Random Acts of Kindness Week Activities

Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 11-17

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SHINE
MONDAY

THEME: What impact has shining kindness had on you or others?

ACTIVITIES:

  • Wear neon, glittery or sparkly clothes to show “kindness shines”.
  • Spread kindness by writing kindness messages that can be posted throughout the building or swapped with another classroom.

DISCUSSIONS:

  • What types of things could you do to show kindness to others?
  • How do you think it might impact them?
  • How has someone showing you kindness impacted you?

INSPIRE
TUESDAY

THEME: What can you do to find ways to inspire others to be kind?

ACTIVITIES:

  • Dress as the staff member or student who inspires you to be kind.
  • Have inspiring music playing throughout the day.

DISCUSSIONS:

  • What is a mindset and how do you shift to one that is positive?
  • Can someone learn to be kind?
  • Why or why not How can kindness change the world?

EMPOWER
WEDNESDAY

THEME: How do we empower and celebrate differences?

ACTIVITIES:

  • Wear mismatched patterns to celebrate differences.
  • Sit with different people at lunch or during a class activity to get to know them better.

DISCUSSIONS:

  • What does it mean to put yourself in someone else’s shoes?
  • How can you “agree to disagree” using empathy?
  • How could you be more inclusive at school and in your community?

ACT IT OUT
THURSDAY

THEME: What things could you do to show kindness, big or small?

ACTIVITIES:

  • Dress up as an advocate for a cause you care about or dress to support that cause.
  • Participate in a kindness project at your school.

DISCUSSIONS:

  • What are things you can get involved in to help your school/ community?
  • What are some impacts outside of advocacy, that your participation in a community cause could be?

FOCUS
FRIDAY

THEME: How can you keep kindness as a focus for the future?

ACTIVITIES:

  • Dress up as someone who has made a positive impact on the world. Showcase student future goals for positively impacting the world.

DISCUSSIONS:

  • How can showing up as your best self to school everyday impact your future?
  • How can your future self be impacted by your current decisions?
  • What makes something a positive impact?