Sesame Street recently conducted a survey where they asked parents and teachers about their children/students and kindness. Seventy-eight percent of teachers felt it was more important for their students to be kind than to be academically successful while 73% of parents felt this way (Sesame Street) - so for the most part, we are all on the same page!
This week at Willow we have been busy completing random acts of kindness - from decorating coffee sleeves for a coffee shop in Hudson (patron them all and find them!) to creating Kindness Catchers, notes, or tissue flowers. We have been checking off our Kindness Bingo sheets or Kindness Checklists and we have been learning in guidance why kindness means so much.
Found this idea on the Elementary School Counselor Exchange group on Facebook - decorating coffee sleeves for a local coffee shop here in Hudson! What a great way to spread the message about kindness and brighten someone else's morning!
Third grade read the book "Potato Chip Champ" and made "Comprehension Catchers" (Maria Dismondy's Activity) to review the main points in the book. Students will be making similar catchers that will include "random acts of kindness" inside to challenge those who use the fortune tellers!
