Happy Kindness Day (Tomorrow)

Date: Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Theme: Kindness Strengthens Relationships

One of the best way to increase our own happiness is to do things that make other people happy. In countless studies, kindness and generosity have been linked to greater life satisfaction, stronger relationships, and better mental and physical health – generous people even live longer.

Intentionally practicing kindness in our everyday lives, even on days when we’re not in a particularly generous mood, can go a long way toward turning kindness into a habit. That’s largely because of the way kindness breeds happiness: The good feelings serve to reinforce our kind acts and make us more likely to want to perform them in the future.

Practicing a Random Acts of Kindness is a good place to start. This practice involves performing five acts of kindness in one day and then writing about the experience. They can be anything from bringing a meal to a sick friend, to giving up your seat on the bus, to donating blood, to buying a drink for the person in line behind you at a cafe. For ideas, consider acts of kindness that you’ve witnessed or received in the past, and check out this Buzzfeed list of 101 suggestions. Random acts of kindness not only lift our spirits in the moment; they also have the potential to alter the way we feel about ourselves and increase healthy forms of self-esteem.

Remind your students to wear their Yellow Kindness T-Shirt tomorrow to school!

In the CKM Kindness Begins with Me Curriculum you will find the school activities and books suggested for November’s Kindness Day. We hope the planning booklets have been helpful this year and we will continue to improve them.

This month we teach students the importance of manners and why we should take into consideration the GOLDEN RULE on a daily basis. Having good manners can show people around us that we are mindful of them; good manners can also express our respect for others. Showing the students how good manners helps improve relationships between their peers and their teachers. 

Activities Include:

GIVE A PAT ON THE BACK

COMPLIMENT CIRCLE

TOP SECRET LETTERS

“DO UNTO OTTERS” ACTIVITY – MANNERS ROLE PLAY