Students can learn to show kindness to others daily.
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation encourages people to do nice things for others. Donating a book, helping a stranger or sending a get-well card are among the ways of showing kindness. The classroom is a place to start teaching children about the importance of treating others with kindness. Once students understand display kindness, they can pass it on for a lifetime.
Positive Posters
Help children to think of good deeds they can do to help others in the community.
Positive posters can help children to display their ideas for kindnesses. After talking to your students about the importance of treating others nicely, generate a list of their ideas on actions they can take. Encourage the children to think about good deeds they can do at school, at home or in the community. Children can make a poster illustrating their chosen acts of kindness. Once the posters are complete, the children can take them to churches, the library or post office. Hang some of the posters on a wall in the classroom to remind children of the importance of kindness all year.
Slogans
Kindness week slogans will help children to remember to do good deeds daily. Encourage children to create short slogans about kindness that are easy to remember, for example, "Kindness can change the world" or "Kindness makes your heart grow." Students also can take the project home and ask family members to create short slogans. Write the kindness slogans on strips of paper and keep them handy in the classroom. Have your students take turns choosing a slogan out of a jar each week to memorize.
Clean-up
Teach children about random acts of kindness by organizing a trash pick-up. Students will learn the importance of keeping their school and neighborhood clean while helping others. You can have them do a quick trash pick-up after lunch in the school cafeteria. Or select a few students to help clean up the classroom after snack-time. Older students can practice acts of kindness by offering to pick up trash in a neighbor's yard or by taking out the garbage for an elderly person. Keep a record of the children's efforts to clean up trash and reward their acts of kindness with praise.
Tutoring
Tutoring is a way for older high school students to show kindness to younger students. Children who struggle academically may be embarrassed to ask grownups for help. High school and middle school teachers can work together to connect tutors with younger children who need help in reading, math or science. Older students can tutor after school or during lunch hours. This type of volunteer work encourages students academically and displays kindness. Encourage students who receive help to pass along the act of kindness.
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