Kindness activity for kindergarten
42 Kindness Activities for Elementary Students
// by Stephanie Stanglin
Being kind is one of the most critical skills that people need to know because it makes the best first impression and shows emotional intelligence. It helps in personal and professional settings, and lets people know that you care about them as human beings, not just about what you need from them. However, kindness is something that needs to be learned and seen, it does not just happen naturally. The following activities for students are great ways to get kids started with killing people with kindness and start with social-emotional learning in the elementary classroom. This post includes affiliate links.
Discussions
1. Class Brainstorm
Have your students decide as a class what kindness looks like and how they can show kindness to others. Not only does this start the conversation around being kind, but it also teaches them to work together, communicate their thoughts, and express responses to others' thoughts. This can be used as a classroom chart (or anchor chart) throughout the year.
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2. Kindness Discussion Prompts
This activity can be used in morning meetings where each day has a new discussion prompt. Pull a new one out every day and ask students to reflect on the question or statement; it can also increase their emotional intelligence.
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3. Reflection
Use this digital resource made by a teacher to talk to children about kindness, and what it looks and feels like. After they have had a chance to write their reflections, have them share and discuss them with the rest of the class, highlighting positive behaviors.
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The Red Umbrella Read this picture book about kindness aloud to students and they will hear about a red umbrella that is demonstrating kindness to everyone they meet. Have students reflect on what they heard and what they can do in their own lives, perhaps writing on sticky notes and placing them around the room. This is sure to become one of their favorite books.
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5. The Smallest Girl
This book is about being kind to and standing up for, others, no matter how big or small you are. Read this book aloud and students reflect on times people have been kind to them and vice versa.
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6. Science of Kindness
Being kind to someone, or having someone be kind to you, actually affects our brain in a positive way and makes us happy.
This video walks through what happens in the brain when kindness is present (either giving or receiving), and after, students can reflect on their reactions to what they saw.
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7. Kindness Videos
This website has a series of videos all about kindness, its importance, and how kids can practice it. Pick a couple (or show them all!) and have a discussion about what they learned from the videos.
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8. Choose Kindness
This organization creates resources for everyone to celebrate World Kindness Day (November 13th). This particular resource is a PowerPoint about why kindness is so important, and it can lead to a discussion with students about why they think it is important to be kind.
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Modeling
9. Clothespins
Your students will act like spies on a secret mission when they go out looking for others who are being kind or exhibiting another positive trait.
Have students discuss positive traits they would want to see in others, then write each one a clothespin and have them put the clothespins on others when they see them representing that trait.
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10. Write Notes of Kindness
Want to avoid having to put objects on other people? Have students write positive notes on kindness cards or notes of appreciation to give to others who have been kind to them.
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11. Kindness Calendar
Start every day of class with an opportunity to be kind to others and build a culture of kindness! This calendar has numerous suggestions for how students show kindness on a daily basis, making it an important part of their lives.
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12. Compliment Box
Keep the compliments flowing with this beautiful compliment box being a permanent fixture in the classroom. Students can write compliments on slips of paper and put them into the box, and then a certain point in time, teachers can pass them out to the recipients.
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13. Kindness Challenge
Create a sense of healthy competition and practice social skills by having students complete this free sheet of ways to be kind as fast as they can. Just make sure they are reflecting on the acts they are doing, not just marking them off the list!
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14. Kindness Gift
Have students demonstrate kindness by creating a gift box for someone special in their life. They can make crafts or bring stuff to put in the box, and this printout can go on the box to let the recipient know that they are appreciated.
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15. Be Kind to Yourself
Kindness is typically thought about happening between two or more people, but it is also important to be kind to yourself. This lesson plan walks through the importance of self-kindness using a PowerPoint and guided meditation.
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16. Spin for Kindness
Kids can make their very own wheel of kindness with this spinner! Have them cut it out, decorate it, and make it into a spinner, then watch them as they spin to determine what act of kindness they should do.
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17. Tic-Tac-Toe
Have elementary students practice kindness towards their classmates by expressing why they are grateful for them in this cooperative game. They will have fun competing in teams and walk away feeling happy - a double win! If you have a teaching assistant, you have two games going at once to spread out the students.
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18. Lend a Helping Hand
A great opportunity for students to practice kindness is to give back to others, especially their teachers or other helpful adults. This activity has students identify who they want to help, ask them what they can do to give them a helping hand, and then do that action.
