Send your kids to school and challenge them to do random acts of kindness for a day. See how much satisfaction they derive from knowing they did something for others. They’ll quickly learn that everyone benefits when students, schools, and communities embrace kindness.
Here is a list of suggestions of small acts of kindness we can encourage our children to do through out the school day.
1. Hold the door open for someone
2. Compliment a classmate
3. Smile at 5 individuals in the hall
4. Share your snack with someone
5. Let someone go ahead of you in line
6. Say hello, with a smile, to your teacher
7. Help clean up in your classroom
8. Pick up trash on your school playground
9. Start a recycling program in your classroom
10. Thank your crossing guards with a token gift like a stick of gum or water bottle
11. Include someone new when playing on the playground
12. Thank your bus driver
13. Be a role model to a younger student
14. Write a note of thanks to your teacher
15. Participate in class
16. Be polite and respectful to everyone
17. Use less paper
18. Ask if you can help someone
19. Be on time to all your classes
20. Cheer on your teammates
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