Kindness in Your Classroom Agenda

Bullying can be prevented through activities such as reading and playing games at home and school.

Kindness can transform the entire day and even the life of a child. A kind child has bright and productive days. But how can teachers improve children's behavior and attitudes toward others? How to teach kindness to create a pleasant environment while learning?

In this article, we will give you several ideas for developing kindness in the classroom. Keep reading!

Why Teach Kindness?

Keep in mind that some students do not see goodness in their homes and have not been taught by example. That's why encouraging and teaching kindness at school is as important as teaching math. Every time you can show a child how to treat others with kindness, it will be an excellent idea. If you begin to apply this value as a teacher and to teach it in your classroom, the climate in your class will change, the behavior of the students and even your own morale.

Strategies to Encourage Kindness

Brainstorming

Each time you present a new concept to your class, you must make sure that everyone understands what you are trying to teach. The most possible thing is that some children do not even know what kindness is, and may not have experience in giving or receiving acts of kindness. An excellent idea to develop knowledge is by brainstorming in class.
A good way to exchange ideas in class could be asking questions such as:
  • Did you see anyone being nice, think it was a big gesture or a small one?
  • What is the kindness for you?
You can write the answers on the board and divide it into two categories: Big Things and Small Things. This way the children will realize that it does not always have to be a big action and that small things count.
The questions should vary according to the grade and age of the children to whom the activity is being applied.

Personal Actions

Pass out a note card to each child, ask them to write down something good they think they have done, and how they felt afterward. Then read them out loud so that everyone can hear and understand how kindness makes the heart happy.

Acts of Kindness

Happy Notes
You can make a box and some small papers so that students can take one and give it to another classmate. They could say things like "Have a good day," "You're a great friend," "Thanks for being my friend," or "You're amazing."
Gratitude Notes
Children should think of people who have done something good for them lately and to who they want to say "Thank you." It could be the canteen lady who serves lunch every day, the bus driver who takes them to school, or a sibling who has helped them with homework. During the week, you can use a few minutes for students to write a thank-you note for someone.

Goals

You can create a goal board, which is in the classroom and visible to everyone, to be a motivation. This is based on the placement of at least five acts of kindness to be performed per week and a checklist or calendar to help the children keep up to date. When they have completed these acts, you can add a star or a drawing showing that they have met the goal.

At the end of the day, congratulate your students if they had a good behavior during the day and if not, remind them and help them to strengthen so that they improve every day. This will motivate the students to have good behavior and apply good values ​​and good acts because they will know that at the end of the day they will have a congratulation.
These activities, implemented in your classroom agenda, will help you promote kindness in your students. You will see changes in them, and you will begin to have happy and kind students.
Be kind, be happy!
It is essential that all areas related to children develop strategies to prevent bullying.




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