HOW CAN WE CHANGE THE WORLD?

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Random Acts of Kindness
 Kindness
Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and
considerate. Affection, gentleness, warmth, concern, and care are
words that are associated with kindness. Being kind often requires
courage and strength!
 Empathy
Empathy is the ability to understand
how someone else is feeling or to
understand the situation they are in.
It is the ability to “put yourself in
someone else's shoes” and to
understand the way a situation might
make them feel.
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 Kindness and empathy help us relate to other people and build more positive relationships
with our friends, family, and even strangers we encounter in our daily lives. Besides just
improving relationships, kindness can make us healthier by reducing our stress and anxiety.
It makes us better human beings!
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Plan it GO DO IT! Reflect (What does

it mean & now
what?)
◦ Give a book to a friend
◦ Send a thank-you note to someone
◦ Pick up trash at a local park
◦ Give someone a compliment
◦ Hold the door open for a stranger
◦ Set the table for dinner
◦ Thank someone who inspires you
◦ Ask someone how they are feeling
◦ Make someone laugh
◦ Volunteer to help someone with something
◦ Smile at someone
◦ Stand up for someone
◦ Let someone behind you in line go ahead of you
◦ Offer to carry things for people
◦ Go out of your way to make new friends
◦ Call a family member and talk to them
◦ Donate clothing or food
◦ Forgive someone who has hurt you
 Reflection!
Using the four-square method we are going to reflect on our acts of
kindness.
1. What happened?
2. How did it make you feel?
3. Do you have any other ideas on how to continue doing this or comments?
4. Do you have questions?
 Civic Responsibility
Civic: of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship, municipal or civil society.
Responsibility: The state or quality of being responsible or something for which one is responsible
such as a duty, obligation or burden.
Citizen: A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state
or union/community.
Citizenship: A productive, responsible, caring and contributing member of society.
Civic Responsibility can be defined as the "responsibility of a citizen". You can show your civic
responsibility by standing up for issues/values you feel strongly about, volunteering and upholding
certain democratic values written in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We must
all be responsible citizens and active participants in our community and government.
What's next?
KINDNESS JAR
◦ I saw _________
show kindness
today by
____________ .
◦ I showed kindness
today by
______________,
it made me feel
____________.
◦ I will read them
every Monday and
we will celebrate
our good deeds!
Our Kindness Jar
• On the front of the paper write
WHO you saw do the act of
kindness and WHAT the act
of kindness was.

• On the back you can also write

what act of kindness YOU did
and how it made you FEEL.

• Every MONDAY I will read to

you all the kind things from
our Kindness Jar and we will
CELEBRATE all the good
deeds.
 Connection to the Core Standards
Writing Standard 4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Speaking and Listening Standard 2
Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,
quantitatively, and orally.
Language Standard 2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Strand 1: HEALTH FOUNDATIONS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF HEALTHY SELF (HF)
Students will apply their knowledge to develop social and emotional competence to make healthy and safe choices. „
Standard 5.HF.4: Demonstrate ways to express gratitude and treat others with dignity and respect.