Writing · Drawing · Talking
Kindness week
For one week the class keeps a tracker of small kind acts, given and received.
- 10 minutes
- Whole class, On your own
- Ages 5–7, Ages 7–9
- Classroom
- Printable: weekly tracker
What to do
- On the first morning, read the meaning together: we live in one another's shelter. Talk about what it means to look out for each other.
- Give each child a tracker. Read the rows aloud together.
- Each afternoon, take about ten minutes. Children colour or sticker a box for each row that happened that day.
- Invite a few children to say what they did or what someone did for them. Nobody has to share.
- On the last day, answer the question at the bottom together: what kind thing did you notice most? The adult writes ideas on the board.
Questions to talk about
- How did it feel when someone helped you?
- What kind thing could you do tomorrow?
You will need
- The printed tracker for each child
- Crayons or stickers
Make it fit
Simpler: Use the first row only, and colour a box when the child remembers a kind act.
More of a stretch: Children write one word in the box instead of a tick, such as helped, shared or waited.
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The weekly tracker
Kindness week
Name
Colour a box when it happens.
| Task | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I helped someone | |||||||
| Someone helped me | |||||||
| I said thank you | |||||||
| I let someone join in |
At the end of the week: what kind thing did you notice most?
The instructions card
How to run it · Writing · Drawing · Talking
Kindness week
For one week the class keeps a tracker of small kind acts, given and received.
10 minutesWhole class, On your ownAges 5–7, Ages 7–9
What to do
- On the first morning, read the meaning together: we live in one another's shelter. Talk about what it means to look out for each other.
- Give each child a tracker. Read the rows aloud together.
- Each afternoon, take about ten minutes. Children colour or sticker a box for each row that happened that day.
- Invite a few children to say what they did or what someone did for them. Nobody has to share.
- On the last day, answer the question at the bottom together: what kind thing did you notice most? The adult writes ideas on the board.
You will need
- The printed tracker for each child
- Crayons or stickers
Talk about
- How did it feel when someone helped you?
- What kind thing could you do tomorrow?
Make it fit
Simpler: Use the first row only, and colour a box when the child remembers a kind act.
Stretch: Children write one word in the box instead of a tick, such as helped, shared or waited.
Goes with the printable weekly tracker.