Activity: Students are shown the read-aloud video, “The Kindness Quilt.” They create their own kindness quilt by decorating squares that feature their own acts of kindness. Materials needed: the video; squares of paper that can be written on and decorated (5 “x 5” or any size); decorating and writing materials; glue or a means of attaching the squares to cover a bulletin board or large spaceDirections: Introduce the video and explain the activity: “The students in this story got very excited about creating their own ‘Kindness Quilt’ and I thought you’d like to make one for our classroom. Today we will brainstorm acts of kindness that can be done at home, at school, or in your community. I will post the list in our classroom so you can choose one from the list (or think of your own). You will have all day to make it happen. Then tomorrow I will give you time to make a square about your act of kindness. You will write what you did, and decorate the square. We will do this everyday for 2 weeks. Each day we will combine the squares we have and hang our emerging quilt in our classroom.” Today, lead students in a brainstorming session, and make a list of their ideas to post in the classroom. On Day #2 and the following days, give students support and the materials to create quilt squares, and hang up their contributions (put them together first). At the end of the 2-week activity, do a show and tell. Students can share about their favorite act of kindness, and why they liked it. Wrap it up: Explain: “I’m very proud of all of you and the beautiful quilt you made! Even though the activity is over, please keep it up and do acts of kindness every day! When I see or hear about something extra special, I’ll let you know and if you’d like, you can tell your classmates about it.”
Activity: Students are shown the read-aloud video, “The Kindness Quilt.” They create their own kindness quilt by decorating squares that feature their own acts of kindness. Materials needed: the video; squares of paper that can be written on and decorated (5 “x 5” or any size); decorating and writing materials; glue or a means of attaching the squares to cover a bulletin board or large spaceDirections: Introduce the video and explain the activity: “The students in this story got very excited about creating their own ‘Kindness Quilt’ and I thought you’d like to make one for our classroom. Today we will brainstorm acts of kindness that can be done at home, at school, or in your community. I will post the list in our classroom so you can choose one from the list (or think of your own). You will have all day to make it happen. Then tomorrow I will give you time to make a square about your act of kindness. You will write what you did, and decorate the square. We will do this everyday for 2 weeks. Each day we will combine the squares we have and hang our emerging quilt in our classroom.” Today, lead students in a brainstorming session, and make a list of their ideas to post in the classroom. On Day #2 and the following days, give students support and the materials to create quilt squares, and hang up their contributions (put them together first). At the end of the 2-week activity, do a show and tell. Students can share about their favorite act of kindness, and why they liked it. Wrap it up: Explain: “I’m very proud of all of you and the beautiful quilt you made! Even though the activity is over, please keep it up and do acts of kindness every day! When I see or hear about something extra special, I’ll let you know and if you’d like, you can tell your classmates about it.”
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