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19. Friendly Fridays
Fridays can be so difficult in the classroom because everyone (teachers included!) is so excited for the weekend. Use this excitement to introduce Friendly Fridays, an opportunity for kids to something kind for someone else on a weekly basis.
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20. Kindness Jar
Have students show when someone was kind to them by having them use a kindness jar. Use colored pompoms where each one represents a kind action, and they can keep filling until their cup (jar) is full.
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21. Make a Game Plan
It is important to make sure that everyone is on the same page when it comes to learning and practicing kindness. This series of steps is helpful for students, families, and communities to get off on the right foot in their kindness journey.
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Ideas of Kindness Need ideas for your own kindness calendar or random acts of kindness week? This resource offers 20 ideas for ways you can incorporate kindness in your classroom and in your students.
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Crafts
23. Kindness Quilt
What better way to feel happy about being kind than a cozy quilt? Students can use this resource to make their own quilt, or to contribute to a class quilt, about the meaning of kindness.
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24. Paper Chain
Create a classroom decoration and spread kindness - a double win! Kids will write down ideas of how to be kind on strips of paper, read them out to the class, and then form a paper chain to hang up in the classroom.
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25. Kindness from A to Z
Read this book aloud, assign each student a letter, then have them make an illustration based on what was in the book.
After they are done, post them in the classroom, serving as a visual reminder of 26 ways to be kind. This can also be done to make a kindness bulletin board.
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26. Kindness Stones
Have students get their design skills with writing kind words on stones and decorating them. They can then place them anywhere they think someone will find them and make that person's day.
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27. Fortune Teller
Instead of predicting the future, have students make these paper fortune tellers that result in performing acts of kindness. It is a fun way for students to make something and see how many tries it takes to get all of the acts.
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Activities
28. Kindness Journal
Practice kindness while playing a game of telephone. This journal has random acts of kindness and requires the person to complete one before passing it to the next person who continues the cycle.
See how many people this go through and how many acts of kindness it inspires.
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29. Be Kind Break
This online project is a series of videos, activities, and lessons to teach children about kindness. Sign up at the link for multiple pre-planned activities that are sure to have your students beginning for opportunities to be kind.
Learn More: The Be Kind People Project
30. The Compassion Project
Looking for something robust, say, 24 activities in one place? The Compassion Project is just that and offers offline and digital activities for kids to engage with over time.
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31. Every Living Thing
This is a collection of short stories, each one about kindness. Split up students into small groups, assign each group one of the stories, and have them read their assigned story. After, the groups should create and deliver a presentation about the plot of the story and what they learned from it.
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32. Pumpkin SPICE
Fall is the perfect time for this activity where students explore the acronym "SPICE", which revolves around different ways to be kind. Add a little spice to your classroom, get ready for fall, and teach kids about being kind - a triple win!
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33. Lend a Hand
This is a collection of poems about kindness. Have students read two or three poems, then write their own about being kind to others. Challenge students to actually follow through on the kind actions they write about.
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34. Ripple Effect
One act of kindness can often lead to other acts, and the ripple effect begins. Have students explore this idea in this hands-on and mindful activity using only a bowl of water and some food coloring, and watch their minds be blown.
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Kindness Break Have more time to do a whole lesson on kindness? Use this lesson plan which involves reading and reflecting on a book and practicing saying kind things to others.
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36. Caring
Have even more time? Try this unit on teaching kids about caring that consists of four lessons and two projects that they can engage with. This will certainly up the kindness game in the classroom.
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37. Random Acts of Kindness Week
Spend a whole week teaching kids about kindness with this excellent resource made by an elementary school counselor. This website has detailed lesson plans and activities that showcase kindness, including those differentiated for various grade bands.
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38. Acts of Kindness Worksheets
This company that focuses on Social Emotional Learning made a whole series of worksheets and activities that teach kids about being kind.
As a bonus, kids will also start to learn about empathy!
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39. Kindness Activities
Kindness activities can also be educational and tie in with academic standards. Study.com published this list of kindness activities that has students working their brain and their heart.
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40. Practice Self-Kindness
This site is made by an elementary teacher who wanted her students to practice being kind to themselves in addition to others. There are a variety of activities, big and small, that will get students on the path to appreciating themselves.
