To encourage your kids to be kind, download these free printables with 60 kindness questions you can use to talk with your kids about how to be kinder people. During my research, i came across an object lesson to teach children the effect of both small and large acts of kindness, and i tried it recently with my kids. Selflove, selfregulation, respect, giving, cooperation can take place with lessons, activities, and printables for the classroom. Teach kindness in the classroom and encourage kids to show kindness through setting goals and random acts of kindness challenges. Ripple kindness project for schools free coloring pages to help you teach about kindness and giving and nurture a growth mindset in your classroom. As each person experiences kindness and then in turn shows kindness to others, theres a ripple effect. Easy to read and to use for all ages of students preschool to even high school, but mostly for younger children. Kindness is one of the most important character traits children and adults can have. A great way to improve the culture and help reduce bullying. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as god in christ also has forgiven you. Adding kindness to our home or our preschool curriculum is important now more than ever.
Each kindness is a wonderful book that also talks about how an act of kindness can spread and missed opportunities to be kind. Preschool kindness curriculum is now available, free. Tis the perfect season to read a few childrens books about kindness. Free local acts of kindness book for seattle families. Absolutely perfect for teaching the most important lessons in life about values, character development and showing empathy towards others, in a world that seems increasingly scary and uncertain. By providing activities that teach our young children how to spread kindness, we are building a platform that will stay with them throughout their lives. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom teaching experience. We offer a positive alternative to traditional antibullying programs with standalone, year level and whole school resources to improve student wellbeing, peer connectedness and school culture.
The ripple may be small or large depending on the object. Dec 04, 2017 as each person experiences kindness and then in turn shows kindness to others, theres a ripple effect. Kindness can have a ripple effect that can go beyond our homes, families, and even our communities. On this particular morning, we listened to a book on being thankful. Acts of kindness for young children teaching 2 and 3 year olds. It is a direct translation and we have not conducted research on the spanish language curriculum. Ripple out kindness in your world and share your ripples to have a ripple effect around the world sally francis. The book list below is in three parts, and of course there is a lot of overlap.
Passionate about improving wellbeing and reducing bullying, ripple developed a whole school, evidencebased sel, kindness and mindfulness curriculum to build character and. They too will have an effect or a ripple in the life of another person. Like ripples radiating across the surface of a pond when a pebble is tossed in, kindness is powerful and has farreaching, positive ramifications that bring about a tremendous sense of. Teachers should include a random acts of kindness theme to their curriculum plans and february is the perfect month. Add them to your collection of best books for kids ask a parent which qualities they want their child to grow up with and i am pretty sure kindness would make the list 99% of the time. Kindness books for toddlers, kindness for preschool, kindness challenge, kindness books for children, kindness books for kids, kindness picture book by kate laurel may, 2019. Preschool kindness curriculum is now available, free august 28, 2017 by marianne spoon for news media associate scientist lisa flook right and former outreach specialist laura pinger left teach the center for healthy minds kindness curriculum to a group of preschoolers at the waisman center early childhood program at uwmadison in 2011.
The largest and fiercest animals run away, with even wolf howling that he is so small compared to. With the support of pure edge, we were able to translate the kindness curriculum into spanish. Lisa currie ripple kindness project lisa is the founder of ripple kindness project, a community and outreach program, and primaryelementary school curriculum. It is not an antibullying approach but demonstrates to children how they should treat each other. Resilience and the ability to recover from disappointments are things that many children dont learn in a society where so many parents either intervene to try and make things better or dont allow selfcompassion themselves. Each kindness by jacqueline woodson, be kind by pat zietlow miller, wonder by r. I wish i could deliver one to every child in the world. Every year during the second full week of february, around valentines day, schools, scouts, places of worship, and others celebrate this rak random acts of kindness week. Ripples aim is to infect the world with kindness because our research and personal experiences have. Ripple kindness project for schools teaching resources. As the kids work on their acts of kindness, they realize they can change the world through their good deeds. This kindness activity looks at how big actions and small actions have a ripple effect. That simple interaction is what got coelho thinking, twelve years later, about how to raise kids who would spread kindness in their community. Best books about kindness for kids the imagination tree.
