We have just finished a SMART story learning sequence called “Each Kindness” by Jacqueline Woodson.

 

 

As our culminating activity, we want to reinforce the importance of acts of kindness. We are stressing the deeper meaning of kindness and how these acts of kindness have the ripple effect and how they can affect people in our community.

 

Check out the Kindness Boomerang video

 

The task is for students to demonstrate the ripple effect of being kind. We have given each student two special rocks. Students will show an act of kindness to someone and give them both rocks. They need to explain to the person who they showed kindness to and gave the rocks to, that they have to go and show an act of kindness and pass on that rock. Then students must find out what that act of kindness was. The final task is to report back to the class the two acts of kindness. We are really encouraging students to do this within the community, not just immediate family or classmates. Students need to be able to report back by Friday, June 14.

 

Click The Ripple Effect Project for the student reporting sheet.

 

*Example* – show appreciation for community members (i.e. coach, music teacher, artist, musician, store clerk, etc.).