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41. Edgar the Egg
Help Edgar be happy by sprinkling kindness on him! Students see an egg sinking in water and add sprinkles of kindness (salt) to another jar of water where he can then float in happiness. This is a great way for students to visualize how being kind to someone can change them.
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42. Dance for Kindness
This video includes a song about kindness, and there is even a dance to go with it! Play this for kids and they will be singing and dancing about kindness before you know it.
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31 Kindness Activities for Kids
Math. Writing. Kindness. What do these three things have in common?
They're all skills to be taught, practiced, and reinforced. Of course, we also mess up and learn from our mistakes with all three. And they're all things we can get better at, no matter our age.
Today, we're rounding up one month's worth of kindness activities for kids.
Make sure you stay on track by downloading and printing our complete calendar of kindness activities listed below.
Before you continue, we thought you might like to download our FREE 21-Day Family Gratitude Challenge. Make this challenge a part of your night routine or family dinner time for the next 21 days (that's how long it takes to build a habit).
A Note Before We StartKindness must be intrinsically motivated.
According to Psychology Today, several studies have shown that "providing children with a reward for behavior is almost like telling them that the behavior itself is not much fun. So if you want to promote intrinsic motivation—if you want to teach your kids that learning in school or helping others are enjoyable in and of themselves—using rewards might be the wrong strategy."
Furthermore, those studies found that when the rewards stop, the positive behaviors often stop; however, when rewards weren't offered in the first place, the behaviors often continue.
Even praise should be used sparingly, as too much can create external motivation—though it shouldn't go unused. Instead, reserve your feedback and encouragement for when it's most beneficial.
(These studies were primarily done with neurotypical children; speak to an expert about your child's individual needs.)
Keep this in mind when going through each activity. Now, let's get started!
Day 1: Teach the Difference Between Kind and NiceOn day one of your month of kindness activities for kids, teach them the difference between "nice" and "kind."
- Nice: doing what is expected to please those around you
- Kind: showing empathy and being willing to stand up for what is right
Create a poster with a column for "kind" and a column for "nice." Have the kids write suggestions on sticky notes (or offer pre-written options) and put them in the column where they think the options belong.
Discuss each note to agree if they are in the correct columns.
It's okay to put a few in the middle—context can matter.
Once you've agreed upon which notes go in which column, hang the poster on the wall.
Day 2: Teach T.H.I.N.K."T.H.I.N.K." means before you say anything, you should ask yourself if what you're about to say is:
- True
- Helpful
- Inspiring
- Necessary
- Kind
Consider showing your kids an actual social media post (or a made-up one for younger children). Look at the post and comments and have the kids determine how much the person used T.H.I.N.K before they posted—how many letters did they get?
Day 3: Write a Letter to SomeoneMany grown-ups don't realize how impactful they are in a child's life. This next kid-friendly kindness activity teaches children gratitude while making someone’s day.
Ask your kids, "Name an adult (other than me) who is important to you.? Why?" When they decide—and this does need to be their decision so their gratitude is genuine—have them write a note or draw a picture that tells the adult specifically why they appreciate them.
Letters can be mailed or hand-delivered depending on the parameters you set. If you are a teacher, consider asking your kids to write a letter to another staff member at school.
Day 4: Teach About EmpathyYou can teach your child empathy from day one by modeling it for them. As your kids get older, you can help them identify emotions, embrace diversity, and understand current events through the lens of kindness.
Spend this day focusing on teaching empathy skills—and keep this up as time goes on.
Day 5: VolunteerRather than saying your kids must volunteer at a specific location, talk to them about what matters to them. Animals? Older adults? The environment?
Once they've decided who to help, research locations where you can volunteer together.
After you've finished your day of volunteerism, discuss the experience with your children. If the volunteer spot was a good fit, consider going back regularly. If it wasn't, try somewhere new!
Day 6: Show Kindness to WorkersTurn an average day of errands into a kindness activity for your kids by making them aware of their surroundings and behavior.
If you go to a store and see items on the floor or tables that customers should have picked up or left tidy, your kids could pick them up. If they don’t know where items go, they can place them in a neat pile.
Have your child take the lead at checkout. (Be sure you've already practiced things you say to a store worker.) Positive interactions can make a worker's day!
If your child is older, fill them in on what a day in customer service can involve. Ask how they'd want to be treated if this was their job and remind them to think about that when they're out.
Day 7: Help Other KidsOn this day, teach your children how to help other kids.
