Kindness poem kindergarten

isn't this a sweet little poem? we came across this poem in one of Bubba's textbooks last week at the end of our unit on plants, flowers and such. both of my kids really enjoyed the metaphor, and we spent some time elaborating. "kind smiles are the seed!" "kind high-fives are the leaves!" and we read some Proverbs, too, to extend the lesson to teach them that God values kindness. A kind man benefits himself. But a mean person brings trouble on himself. Proverbs 11:17 NIRV Worry makes a man’s…

What you focus on, you get more of. Maybe that's it. Maybe that's why I'm noticing so much more kindness lately. Ordinary things, like when I was reading third-grade thank-you notes to Dennis Lee for coming to our school and found one in the stack addressed to me, thanking me for opening the Counselor Cafe this year. And extraordinary things, like when I commented that I love these shirts and would like to have one, a cyber-friend whom I'm never met in person said, "what size?" How kind is…

I did it. I took the plunge. I bought some of that neat and nifty, really cool duct tape. I thought 'what the hey' and bought one of everything. I have a roll with peace symbols , cheetah print , butterfly printed , and I even bought one of the rolls below. I have no idea what I plan to do with it. I bought it as a tribute to Farley at Oh Boy 4th Grade. I mustache her if she has seen this type of duct tape. I have to confess that it sort of makes me think of Pringles in a can!! My plan is…

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