This is just like when the drop of blue hit the water and there were ripples in the water, spreading the color to the water close by. The post includes book ideas, sel lessons, group activities, and free printable kindness awards. See more ideas about kindness activities, activities for kids and kindness projects. Be kind by pat zietlow miller and jen hill childrens books read aloud by pv storytime duration. Toddler approved quick daily kindness bingo game for kids. The book opens to a terrible fire burning in a forest. The caring and kindness between the siblings in that story is so lovely. Acts of kindness for young children each morning our 3 year olds meet on our gathering rug to say good morning, listen to a story, and learn about the days activities. Sign up to receive the kindness curriculum center for.
Our blog, positive stories and free printables will help inspire you to spread it everywhere weve even created some kindness cards to help your acts of kindness grow bigger. How to teach kindness to children during the christmas season. Dec 01, 20 acts of kindness for young children each morning our 3 year olds meet on our gathering rug to say good morning, listen to a story, and learn about the days activities. Our personal ripple effect is the power of one generating hope and change in others for a better world. I used ripples effect last year for the first time to teach kindness to second grade. Ripple kindness project for schools is on a mission to incorporate sel into every school curriculum to improve social, emotional and mental health. The little boy in this book goes on and on about how much he loves his dad until the dad falls asleep in the little boys bed. Countless childrens books offer beautiful lessons about friendship, acceptance, kindness and compassion. Like ripples radiating across the surface of a pond when a pebble is tossed in, kindness is powerful and has farreaching, positive ramifications that bring about a tremendous sense of joy. Kindness activity ripple effect experiment this experiment illustrates how a small change like dropping an object into water can cause a ripple effect. Preschool activity ideas for random acts of kindness week. Just like in schools, kindness can have a massive impact in homes, workplaces and the community too. Just as our acts of kindness can be large or small.
The focus of the kindness curriculum, now being tested in madison schools, is threefold. Universal kids preschool by peacock jr 753,966 views 2. The ripple kindness curriculum embodies what i felt our school needed. Beautiful examples of kindness trees in schools to help build character and teach students to show caring and respect. Have you read have you filled a bucket today a guide to daily happiness for kids its a great book. This activity was created to go with the book book the lion and the mouse. I like to think of people like him when i am feeling frustrated and angry and overwhelmed in my little sphere.
Download these printables to use during random acts of kindness day, international day of families or anytime you need to build character. Nov 21, 2016 tis the perfect season to read a few childrens books about kindness. I really appreciate ams comment above about how you can teach compassion with any book by talking about how the characters felt. Kindness activity ripple effect experiment this experiment. Childrens books about kindness what do we do all day. Giving a card with a good deed reminds the recipient to pay your kindness. Kindness activitythe ripple effect experiment jdaniel4s mom. Ripple kindness on kindness bulletin board, counselor. Nov 16, 2015 it is just the first book from the series. Free kindness songs and rhymes for home or school character. Now more than ever, these are the values we wish to instil in our children.
Okay, every season is the perfect season to encourage kindness with picture books. See more ideas about kindness activities, activities and school counseling. Kindness is a muscle singalong lyric music video universal kids duration. Well have fun adding some kindness songs to our 100 acts of kindness challenge this year. Haida author and artist michael nicoll yahgulanaas beautiful picture book, the little hummingbird, illustrates a poignant message. Keep scrolling for a selection of diverse books that feature messages of empathy and kindness. Such a lovely book with important lessons about kindness towards oneself and the power of a small kind gesture to others. Here at prek pages, im committed to helping teachers just like you teach better, save time, and live more by providing you with everything you need to create a fun and engaging learning environment, lesson plans, and activities for your little learners. That is probably the best book about compassion and friendship, ever. As a followup to the superhero kindness activity i recently did with my kids, we decided to dive a bit deeper into the concept of the ripple effect kindness can create.
An inspiring collection of picture books about kindness. So she started a kindness camp in 2012, with 15 participants. This wonderful kindness activity uses an experiment to illustrate that the simple act of dropping an object causes a ripple effect. Cummings and mati rose mcdonough the lovely poetry of e. Posts about ministry written by kindness activity ripple effect experiment this experiment illustrates how a small change like dropping an object into water can cause a ripple effect. Mar 11, 2018 be kind by pat zietlow miller and jen hill childrens books read aloud by pv storytime duration.
Feb 15, 2017 kindness activity ripple effect experiment this experiment illustrates how a small change like dropping an object into water can cause a ripple effect. At camp, kids volunteered with seniors and helped people who were homeless. As my daughter got in the car this afternoon after school, i asked her to tell me three things about her school day. It shares on a simple act of kindness can have a ripple effect. Writing kind notes with alphabet stamps by mom inspired life.