You can create a “partner project” where each child reads a story or learns a skill, which they then need to teach their partner. You can also encourage older kids to help younger kids with schoolwork.
When kids help other kids meet their goals and learn new skills, they learn patience, kindness, and responsibility.
Keep an eye out for performances in your area. Read their synopses and determine if kindness could be a theme. If the play has a relevant online study guide available, even better!
A few live theatre options to help teach kindness (and frequently performed) are:
- A Christmas Carol (Note: there are versions for younger audiences, which are far shorter than the original.)
- High School Musical
- Puffs! (Note: there's a version for younger audiences and a version for older ones. Make sure you know which one you're seeing.)
People who grow plants are involved in their entire life cycles. For kids, this kindness activity may be the first time they've ever done something like it and they learn how everything needs love and attention.
Try to choose a hardy plant (e.g. succulents), particularly for younger or more forgetful kids. Make the plant their full responsibility, supervising only as necessary.
If the plant dies? This is a time for a growth mindset, not shame. Even the best gardeners' plants die from time to time. Talk about what may have gone wrong (and whether or not it was in the child's control) and try again with a new plant.
Day 10: Create a Compliment BoardTruly effective kindness activities for kids will challenge children to dig deep and really think about what they appreciate about others. A compliment board can be a great avenue for generating kind thinking patterns.
Create a spot in your house or classroom where children can put notes saying something positive about, or giving thanks to, someone else. If you're in a classroom, you could use envelopes for individual students.
Leave this up for the rest of the month or longer if you like.
These notes should be sincere and never forced; they should be written when someone wants to say something kind.
Try to keep it from becoming a competition. Perhaps make the notes anonymous or decide ahead of time who will receive compliments from the rest of the group that day or week.
Note to teachers: Is there someone who'll never get these notes? Get to the root of the issue and make sure it's fixed before starting this activity.
Don't forget to download our FREE 21-Day Family Gratitude Challenge and make this challenge a part of your family's routine!
Day 11: Create Growth Mindset RocksGrowth mindset rocks are stones kids paint and write messages on. The message could be something as simple as "You rock!" or something more profound.
Place the painted rocks in a public location (with permission) or your yard with a sign telling people they can take one.
Day 12: Play a Cooperative GameWhat better activity for teaching kids kindness than a good old-fashioned game?
A cooperative game is a game or puzzle where you must work as a team. Winning only happens through active listening and group decision-making. Some of these games are:
- For younger kids: Outfoxed!, Friends and Neighbors: The Helping Game, Gnomes at Night
- For older kids: Mysterium, Forbidden Island
There are books about kindness for every age group and they don't have to be totally on the nose to be effective.
Find books kids can relate to and be prepared to discuss kindness using the book.
Some books may take longer to read. Treat these like you're in a book club and space the reading out over the month.
You can find the theme of kindness in a variety of books, including:
- For young kids: The Rabbit Listened, Last Stop on Market Street, The World Needs More Purple People
- For tweens or teens: To Kill a Mockingbird, Wonder, A Wrinkle in Time
One of the most effective kindness activities for kids is discussing diversity and more importantly inclusivity in an open and honest manner. While you should focus on similarities, it's essential to acknowledge differences exist.
Explain what you can. If a question stumps you, research it in real-time. Admitting you don't know everything models a growth mindset.
Discuss what we should do or say if we notice someone different than us and give kids the opportunity to ask you questions in a safe space or do their own research.
Sometimes an act of kindness may not be as kind as we think.
For instance, someone may assume a person with a visible disability needs help. Author Rebekah Taussig discusses this topic in an article for Time. You could summarize the article for younger kids and have older ones read it themselves.
Other acts of "misguided kindness" can be based on assumptions about race. For example, complimenting someone's English or touching someone's hair to say how much you like it can be unkind.
Even giving someone a hug they don't want can be an act of misguided kindness as it invades their personal space.
Day 16: It's Science Time!While kindness is about being selfless, there is a selfish aspect to it: When you do something kind, you feel good. This is because your brain releases the "happy chemicals" of serotonin, oxytocin, and dopamine.
On this day, focus on teaching your children or students about how the brain works.
We have a lesson plan on neuroplasticity to get you started.
For something to be classified as bullying, it must be repeated, intentional, and have a power imbalance of some kind.
