Be kind book activities
Be Kind: Favorite Activities to Promote Kindness
“Be Kind” by Pat Zietlow Miller is a relatable story about kindness that allows students to imagine real-life situations and look at things from different perspectives. Students can take away actionable steps to show kindness and understanding to others. The story shows that kindness does not always come easy and can even feel scary sometimes. It is a great book to open up a discussion about being kind and identifying simple and practical ways to show kindness to those around us.
The book has a wonderful message that allows you to open up conversations with your students about how being kind does not always come easy and how kindness can sometimes be misunderstood too. Kindness can happen in different ways and will look different in different situations. Students can discuss how to be aware of people’s feelings and think about how to react. And while being kind can sometimes feel difficult, acts of kindness may seem small, but they can make a big difference; students will know that they can make a difference.
Skills to teach with “Be Kind”:
- Characters
- Theme
- Inferences
- Setting
- Connections
- Retell
- Point of view
- Problem/solution
5 Favorite “Be Kind” Activities
“Be Kind” is such a great book to read and discuss the power of kindness. From asking a new classmate to play to standing up to a bully, this thoughtful story explores what children can do to be kind, and how each act of kindness can make a difference. It is easy to talk about kindness, but it is complicated when in real-life situations to figure out how to be kind. This book is written thoughtfully and with an introspective look at what it truly means to be kind to others and you and your students will appreciate the concrete examples the author gives to inspire kindness in others.
Here are some of my favorite activities to do after reading the book.
1. Thinking about other's feelings…
The story begins with a misunderstanding between Tanisha and the narrator.
When Tanisha spills juice, the narrator wants to help and tells her it is her favorite color. She feels she is being kind, but Tanisha does not take it that way. This offers a great opportunity to discuss how the narrator believed she was being kind but it was misunderstood by Tanisha, who was upset at the time.
Students can reflect on how Tanisha felt in that moment and why the narrator's comment was upsetting to her rather than reassuring, as she intended it to be. This situation really allows students to think about how they would feel, act, and what they could say. The relatable accident allows students to connect to both of the characters.
2. Kindness through giving…
The narrator begins to look at different ways that we can be kind, giving specific examples that students can relate to. Kindness can be giving and many times when students think of “giving,” they think of gifts. But, giving doesn't have to be a gift, it can be time, company, hand-me-downs, and more.
Students can brainstorm ways that they can give to others. Thinking beyond gifts allows students to truly tap into what those that they love may really need.
3. What does it mean to be kind?
We hear and say “kindness” so much, but this book opens the discussion to really let students think about what it really means to be kind. You can give students the opportunity to put it into their own words. And when everyone takes the time to think about what kindness really means, they'll be able to see how it is different even among their classmates. We all have our own meaning of kindness and what we do to show kindness may look different too.
4. Simple things that mean a lot…
One of the most powerful parts of the book is the realization that small acts of kindness truly mean so much. When we do small acts of kindness, they can turn into big things. And something that may seem small to us, may not seem that way to others. Simple things can make a big difference.
Students can make a list of some of the simple things that others have done for them that have meant a lot. When they think of small acts of kindness, they can be reminded that it does not have to be a HUGE act to make an impact.
5. Big or Small…
There are so many amazing things to learn from this beautiful book, but actionable ideas and ways to be kind to others truly make it a special read-aloud.
Students can brainstorm ways, big or small, that they can spread kindness TODAY.
“Be Kind” is such a special book to share with your students. Your students will relate to the situations presented throughout the book and find ways that they can make a difference in the lives of people around them. They will not only enjoy the book but learn some important lessons too.
I hope you and your students love it!
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Be Kind Book Activities • Kirsten's Kaboodle
Selecting the perfect read aloud can be stressful. First, it must have a story that students can understand. Without this, many will lose interest and start doing things they shouldn’t.
Second, it is essential to have strong illustrations to help students visualize the story. Third, it is helpful to select a book that will impact students inside and outside the classroom. For instance, teaching life lessons with student-friendly examples is a great way to build meaningful connections. Thus, selecting which books to use as read alouds is a challenging task! To help, utilizing a book review and activities guide is the perfect way to make the best selections.
Author Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrator Jen Hill develop an incredible story about the power of kindness.
While growing up is so much fun, it is also really challenging. Between mean words and hurtful actions, life can get complicated. Additionally, friendships can change as students get older. Therefore, Be Kind shows the power of respect, empathy, and compassion.
Kindness enters a young child’s mind after a classmate spills grape juice all over her new dress.
Naturally, the child is upset, so a classmate wonders what it means to be kind to help cheer someone up.
Honestly, the story teaches readers many ways to be kind! For instance, asking a new student to play is a great way to show kindness. Additionally, standing up to a bully is an ideal way to do what is right. Throughout the story, readers will learn what kindness is and how it makes a difference.
