Welcome Teachers…

Kindness, Caring, Sharing and Helping are essential traits for all children to learn.  Positive Role models, and discussions at school and at home help embed KINDNESS and kind acts every day. Below you will find a variety of resources to support a KINDNESS mindset in the classroom.  These social emotional activities help sustain a culture of kindness in the classroom, at home and in the neighborhood.

Dr. Zip Zap KINDNESS CALENDAR allows your students to track the kind acts they do every day. The goal is to be a KIND HELPER. A list of possible kind things to do or say will assist students.

KINDNESS STUDENT WORKSHEET #1—

Literacy worksheet for students to reflect on what they learned and to apply it. It also allows students to draw to demonstrate they are learning key themes.

BULLYING and KINDNESS — WORKSHEET #2

Students reflect on the Bully gorilla and what was done by the monkeys help the kids!

STUDENT KIND AND CARING CERTIFICATE —

Students can earn a “KIND HELPER” certificate to proudly take home and share with parents, guardians, grandparents.

KINDNESS CLASSROOM POSTER

It’s a fun, daily reminder to be kind at school, at home, and in the neightborhood!

HOW KINDNESS HELPS YOUNG KIDS

Share with kids and parents the benefits of kindness, including good for the student’s brain, builds emotional skills, and helps with academic success!

TWO FAMOUS PSYCHOLOGISTS

PIAGET and VYGOTSKKY share their view on the importance of adults (teachers and parents) in modeling KINDNESS. It’s a learned skill!