Kids should learn the signs of bullying, when and how to intervene, and the causes of bullying behavior.
Learning about the root causes of bullying behavior can help kids choose the kindest routes. Knowing and understanding people, who exhibit these behaviors, are most likely in pain may help stop negative reactions and, instead, find productive ways to use that energy.
Day 18: Watch a Movie About Overcoming ObstaclesInspiring kids movies like Inside Out, Finding Nemo, and even The Karate Kid show characters overcoming obstacles and often those obstacles include unkind people or the desire to be unkind.
After watching your chosen film together, talk about the kindness (and lack thereof) shown in the film.
Let the kids guide the conversation.
There are few better times for kids to practice kindness than when they have to make decisions about activities and solve problems as a team.
If you're a teacher, this could be letting the kids run around outside for a while or giving free play time—teenagers even secretly love being allowed to play! If you're a parent, arrange a playdate or sleepover for your child and a friend or two.
Day 20: Understand What You Can and Cannot Control
Have an open discussion about times you were unkind because of what was happening around you and talk about what you could have done differently. Discuss the importance of acting on what’s in your control and accepting what is not.
Day 21: Play a Competitive GameFind a competitive board game, card game, or video game your whole family enjoys and play it together. Before starting, discuss how to be a good winner—as well as a good "loser".
Don't let your kid win, at least not every time. Instead, allow them to navigate the waters of both winning and losing at a game.
Day 22: Attend a Cultural EventAttend a public event organized by people of a different background than your child or family.
This doesn't necessarily have to be an education-focused event—you can attend a parade, a festival, etc. But, if there is an educational booth available, visiting it can improve this kindness activity for your kids.
Striving to understand people who are different from oneself is an important step toward kindness as it goes deeper than "tolerance" and "acceptance."
Day 23: Find a Pen PalThere are a ton of ways to find pen pals for your kids.
Meeting a new person, without the immediacy of conversation or texting, gives kids time to think about what they want to say before saying it, which can help them internalize this skill.
Day 24: Love YourselfTalk to your kids about why loving yourself is important.
After all, it is much easier to be kind to others when you are kind to yourself. You can discuss the science of this with older children and teens or keep it to the basics with younger ones.
Day 25: Practice MindfulnessMindfulness helps you reconnect with yourself in a meaningful way. In addition, this activity helps kids with kindness because feeling overwhelmed or disconnected can make you lose focus on what matters.
This activity looks different for every person, so you should investigate different mindfulness resources to decide what works best for your children.
This next exercise aims to help kids understand when kindness must be overruled for safety.
There are times when being kind is unsafe and standing up for yourself is more important.
Helping a stranger "look for their dog" in a park? Kind, but unsafe. Letting someone hug you when you're not comfortable with them doing so? Kind to them, unkind to yourself.
This is the day when kids learn to say "no" and leave a situation where something doesn't feel right. Empowering kids to set boundaries allows them to be kind to themselves.
Day 27: Learn First AidYou never know when you may need to help someone—or yourself—when injured. Therefore, learning first aid is a great kindness activity for kids.
If possible, arrange for a professional (such as someone from the American Red Cross) to run this lesson.
Day 28: Find GratitudeWhen you feel grateful for the world around you, you're more likely to take care of yourself and others. There are a ton of ways to show gratitude for things big and small.
Even something as simple as a gratitude journal can go far. Have your kids write one to three things they are grateful for at the end of each day.
Alternatively, you can create a gratitude jar, where kids write what they’re grateful for on slips of paper to place in the jar. Watch as the jar—and their kindness—fills up!
Day 29: Teach Grit and ResilienceIf we're honest, choosing kindness every day is difficult.
We don't always want to take the high road—in fact, that low road looks great sometimes.
Grit and resilience are how we push through those times and steer ourselves back to the higher and kinder road.
Day 30: Practice Conflict ResolutionNo matter how many kindness activities kids practice, no one is kind all the time. Even when they are, someone else may not reciprocate. These conflicts can be difficult to navigate.
Spend some time going over "I feel" statements, model conflict resolution skills, and then have the children roleplay these new abilities.
Day 31: ReflectToday, summarize the kids' kindness activities over the past month. Then, work out what your children or students have learned and which types of activities they have preferred.
After wards, keep it going with more acts of kindness, both modeled and practiced, as time goes on.
