100 Acts of Kindness Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

100 Acts of Kindness

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

What is Kindness?

Kindness is being nice to others and treating them how you want to be treated.

Kiley

Kindness is a feeling you show and do.

Andrew

Kindness is being polite, respectful, and having feelings for others.

Mason B.

Kindness is an act that can help others with work or make someone feel better.

Amelia, Cody, Brooke, Hutch

Kindness is being nice to people even though they are not nice to you.

Kara

Kindness is showing you care about someone, and you help them.

Sylvia, Cora, Azaryah, Robbie

Kindness is being polite or helping without being asked.

Livy

Kindness is a small thing that can be done easily, but can make a big difference in people’s lives.

Sydney N.

Kindness is when you think about others, and go out of your way to help them.

Kindness is more valuable than gold.

Sylvia, Cora, Azoryah, Robbie

Why is it important to be

kind?

You get respect when you are kind.

Max, Cody, Devon

Other people will be kind to you.

If there was no kindness, there would be fighting and bullying all the time.

Yanet

It is important to be kind because you might hurt someone’s feelings if you are not. Gabrielle

Kindness is important because it will make you a better person, and other people will be kind to you.

Cody

Kindness makes other people happy.

Matthew

It is important to be kind so you can make friends.

Hibbah

When you are kind, it makes people want to be your friend. Kindness is something people look for in a friend.

Kaylee K.

Not only will kindness help others, it will help you feel better too.

Alissa, Josie

Life is better when we care about each other. Being helpful and thoughtful to everyone makes the world more peaceful.

Ms. Evans

We asked some kids to share a time when someone was kind to them.

One time someone put my chair up for me, and it made me feel good.

Sammy

My sister let me have more time with the toy we were sharing, and it made me feel happy.

Jaimee

I was alone, and Luca came up to me and said, “Let’s play.” It felt good.

Cody

Someone really hurt my feelings, then my friends came and asked me what was wrong? I told them what happened, and they helped me feel better.

Sydney

I was playing on the monkey bars, and my brother and his friend helped me up. I wanted to say thank you, and I felt really good.

Julia

I was at recess and I fell. My friend, Daniela came running to help me. I felt like I was rescued by my friend.

Juliana

My friend came over to hang out. She helped me clean my whole room. It made me feel like I had someone who really cares about me.

Kaylee

We were doing an art project, and we dropped our colored pencils. One of our kind classmates helped us pick them up. Even such a small thing can make a big difference.

Last year I didn’t have many friends because I was teased. Then another girl decided to be kind to me. I was so much happier after that, and I really appreciated it.

Alissa, Josie

How can you show kindness at

home?

Don’t complain when you are asked to do something.

Vania, Kaitlyn

I can help my mom clean up the house.

Axel

I can clean up my own mess.Lola

I can help my mom by watching my baby sister.

Keziah

I can be polite at the table.Livy

I can help my brother with homework.

Kara

How can you show kindness at

school?

Respect teachers and other students.

Livy

You can be kind by playing with people who don’t have anyone to play with, and help others if they are sad.

Sydney

I can help someone who needs help with math problems.

Jadey

You can show kindness at school by helping without someone asking, like cleaning under your desk.

Alissa, Josie

Don’t bully others, and stand up for the people that are getting bullied.

Abby, Kamile

How can you show kindness in our

community?

Clean up trash in the road.Kaylee

Donate to charities.Vania, Kaitlyn

Clean up in a park.Daniela

You can help by recycling.Andrew

How are you affected when you are kind to others?

It makes me feel great when I help someone. That feeling is awesome to have. It makes me feel like I did my good deed today.

Ernie

When I’m kind to others it feels good because they always return the kindness back by showing kindness to me.

Juliana

I feel that I made the right choice.

Mason C.

It makes you feel good because you made another person smile. It also helps your reputation.

Abby, Kamile

You feel good inside because you know that you have helped or made others feel good. So, it ends up with both people ( the one being kind and the kindness receiver) happy.

Vania, Kaitlyn

So, share a little kindness today!

Be a part of Martin Luther King

Jr.’sDream

Look for kindness in others.

Write a note about each act of kindness you see.

Give these notes to your teacher.

Post them, and count them.

Our goal is to reach

100 acts of Kindness

in each classroom by February 14th, Valentine’s Day.

We can do it together!

Thank you to these classrooms and their teachers for their thoughful work.

Ms. Langston’s classMs. Liker’s classMs. Searing’s classMrs. Haasl’s classMrs. Kenny’s classMrs. Jacobson’s classMs. Evans