Celebrate and promote kindness in the classroom with these 5 simple and effective ideas. They're easy to implement into your own classroom and even come with a free printable.
Normalize being kind and giving compliments with a classroom raffle using a white card box and "Bee Kind" label, download for free here. It's a win-win for everyone because the complimentee will get to enjoy reading their compliment, and the complimenter will get to enter the raffle. Download raffle tickets for free here. If their name gets chosen, they'll choose from all sorts of "bee" goodies like; Bee pencils, Busy Bee Eraser Pencil Toppers, Bee Your Best Kickballs, and Good Behavior Buttons.
Promote friendship and fairness by reading "Be a Friend." Have a discussion about how you can be a good friend. After reading the story and having a discussion have students pick between Friendship Bracelets and Friendship Puzzle Dog Tag Necklaces to give to their friends!
Spread kindness in the classroom by having your students fill up a Short Round Pedestal Jar with marbles. How does it work? All you have to do is keep track of the class's kind deeds, and every time a student or the class as a whole receives a compliment from others. Once the jar is filled, the class gets Rainbow Character Lollipops. Attach the matching tag, "Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud" (download tag for FREE here).
Spread kindness in the classroom by having your students fill up a Short Round Pedestal Jar with marbles. How does it work? All you have to do is keep track of the class's kind deeds, and every time a student or the class as a whole receives a compliment from others. Once the jar is filled, the class gets Confetti Be Kind Pencil Cases. Attach the matching tag, "Spread Kindness Like Confetti" (download tag for FREE here).
Send a message during kindness week by having you and your teammates wear this "be kind" shirt. It's a great and inspiring way to support the movement and put a smile on someone's face!
