In the Classroom

• Class discussion about what kindness is.
• Class discussion / brainstorming about how to be kind to yourself - pupils record for themselves in their own way.
• Class discussion about what kindness looks like in the classroom - record on poster supplied in the kit.
• Have a supply of kindness cards in the classroom for students to use to write messages to other students, family , staff etc.
• Allocate kindness buddies - secretly - students must do two acts of kindness for their buddies each week.
• Create a kindness wall ( use the border supplied in the kit ) - pupils can record and display acts of kindness they receive.
• Create a kindness postbox - pupils can deposit kindness cards received - draw some out each week to share with the class.
• Create a kindness tree on a wall - pupils can pin on received cards as leaves.
• Create a kindness wall display - kindness quotes, heart shapes with kind words etc
• Create a 'Kindness Ambassadors" wall display - pupils photos with their own decorated kindness motto attached.
• Have a wall space available  - " I've caught you being kind" - where pupils can write up acts of kindness they observe and display them.
• Encourage and give pupils many opportunities to undertake kindness acts.

Across the school.

•  Class discussion / about what a focus on kindness might look like across the school. - how can you make this happen.  Page 5 in the student journal gives a list of kindness acts that could happen at your school.
• Allocate kindness buddies across classes - including staff.
• Create a school kindness wall / display where all classes can add items.
• Display kindness posters / quotes around the school.
• Establish a Kind Hearts / Kindness Council that creates opportunities for pupils to undertake kindness activities across the school.
• Create opportunities for students to donate goods to worthy causes.
• Include news of Kindness activities / act s in newsletters
• Ensure new pupils receive a kindness message welcoming them to the school.
• Give graduates a pack of kindness cards on leaving to take with them to share.
• Choose another class  to do something kind to - eg. arrive just before a break and g[help them pack up the classroom.

Into the community

• Class / council / student leaders discussions on what kindness looks like spreading into the community.
• Identify groups in the community that could benefit from acts of kindness  e.g Old Folks Homes. - Identify what acts of kindness they could benefit from.
• Reach out to a neighboring school and share some kindness activities.
• Send kindness cards/ messages to service groups in the community - Police, Fire, St Johns etc.
• Undertake fundraising activities for charities.
• Include news of what is happening in school newsletters / notices.
• Locate and visit elderly in the community -  have a class group visit and do odd jobs.
• Have a helpers day - visit institutions and help tidy - e.g. the local library.

LEVEL 4  - Across the world.

• Class discussions about what Kindness would be like in other countries - is it the same as here?
• Email or contact a school in another country  - tell them about your kindness journey - talk about the importance of kindness.
• Link up with groups of different ethnicity in your region to gain contacts in other countries.
• Encourage schools across the world to register as a Kind Hearts School so they can receive our resources.