Kindness
Kindness
Objective- Identify and implement strategies that demonstrate understanding of empathy and kindness within an educational setting.
When you act kindly toward others, the benefits go both ways. Small, thoughtful acts—like helping, sharing, listening, or teaching—can change both how you are perceived and how you see yourself. When children are encouraged to be kind, their peers want to spend more time around them. Not only does kindness strengthen social relationships, but it also can show that your choices have an impact and that you have valuable skills (like the ability to make friends). In short, being kind to others is also being kind to yourself.
-Character Lab
Essential Questions
How can you show Kindness to someone you disagree with?
How is empathy related to kindness?
What can you do when someone is unkind to you or someone else?
How do people feel when someone is kind to them?
The Science of Kindness
The Science of Kindness
Kindness (One Day)
The Gift of Giving
New Kid
Small Acts of Kindness
Animated Kindness Spreads
Changing the World With Kindness
From saying please to sharing toys, your child will learn how to spread kindness in everyday situations at school and at home!
Join a little SPOT on a journey as he SPOTS kindness and shows children a fun way to remember to be kind too!
If you enjoyed I'm NOT just a Scribble...now there is a fun NEW way to spread kindness!
What is the proper way to ask Mr. Panda for doughnuts?
Patiently and politely, Mr. Panda asks the animals he comes across if they would like a doughnut. A penguin, a skunk, and a whale all say yes, but they do not remember to say "please" and "thank you." Is anyone worthy of Mr. Panda's doughnuts?
While using a simple metaphor of a bucket and a dipper, author Carol McCloud illustrates that when we choose to be kind, we not only fill the buckets of those around us, but also fill our OWN bucket! Conversely, when we choose to say or do mean things, we are dipping into buckets. All day long, we are either filling up or dipping into each other's buckets by what we say and what we do. When you're a bucket filler, you make the world a better place to be! This 32-page picture book is perfect for children, parents, grandparents, teachers and people that want to teach empathy, nurture kindness and create a positive environment in their home, classroom, workplace and community.
Shel Silverstein's poignant picture book for readers of all ages has offered a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.
Each kindness makes the world a little better
This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On Home Soon. With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, it will resonate with readers long after they've put it down.
Chloe and her friends won't play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya.
From the illustrator of the classic edition of Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
On a ridge above the Kalihari,Lion naps, until Mouse bumbles into him, willy-nilly, startling him awake.After a show of teeth, Lion is softenedby Mouse's pledge of loyaltyand sets him free. When a cold moon brings a humbling lesson, Lion comes to recognizeMouse's keen skill, and deeper kindness.Mouse and Lion, Aesop's fabled duo,renew their ancient bond in this warm retelling by Rand Burkert, illuminated by the authentic natural detail of Nancy Ekholm Burkert's art.
Elmer, the patchwork elephant, has been a favorite of children around the world since the first book debuted in 1989.
In Elmer and the Hippos, the elephants are not happy. The hippos' river has dried up, and they have moved into the elephants' river. Some of the elephants don't like sharing. Elmer decides to investigate. He discovers the hippos' dry river could be fixed―but only if the hippos and the elephants drop their prejudices and work together.
When Cade and his family find out their ice cream order was paid for by another patron, they continue paying it forward, and so starts the discussion of random acts of kindness.
Can one child's good deed change the world? It can when she’s Ordinary Mary―an ordinary girl from an ordinary school, on her way to her ordinary house―who stumbles upon ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop, she starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world.
A gentle story that teaches how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and allow them to flourish, from esteemed author and speaker Trudy Ludwig and acclaimed illustrator Patrice Barton.
Learn Kind is an innovative kindness curriculum powered by scientific inquiry and social-emotional learning. Learn Kind was developed in response to in-depth research, insights from hundreds of teachers, and the challenges educators are navigating in this unique time. We are honored to partner with you and your students this year as you cultivate kindness in your classroom.
Life Vest Inside is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring, empowering and educating people of all backgrounds to lead a life of kindness.
Don't just expect kindness from your kids—teach them! We have taken our CASEL approved, highly effective, evidence-based Kindness in the Classroom® social emotional learning curriculum and made it better. By including a focus on equity, teacher self-care, and digital citizenship, we are excited to share a more engaging, relatable, and inclusive curriculum.
Character Lab is a nonprofit organization that connects researchers with educators to create greater knowledge about the conditions that lead to social, emotional, academic, and physical well-being for young people throughout the country.
Character Lab was founded in 2013 by a scientist and two educators: Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance and Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania; Dave Levin, co-founder of KIPP public charter schools; and Dominic Randolph, Head of School at Riverdale Country School.
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Dalai Lama
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
Aesop
"In a world were you can be anything, be kind."
Jennifer Dukes Lee
"You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage, or bravery, or generosity, or anything else... Kindness- that simple word. To be kind- it covers everything, to my mind. If you're kind that's it."
Roald Dahl
"Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind."
Eric Hoffer
"Always be a little kinder than necessary."
James M. Barrie (Author of Peter Pan)
"A kind word is like a Spring day."
“Ла́сково сло́во – что весе́нний день”.
Russian Proverb
"A single act of Kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees."
Amelia Earhart
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Showing kindness and compassion to others helps everyone feel accepted, respected, and loved. Make a list of acts of kindness that you can do for others. Then, meet with a partner and add to your list.
You see someone eating alone at lunch. What can you do and why is it important?
Being compassionate means being sensitive to the feelings and needs of theirs in the moment. What does it mean to be sensitive towards others? Why is it important?
Kindness and compassion are important qualities that need to be shared. Design your own positive poster or sign that encourages others to be kind. You can include words and images.
Can you think of a situation where you could have been kind, but weren't? Describe it.
Describe a time someone was kind to you, but didn't need to be? How did it make you feel?
Have you ever regretted being kind? Why or why not?
What is the opposite of kindness? Does that sound better or easier than being kind. Why?