Activities for the Be Kind Read AloudSometimes, students simply sit back and listen to a story. Other times, activities go along with it to work on content standards. Ultimately, this decision helps decide which book to use. When lessons are incorporated, it is necessary to select books that focus on specific skills or topics. Thankfully, this book review and activities guide will help plan incredible lessons!
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Kindness Activities for Be KindThis activity pack surrounds the power of random acts of kindness.
Specifically, there are guides for home and school, including 48 circle cards for kindness acts. There is even a bulletin board kit to help spread kindness around the building. It includes the lettering and posters! Ultimately, this resource explains multiple ways to spread kindness around the entire community.
Spreading kindness creates an incredible feeling within students. To experience this, students can write cards to different people. This may be a classroom volunteer, community member, or someone at home. To get started, students can even write one practice letter before working independently. Honestly, the recipients of the card will feel so special and loved.
3. Book Literary ElementsIt takes practice for students to learn literary elements, such as the main idea, supporting details, and theme. Thankfully, this book is the perfect way to practice these aspects. Students can even work in small groups while identifying different elements.
Then, the class can come together to share responses. Depending on where students are, they can even begin this activity by talking about the setting and characters. Thus, they would gain some comfort before moving to more complex elements.
Often, students understand grammar best when seeing it used versus in isolation. Luckily, this book contains irregular verbs. Thus, students can identify irregular ones and then state the verb in present tense. If time permits, students can even act out some verbs.
5. Illustration CreationThe sentences and illustrations in this story are incredible! Honestly, they can inspire students in many ways. Hence, it is essential to provide time for students to reflect on the powerful meaning of this story. Therefore, teachers can select focus sentences. Then, students can develop their own illustrations. They may even write a short response about their picture to practice capitalization and punctuation.
To spread kindness, students must understand how important it is. Thus, having a class discussion about kindness is the perfect place to start. Students can share a time when someone did something kind to help them. If students are struggling, have them reflect on what their parents do to help them at home. Or, have students discuss a time they did something to help someone else. Honestly, it will be so rewarding to sit there and listen to ways students have shown others kindness. Ultimately, this is the perfect way to help show classmates how there are endless ways to be kind.
Teachers have to make so many decisions every day. Hopefully, this book review and activities guide will show how Be Kind is the perfect selection for the next read aloud. Students will love the story while truly understanding the importance of being kind to all.
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Bookshelf Project: Svarcom Library
December 21, 2012 6 226 views
Sergey Korol
Recently, Lifehacker.
ru and the MIF publishing house began to explore the bookshelves of well-known companies, and this resulted in a whole rubric. But there are so many interesting libraries! And we came up with a competition: send us a report about the bookshelves of your company, and we will publish the best ones in our section. And the authors of the best report will receive 20 books as a gift from the publishing house.
Here's what Svarcom has to say about their library.
Our organization combines two activities that are not connected in any way in terms of building a business, but which are built on the general principle of customer focus.
The first direction is a needlework studio.
Second - welding equipment.
Our focus is on marketing books. Indeed, most likely it is literature from this area that makes us read books from completely different fields of activity, where there are ideas and inspiration.
It all started, like all marketing, with Kotler, who, unfortunately, never returned to the library.
The main value of this book turned out to be the truth that without constant replenishment of fuel reserves in the form of ideas, knowledge, useful cases and just advice from successful people in business, there is nothing to do. If you want to develop and build a long-term business, be kind and constantly learn. The easiest and, perhaps, the least expensive way was chosen - to form a library of the most useful and cool books.
The next step is systematization. It is useless to read business literature without a systematic approach. Keeping diaries of ideas, cases, quotes, advice has become a rule. Next, you need to infect your employees. To be honest, voluntary-compulsory labor is often carried out, but, you see, it’s better to read like that than not to read at all.
Today, in our "creative space" (a specially designated office for rest, reading, communication, tea drinking) there are about 200 books on business, not including specialized literature. The lion's share belongs to the publishing house MIF, a little less "Peter", also "Alpina", "Williams", Compaign Group and others.
The books on the shelves are divided into sections: personal development, retail, marketing classics, low-budget marketing, Internet marketing, management, finance, startups, production management, HR, Teambuilding, sales, building business strategies.
Our favorites were Michael Stelzner Content Marketing, 100% Marketing by I. Mann, Delivering Happiness by Tony Shay, Carl Sewell and Paul Brown - The Customer for Life. Also Mannovskaya's "Marketing Without a Budget", which has become desktop.
It has become a tradition to add a few new titles to your library every week, take turns reading, discussing and exchanging ideas. An office library is a good tool in building a great company and creating a distinctive corporate culture in it.
Thank you Starcom for detailed report! If you liked it too, mark the post with "likes" and comments - it is by these parameters that we will choose the best report.
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