Inside: Looking for easy but effective kindness week ideas for elementary students? Find powerful activities that teach compassion, boost wellbeing, and make kindness a no-stress part of your everyday routine. With so many kids facing tough mental health challenges, teaching kindness in the classroom has never been more important. Little acts of kindness can make…
Inside: A meaningful bulletin board idea to teach about kindness and improve classroom community. Download a free classroom quilt template for a collaborative kindness quilt activity. This makes a beautiful display with positive messages you can leave up all year to visually remind your students to be kind. Looking for an engaging kindness bulletin board…
Inside: A unique classroom reward system that uses printable kindness cash and coupons to promote positive behavior, character traits, and emotional wellbeing. Includes practical setup tips, example rewards, and editable templates to help you build a classroom culture rooted in kindness and responsibility. Do your students struggle to be kind in your classroom? Do you…
Bucket filler activities are amazing for teaching students about kindness and empathy. This simple concept is an incredible classroom management tool that helps them understand the impact of their words and actions. Kids learn that their behavior doesn’t just hurt those around them, it can hurt them too! Students feel the positive effects of kindness…
Need some end of year activities to teach kindness that won’t stretch you to the limit and keep your students engaged? As the school year wraps up it’s the perfect time to celebrate their social and emotional growth. You’ve worked hard to teach them about kindness and respect, so use these last few weeks to reinforce…
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….
Inside: Looking for free summer printables and kindness activities for kids? These worksheets and games are centered around kindness to inject some meaningful learning while keeping them entertained. Everyone loves the idea of summer until the “I’m bored!” complaints start rolling in. You know the ones… when kids have all the free time in the…
Doing kind things for others isn’t just about improving someone else’s life, it’s actually good for our health. There’s evidence to prove that kindness can improve mental health, happiness and even prolong life. After 9 weeks of acts of kindness we conclude the challenge with a really fun, ding-dong ditch type activity. It’s a little…
Teaching and learning has undergone some significant changes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students and teachers are adapting to a new norm in education that looks different between countries and possibly even states depending on the severity of the virus. For many, distance learning is their reality as they go back to school…
Teaching Kindness Changes the Classroom Community! Phrases like “random acts of kindness” and “pay it forward” have become popular terms in modern society. There are even special days dedicated to highlighting the importance of kindness and organizations who specialize in altruism. But why has it become so popular to teach kindness in schools? Perhaps that’s…