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Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
12 Days of Kindness
Plan twelve small acts of kindness for the twelve days before a break. Check one off each day.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- kindness, planning, follow-through
What kids do
“One kind act a day for twelve days. Draw or write one in each box!”
- My kindness countdown
- The kind act I liked doing most:
How to run it
- Brainstorm ideas together: hold a door, share a snack, help clean up.
- Do one a day and color in the box.
- Works for December, before spring break or any time.
Talk about it
- Which kind act was easiest?
- How did people react?
- How did it feel to be kind every day?
Take it further
Make it a class challenge: 12 days, 12 kind acts each.
Pairs well with
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