As a reminder, Big Life Journal encourages you to read, watch, or play anything you plan to engage children in before involving them so you can ensure appropriateness and be prepared to discuss.
Additionally, we recommend vetting individuals or locations for anything involving other people, e.g., pen-pals, store workers, and volunteer positions. We cannot be responsible for any challenges arising from interactions with people involved in these suggestions.
Looking for additional resources to support your child's growth mindset journey? Check out our popular Sibling Kit PDF (ages 5-12)! This printable kit is designed to help your children build a strong bond, mutual trust, and deep connection they will be able to count on for the rest of their lives.
Your children learn how to work through the conflicts, manage their BIG feelings, choose respectful behavior, and build long-lasting mutual trust. And YOU will have a happier and more peaceful home.
Severouralsk | Good deed for new friends
As part of the implementation of the regional volunteer campaign "10,000 good deeds in one day", kindergarten No.
3 hosted an entertainment event "Zimushka-winter" for pupils living in the social and rehabilitation center of Severouralsk.
Eleven pupils of the rehabilitation center, left without parental care, visit the kindergarten every day, where, together with other preschool children, they study the main educational program for two hours. nine0005
The teachers and children of the preschool decided to please their new friends. First, they helped to write a letter to “Zimushka – Zima”, in which the children from the rehabilitation center told about their wishes, dreams and mood.
Music directors have developed a scenario for the entertainment "Winter is a fairy". And the teaching staff of kindergarten No. 3 made small handmade gifts for the pupils, and also bought sweet prizes, decorated the music hall, creating an atmosphere of warmth and homeliness. nine0005
The entertainment turned out to be emotional and kind. Baba Yaga came to visit the guys, who amused everyone from the bottom of her heart.
The preschool children of the older group and their new friends sang songs, danced round dances, played and competed. And the Sorceress Winter treated the children with sweets and presented gifts.
Lilia Mytnitskaya, senior teacher of kindergarten No. 3.
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"Signs of Winter" educational hour
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Explanatory note. Volunteer activity is associated with social work, based on the desire of a person to provide assistance. (Volunteering (from Latin voluntarius - voluntary) is a type of activity that is carried out voluntarily for the benefit of the general public without the expectation of monetary reward (Wikipedia). The main motive that encourages children to volunteer is the desire to help adults.
At preschool age, children begin to understand the meaning the words "help". Help in cleaning the territory of the kindergarten, planting flowers. For a volunteer - a child, such personality traits as diligence, kindness to others, care and respect for nature, responsiveness and mercy are valuable [2, p. 14].
Project passport.
Project subject . “A good deed is like the sun has warmed.”
Type of project : information and educational, creative, social.
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Duration : medium duration (3 months).
Participants of the project : children of the middle group No. 7 "Bee" MBDOU No. 27 "Birch", group educators, physical education instructor, music director, parents of pupils. nine0005
Purpose of the project: formation of ecological culture, foundations of ecological volunteer outlook among preschoolers.
Project objectives.
Educational. Improving the conditions for effective environmental education of preschoolers, contributing to the education of environmental culture and a conscious attitude to nature [1, p.67].
Educational. Development of cognitive interest in all living things, the desire to gain new knowledge through observation and experimentation in the process of search and cognitive activity. nine0005
Educational. Education of a conscious, environmentally sound attitude to nature; careful attitude to all living things [4, p.57].
Forms of work with children: organized educational activities of the cognitive cycle; reading literature; viewing encyclopedias; viewing presentations, cartoons, videos on the topic, environmental talks; listening to music, bird voices, exhibitions of children's creative works; observation of nature; productive activity; research activities; gaming activity; problem situations; leisure.
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Resource support for the project: a corner of nature in a group, a site on the territory, environmental equipment, methodological tools.
Expected results: preschoolers will expand their understanding of the environmental volunteer movement. Observation and experimentation skills will be formed in the process of search and cognitive activity, a responsible, emotionally friendly attitude to the natural world, to living beings, in the process of communicating with them; ideas about the profession - ecologist, volunteer, forester. There will be a desire to communicate with nature and reflect their impressions through various activities. Understanding the need for a careful and caring attitude to nature, based on its moral, aesthetic and practical significance for a person [2, p.84]. nine0005
Problem field. Modern society needs a socially mature person with mercy, humanity, and the ability to provide practical assistance to nature.
Project stages. Project implementation stages: preparatory, main, final.
