Inside: Use this Kindness Vocabulary Activity to help teach sel curriculum and kindness concepts in a hands-on and fun way for students. I remember one of my least favorite parts in school was when we were required to memorize a whole list of new vocabulary words with an impending test around the corner. The words […]
Teaching Kind Kids
Why Is Kindness Important and How to Explain it to Kids
Inside: Why is kindness important? Kids should be kind for these 6 reasons which will help you explain it to them so they are motivated to be kind. Why? Why? Why? Our kids ask us why dozens of time a day. If they’re between the ages of 3-6 that number probably quintuples. Kids-and adults- want […]
How to Help Kids Learn About Treasured, Good Friendship
Inside: Help kids decide what treasured, good friendship is with this Treasured Friends Activity so they spend more time with real friends and less time with “friends.” When I was growing up, I had a lot of circles of friends. I had school friends, and softball friends, and Girl Scout friends, and friends at religious […]
How to Celebrate Student Kindness with These 6 Fun Ideas
Inside: Fun ways teachers can encourage and celebrate student kindness by using positive reinforcement, praise, encouragement, and “rewards.” When I was getting my teaching credential, the first class they made us take wasn’t on how to teach reading or how to teach math. It was on classroom management. We knew from the beginning that if […]
Encourage and Reward Kindness in Your Classroom with Sweet Ingredients
Inside: Want to reward kindness in your classroom in a sweet way? Use these sweet ingredients as positive reinforcement. When I taught third grade, I had a group of students who absolutely refused to do their homework. Now, homework is not the most important part of being a student, but it did teach them responsibility […]