January 18th - January 22nd
(The Great Kindness Challenge officially starts next week, but we are going to begin to think about the theme of Kindness this week).
Theme: Kindness
Monday January 18 - OFF Martin Luther King Jr day
Tuesday January 19 Read Aloud Tuesday
This week we will begin to discuss the theme of kindness. Our activities will be preparing us to celebrate the Great Kindness Challenge next week. Because this is such an important topic we will take two weeks to cover this theme. But kindness is something we want to celebrate and practice all year long.
First, choose one read aloud from below:
K - 2 Try a Little Kindness by Henry Cole
K - 1 The Caring Me I Want to Be
K - 4 Kindness is My Superpower
Then take some time to do this lesson: Be Kind to Yourself (Video Directions)
Finally, end your lesson by listening to The Reflection in Me. Think about the importance of being kind to yourself so that you can also be kind to others. What is one way that you can be more kind to yourself?
Wednesday January 20
Start today by listening to the book: How Full is your Bucket? How can you fill someone else's bucket today?
Hint: Start by doing one of the kindness lessons below:) The video directions are provided.
Thursday January 21 - Mindfulness Thursday
First, listen to a mindfulness meditation on loving kindness here.
Then listen to a story about helping others who are in need.
Think of Those in Need Berenstain Bears
Then choose a lesson below:
Friday January 22
Watch this video about the Great Kindness Challenge. We will be participating in this challenge next week! Great Kindness Challenge Video
You may need some motivation to get pumped for our spirit days next week. Watch this video: 10 year old girl's speech about kindness Then watch 5 Things You Can Control. Then read this flyer to learn about the Great Kindness Challenge.
Get ready to celebrate our spirit days next week by looking at the Spirit Week flyer for GKC (in Spanish)
The Great Kindness Challenge
January 25th - 29th
January 25th Motivational Monday - Message from Mrs. Collins
Watch this video first to get some great ideas about how to spread kindness: Kindness Matters
Use the links below to begin to track the acts of kindness that you have participated in starting last week.
Great Kindness Checklist (Virtual edition)
Great Kindness Checklist (Hybrid edition)
Great Kindness Challenge (K - 1) (Spanish)
The theme of this week is kindness. Kindness to ourselves and kindness to others. Listen to this video from Rocket Kids about Putting Some Effort in Your Nice.
Then Make a Kindness Matters sign (Video Directions) to celebrate the theme of kindness. If you would like, use these Kindness quotes to add to your poster!
January 26th Read Aloud Tuesday
You guessed it. Listen to one of the read aloud videos below.
Kindness is Cooler K - 2
Be Kind K - 4
Then practice kindness by doing one of the lessons below:
Wednesday, January 27th
Pick a lesson from below. Each lesson has an activity that promotes kindness.
Learn to say hello in a different language (Video Directions)
Learn something new about a different culture (Video Directions) Grades 2 - 4
January 28th -Mindfulness Thursday
Practice being kind to yourself by taking a mindfulness break.
Take a breather break (Video Directions)
Then practice kindness by thanking an essential worker.
Thank an essential worker lesson (Video Directions)
January 29th - Fun Friday
Let's end our week on a fun note. Do the lesson below and then listen to the songs about kindness.
Fill out this google Reflection form about the Great Kindness Challenge