Stage 1 - preparatory (December 2021). Creation of the necessary conditions for the implementation of the project. Setting goals and objectives, preliminary work with children. Accumulation of teaching materials. Creation of a developing environment. The choice of forms of work with parents. nine0005
Stage 2 – practical, basic. Implementation of the outlined plans (January-February 2022). Carrying out a set of activities on the topic of the project, including work with children, independent activities of preschoolers, work with parents.
Stage 3 – final: summing up, analysis of the expected result. Presentation of an educational environmental project.
Project Implementation Model .
Cognitive development. ODD: “Who are volunteers”, “If someone needs your help”, “Hurry up to do good deeds”, “Life of birds in winter”, “How people help forest dwellers”, “How animals winter in the forest” , "The forest is a home for many residents.
" KVN "We are friends of nature." Experiences and experiments with water. observations in nature. Didactic games: “Who does what in winter”, “Find mistakes”, “Help nature”, “Find on the trail”. Conversations: "The Red Book of Nature", "Help the Birds". TV studio. "Dialogues of animals and birds". nine0005
Speech development. OOD: Drawing up a story based on the painting "Help for wintering birds" from the series "Pictures from the life of wild animals". A story from personal experience "How I help birds in winter." Conversations: “How a person helps animals in winter”, “My favorite animal tales”. Reading fiction: S. Mikhalkov “Yolochka”, V. Bianchi “Who flew to the feeder?”, “Sinichkin calendar”, “Hide”, etc. Learning proverbs, poems, riddles about birds, animals of the native land. Exhibition of books on environmental topics. nine0005
Artistic and aesthetic development. Examination of postcards and illustrations on the theme "Nature of the native land.
" OOD. Drawing: "Bird houses", "What benefit will I bring to the planet?" Application "Bird's dining room". "Bullfinch on a branch." Modeling: “Who flew to the feeder”, “My favorite animal”. Creative workshop: Making a sign “Do not litter!”, a memo “Consequences of the impact of garbage on nature”. Design layout "Winter dining room". Examination of reproductions of paintings by Russian artists. Learning songs, round dances. nine0005
Physical development. Outdoor games of ecological orientation: “Let's help nature”, “Let's clean the forest from garbage”, “Grandfather Mazai and hares”, “Fire”, “Cuckoo”; winter fun. Physical culture leisure: "The enemy of nature is the one who does not protect it."
Social and communicative development. Campaign "Hospitable feeder". Action "Green Christmas tree - a living needle." Conversations: "Who can offend the spruce and how can we help her?", "Let's become young defenders of nature." Game - situations: "Fierce cold".
Dramatization of fairy tales: "Zayushkina's hut", "The Fox and the Wolf", "Mitten". Finger Theater "Zimovie zvery". Labor activity: preparing food for birds, feeding birds, hilling trees with snow, clearing paths from snow, raking snow into heaps, planting onions, seedlings of flowers. nine0005
Children's independent activities. Examination of the albums “How animals winter in the forest”, “Wintering birds of our region”, encyclopedias. Drawing and handicraft on environmental topics. Plot - role-playing games "Journey to the North", "Doctor Aibolit", "Let's help the birds", "Ecological television studio". Caring for indoor plants, monitoring the planting of onions, flowers. Filling feeders with food. Board-printed games "Winter stocks", "Dress up the Christmas tree", "Collect a picture", "Who needs what?" etc. Production of leaflets - leaflets "Feed the birds in winter." nine0005
Working with parents. Conducting a consultation on the topic: "Interaction between the preschool educational institution and the family on the environmental education of preschoolers", "Nature and moral education of children.
" Round table "Let's save our native nature." KVN "What do we know about nature and its protection?". Conducting environmental discussions. Participation in the exhibition of crafts "A Christmas tree was born in the forest", "Nature and fantasy". Involvement in the manufacture of feeders, their filling, participation in environmental campaigns.
The result of the project implementation: rallying children, parents and teachers in the process of active cooperation during the project implementation; increasing the general ecological culture of preschoolers; formation of competencies about volunteer activities, moral and environmental attitude to the surrounding reality; the final open event "Good deed - like the sun warmed"; presentation and photo report on the project. nine0005
Download (PDF, 3.11MB) "Young ecologist. The program of ecological education in kindergarten. - M: MOSAIC-SYNTHESIS; 2010. -254p.
