World Kindness Day - November 13th

World Kindness Day is observed internationally each year to remind and encourage people around the world to share kindness with others, lend a helping hand, and build compassion for one another. Here are a few resources you can share with your students to think more about the value of being kind.

• Begin the day by watching the video book trailer and video book reading for Kindness is a Kite String: The Uplifting Power of Empathy. Then ask your students: how can you lift others with kindness? Encourage students to strive to do at least one act of kindness today.

• Find titles and resources on the theme of Unity, Kindness, and Peace on this list from the Association for Library Service to Children.

• Hear author Apryl Stott speak to how challenging sharing kindness can be in this Meet-the-Author Recording for Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light. Encourage students to think about a time when being kind seemed difficult, and discuss together.

• Build a “Mural of Kindness” and review the 10 Acts of Kindness checklist in this activity kit after watching the complete video reading of Finding Kindness by Deborah Underwood and Irene Chan.