Book Title: The Happiest Birthday Ever Author: Stephanie Berger For Ages: 4-8 Themes: kindness, generosity, love, empathy, compassion, understanding, giving, character, community, emotions Related learning areas: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), character education, emotional intelligence See the book HERE Continue Reading Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
I helped a lady find her car in the shopping center car park. She was walking around and I could see she was looking for something/someone so I asked her. “What are you looking for?” She says to me: “I have lost my car, I can’t find it. I thought it was around here somewhere.”…
My daughter and I were pulling out of Walmart and saw a man with a sign asking for money. My daughter asked why I didn’t stop to help. I told her I didn’t have any cash. I started telling her about a 20/20 report I saw one time where a reporter followed a woman that was…
Want to improve friendships and student behavior? These kindness bulletin board ideas will help you build a culture of respect and inclusion!Have you considered the power of positive affirmations to build self-esteem or kindness activities for classroom management? These inspiring DIY kindness bulletin boards will give you ideas for collaborative kindness activities to brighten your classroom or hall. They…
One time at Festival when I was 32 weeks pregnant with twins and craving so many things, I loaded my cart with candy, ice cream & cookies. 😁 I got behind someone using food stamps and their card was declining. I looked at their food and saw it was actual food (not like my junk food) that they…
Free Kindness Posters to Help You Encourage Positive Character Traits and Celebrate Kindness Day!If you enjoy the feel-good emotions produced when you are kind then perhaps you look forward to the official days that celebrate and encourage acts of kindness. Did you know there are 3 of them?Take a look at our free kindness posters…
If I’m being completely honest, I thought our plans of helping a family went to hell when our fancy flocked Christmas tree flew off our SUV and into holiday traffic on the highway today around lunchtime. One of my generous friends had delivered the tree and all the trimmings and because it was pouring today,…
Grab your free kindness activities and printables to encourage positive character traits.If you’re on this website there’s a fair chance that you already believe in the magical powers of kindness. The thing is that there’s really nothing all that miraculous about it and there’s scientific evidence to prove that and why it’s so darn good…
A few weeks ago, I went into my son Chase’s class for tutoring. I’d e-mailed Chase’s teacher one evening and said, “Chase keeps telling me that this stuff you’re sending home is math—but I’m not sure I believe him. Help, please.” She e-mailed right back and said, “No problem! I can tutor Chase after school…
Today I received an anonymous gift through the post. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Share
Do you need kindness activities for kids to nurture friendships and encourage an inclusive classroom community?Beyond feel-good emotions or to stop bullying, kindness is a highly valued character trait we all want to embed in our kids. When teachers nurture positive character traits, they’re equipping their students with an emotional skill set that’s essential for them…
I recently took up McDonald’s as a second job. This afternoon I was working the counter and a man and a woman walked up. The lady asked him what he wanted. It became clear quickly that they were not together. He was uncomfortable. He was grubby, guessing either homeless or on the road or whatever….