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Ideas for Kindness WeekSpirit Days Nothing Beats Kindness or Team Kindness: Wear your favorite sports uniformRide the Kindness Wave: Wear beach/surf attireGlobal Kindness Day: Dress up in international costumesPowered by Kindness: Dress as your favorite Super HeroDream of Kindness: Pajama day Wild About Kindness: Dress up like favorite animal Peace, Love & Kindness Day: Hippie AttireBee Kind Day: Dress as a bee or a favorite bugCrazy for Kindness: Wear crazy hairKindness Rocks! Dress like a rock starWear your shirts backwards – Words that hurt can’t be taken backDaily QuotesNo act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted - AesopThe ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty, and truth – Albert EinsteinA smile is the beginning of peace. – Mother TeresaBe kind whenever possible. It’s always possible – Dalai LamaTry KindnessYou will never regret being kindThrow Kindness around like confettiKindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see. – Mark TwainWhere there is kindness, there is goodness, and where there is goodness there is magic – CinderellaBe kind for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing aboutBe silly, be honest, be kind – Ralph Waldo Emerson.A Little Spark of Kindness can put a colossal burst of sunshine into someone’s dayIt’s cool to be kindIf you can be anything – be kind3453015-162485BOOKSEach KindnessOrdinary Mary’s Extraordinary DayOdd VelvetMaking Friends is an ArtOneFill Your Bucket booksSneechesTease MonsterShould I Share My Ice Cream (K-1)How I Stand in Your Shoes00BOOKSEach KindnessOrdinary Mary’s Extraordinary DayOdd VelvetMaking Friends is an ArtOneFill Your Bucket booksSneechesTease MonsterShould I Share My Ice Cream (K-1)How I Stand in Your ShoesGlitter, Sparkle, Shine, but most of all be KindIn the end, only kindness mattersGive Out Kindness Coupons (attached)VideosRandom Acts of Kindness- ideas for guidance lessons and school wide projects Show- has some short videos on anti-bullying and friendship President: 20 Things we should say more often (my favorite is number your world with kindness (cute cartoon). old explains kindness of a young girl giving speech about kindness Boomerang Video story of a very generous act that impressed so many! Very cool story. Act at Chick-Fil-A story about friendship (talks about cancer), might not be appropriate for our younger kiddos cool- you may want to stop it before the police officer and suicidal woman take care of a disabled man works hard to earn money to pay for other’s lunches at school is the website where you can get free Random Acts of Kindness(RAK) tags checklist of RAK from Teachers Pay Teachers Day- Nov.134000020000Kindness Day- Nov.13KINDNESS IDEASCelebrate an annual SAY SOMETHING NICE DAY!During the DAY, notice something you like about a person and tell them. Declare a day in each classroom. Each participant promises to approach one person that day and finish the sentence: “One of the things I like about you is _________________.” Students share their experiences in the classroom at the end of the pliment the first three people you talk to.Write a hand-written note to a teacher.Say good morning to the person next to you on the elevator.Pick up litter. Spend 10 minutes cleaning a park or your neighborhood.Place uplifting notes in library books, on restroom mirrors, on someone's locker, or on their computer screen.Dedicate 24 hours to spreading positivity on social media.\Hold up inspiring signs during rush hour.Leave a generous tip.Send flowers to a friend.Set an alarm to go off three times on World Kindness Day. When the alarm sounds, stop what you're doing a call/text/email someone simply to tell them how great they are. Write kind messages to parents on the sidewalk with chalk Create a “Love” wall. Have the word “Love” on a wall and hearts on the side for students to write what they love about the school.Create a “Thank you” chain for cafeteria staffWall of Appreciation: Counselor hangs wide paper on wall. Students write about what they appreciate on the paper. Each student is encouraged to complete as many items from the Kindness Checklist. For every 3 items, teachers will give the student a Raffle ticket.Prizes: 1st place- Any item from school store2nd place- Homework