First grade kindness activities

*Kindness Chain* Craft inspired by the book "Be Kind" by Pat Zietlow Miller and Jen Hill. Check out MaiStoryBook for a free interactive read aloud of *Be Kind*~ perfect for engaging children in conversation throughout the book!

Friendship-building activities help children in K-3 develop strong social skills. When relationships are an important factor in education, kids succeed in school and life.

This year I wanted to begin promoting kindness from the very beginning of the year. I searched this summer for the perfect book and I found it. A Little Spot of Kindness written by Diane Alber was just what I needed to create kindness activities for my room, and set the stage for an amazing year.

I have noticed a recent, positive change in education. Teachers are spending more time teaching the whole child. We are no longer just focusing reading, writing, and math. There is an entire educational movement to make sure what we are teaching, especially in early childhood, is developmentally appropriate. We are incorporating more play and we ... Read More about Kindness in the Classroom

A resource that explains multiple ways to spread kindness using Pat Miller's Be Kind book. Includes guides for home and school.

HOW TO BE A GOOD FRIEND - printables and activities to teach students good choices and bad choices - free mini unit on the blog for friendship in February for pre-k kindergarten and first grade #prek #kindergarten #firstgrade #socialskills #counselor

Teach kids to be kind more often with this trash or kindness game so they decide if social actions are unkind or kind.

Kindness Rainbow: an activity to teach kindness to kids | thegrowingcreatives.com

Around this time every year, you start seeing plastic Easter eggs in every store! Since I think novelty is key in keeping students interested in their

These friendship activities for elementary students are a fun way to build a happy, caring classroom climate & teach social skills that will last all year.