in their daily lives. A fun idea is to have them write how those acts made them feel on flowers and fruit. They can add these to the tree as a reminder that kindness leads to positive emotions. 4. Books and Skits This year we’re celebrating National Random Acts of Kindness Day (February 17th) by doing a bunch of random acts of kindness for people.Each week choose a famous person who has demonstrated kindness. Giving kids a big picture view of how kindness has a ripple effect is powerful. Using real-life examples also gives your kids a positive role model to look up to. Using Kindness in the Classroom as the foundation for that class, our staff was empowered to facilitate learning in a creative way that allowed them to truly connect with their students. Families reported that their children felt safe and welcome in the school environment and that the direct instruction of the KiC curriculum gave them a strong foundation for conversations at home. There are endless ways to be kind and kindness can look different for everyone, but I wanted to make a list of kind acts to get you started. I tried to put together some ideas that maybe you haven’t thought of before as well as ones you likely have.