pass3rd place- 1st in line passWreath Tie: With each random act of kindness that students do, they tie a ribbon to a wreath frame and throughout the year they will be able to see how much kindness was shown school wide. You can get a wire wreath and ribbon at AC Moore . Use a 3M Command Hook to hang the “RAK Wreath”. Cut strips of ribbon and put them in a plastic bag on the door. Each time a student completes a random act of kindness, they tie a ribbon on the wreath.Mason Jar activity: Materials: a Mason jar or another container (one per classroom and one for the staff), kind acts written out on strips of paper (enough so that everyone gets an activity) Directions: 1. Print kind acts onto strips of paper: For example: sit by someone who is sitting alone at lunch, help tutor someone who needs extra help, pick up trash in the hallway, say something kind to someone you do not know, write a thank you note to a teacher, make a new friend today, etc. Additional grade level kind acts can be found at: kindness-project-ideas 2. Put strips into a Mason jar. 3. Each person pulls one strip out and is encouraged to do that kind act sometime during RAK Week. 4. Using the Five W’s (Who, What, Where, Why, When, and How) have students write in their RAK journal or share aloud their kind activity experience. SCHOOL WIDE IDEASAssemblyKindness Chain Around the SchoolMake a Kindness Video for your schoolHave Spirit DaysCollect Money in the Cafeteria for a CauseHappy Hands or Happy Feet DriveKindness BoardsKindness Door Decorating ContestKindness Poster Contest (using a quote)Have Community Come to High Five Kids on Kick Off DayProvide Treats for TeachersHave a Student Say the Daily Quote on the Announcements – show the poster of that quoteKindness Boards for each grade levelPep RallyChalk the AsphaltJoke Drive – make jokes – make a book and send to a Children’s Hospital39281108255THE KINDNESS CHEERIt’s so cool to be kind,It starts right here with me.It’s so cool to be kind,Sprinkle kindness and see.It’s so cool to be kind,Bucket fillers we’ll be!K..I..N..D..N..E..S..S (spell)KINDNESS!400000THE KINDNESS CHEERIt’s so cool to be kind,It starts right here with me.It’s so cool to be kind,Sprinkle kindness and see.It’s so cool to be kind,Bucket fillers we’ll be!K..I..N..D..N..E..S..S (spell)KINDNESS!KINDNESS PLEDGEI pledge to myself on this day,To try and be kind in every way.I pledge to be kind even when no one else is around,Because that is where true character can be found.I pledge to use my words to speak in a kind way.I pledge to help others as I go through the day.I pledge to join together as we unite the big and small.I pledge to do my part to create peace for one and all.KINDNESS BOARDSSheets for appropriate grade levels of kind acts(See attached)-6756619232Elementary School Counseling Blog – many activities for Kindness Week School Counseling Blog – many activities for Kindness Week WeekDear Pemberton Penguin Families,right6440805Contact information for Mrs. Thibodeau750-2660dmthibodeau@henrico.k12.va.us information for Mrs. Thibodeau750-2660dmthibodeau@henrico.k12.va.us am excited to announce our second annual Kindness Week (January 25-29). The week will be filled with ways for our students to learn, explore, and practice kindness. Studies have indicated that promoting kindness in youth promotes self-confidence, optimism, leadership, and increased happiness. This coming week, students will be part of many excited experiences. Some of them are outlined below.MONDAYStudents say what kindness is on the announcements.Students get Random Act of Kindness Log Paper Chain of Kindness BeginsProject Happy Feet Begin (flyer on back)Assembly Poster Contest BeginsSpirit DayTUESDAYStudents say what kindness is on the announcements.Kindness ChainMusic in the CafeteriaSpirit DayProject Happy Feet continuesWEDNESDAYKindness ChainSidewalk Chalk for RecessProject Happy FeetSpirit DayTHURSDAYStudents say what kindness is on the announcements.Kindness ChainProject Happy FeetPoster Contest AwardsSpirit DayFRIDAYStudents say what kindness is on the announcements.Kindness Chain276533413904Kindness Wreath –all month long00Kindness Wreath –all month longProject Happy FeetPoster Contest AwardsCollect Kindness LogsSpirit Day ................
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