How to Use Free Kindness Coloring Pages to Empower Students
You see 3 free kindness coloring pages for your students. I see an incredibly powerful resource with countless ways to embed values and build a positive classroom community!
Ah, the humble coloring page. Many teachers see them as a quick and easy brain break for their students or a fun filler activity for early finishers.
The truth is, like so many things in life, there’s a lot more to them if you explore a little further. There are lots of benefits to coloring and they become more powerful if they include empowering quotes!
The free kindness coloring pages I’m sharing today will brighten your classroom AND enrich your students’ learning experience. They're also a fantastic and easy Random Acts of Kindness Day activity. Let me show you how to use them.
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Introduce Your Free Kindness Coloring Pages
Download your coloring pages and print them out. Use them in the order listed below.
â–º FREE Kindness Coloring Pages!


Explain how simple acts of kindness can make a big difference in our lives and the lives of others. Let students know they will be working with special coloring pages that allow them to be creative and help them understand what it means to be kind.
Explain how kindness comes in many forms. It can be seen in our actions, heard in our words, and felt in our support for one another. Highlight how each coloring page depicts a different aspect of kindness. From acknowledging our ability to spread kindness, encouraging friends, and supporting those in need.
Describe each of the kindness coloring pages briefly:
Class Discussion
There’s a lot to unpack in the images and messages on these free kindness coloring pages. If you allocate some time, it can lead to some enlightening conversations. Here are some questions to ask your grade with sample answers:
Coloring Page 1 - Kindness is Your Superpower
Coloring Page 2 - Kind People Support Others
Coloring Page 3 - Kind People Encourage Others
Coloring the Sheets
Now it's time for a peaceful but thoughtful coloring session. Set a calming mood with some gentle background music.
Hand out the coloring pages along with a variety of crayons, markers, or colored pencils. Encourage students to think back to your discussion as they color. Ask them to consider how they can incorporate the theme of the page into their daily lives.
Explain that their coloring page reflects their understanding of kindness. They might use bright colors to show the joy kindness brings or cool tones for comfort and support. Every piece of art will be unique, just like them.
Chat with the students about their color choices as they're coloring. Ask them what part of the image speaks to them the most.
Let students know they’ll have a chance to share their artwork and discuss how it connects to your kindness themes. This builds excitement and enthusiasm for them to share and celebrate each other’s creative works of art.
Personalized Strategies
The third coloring sheet includes thought bubbles where students can write three ways to encourage others. This is a fantastic opportunity for them to think deeply about how they can actively uplift and support their friends and family.
Students can reflect on your Q&A session for this coloring page to get ideas for personal strategies they can use. Ask a few students to share what they wrote and discuss ways the whole grade can encourage one another moving forward.
Sharing and Reflecting
Did you know that 65% of people find visual learning more effective? Hanging posters in your classroom is a stimulating way for children to absorb material even when they’re just looking around the room. When they see positive messages regularly, they subconsciously start to seep into their brain, just like an affirmation.
When students have colored your coloring pages, use them as posters and create a bulletin board. Allow students to examine each piece of art on display and ask them to notice that none of them is the same. They all have differences just like the people who colored them and that's what makes them unique.
You could also assign one coloring page from your bulletin board for each student to critique. As an act of kindness, they can write a compliment about it for the student to keep.
Creative Writing
Extend the lesson into a creative writing activity. There are some ideas below suitable for different ages and levels of ability:
So, there you have it! Lots of wonderful ways you can use the humble coloring page!
You can use these strategies with any coloring page as long as there's enough content on it. It helps if it has some meaningful wording as all of my coloring pages do to help enhance the learning experience.
CLICK HERE for other types of random acts of kindness activities for elementary students.