Random acts of kindness means doing something nice for someone else without being asked or told.
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Makes others feel good/special.
Helps us feel good (knowing we did something nice).
You meet new people/friends.
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Contributes to the positive feelings of all those involved.
Improves our health.
Makes us think more positively.
Helps us be more accepting of others.
Increases the number of Developmental Assets we have.
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These are things that help us have a healthy development.
Assist us in growing to be healthy, kind, caring adults.
40 assets which are either external (things we do not control) or internal (things we can control).
Service to others, which includes random acts of kindness is the 9th developmental asset.
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Smiling at others.
Helping others clean up.
Giving compliments.
Helping the teachers.
Including everyone.
Pick up garbage around the school yard.
Making new friends.
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Help make dinner.
Help clean up.
Say positive things to your family members.
Help with your younger siblings.
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Do you have any more ideas of random acts of kindness at home or school?
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Have students stand in a circle. Using a ball, have the students throw to another classmate, saying that classmates name and something they like about them. Repeat this until every student has had a turn.
This activity can also be done with yarn and when the yarn is thrown to a student they hold a piece and then throw the ball of yarn after. The end result is a kindness web.
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Have students brainstorm something kind they can do for another class, or the school.