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Kindness Tree

1/12/2016

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Kindness Tree - spreading kindness throughout the school all through the year. www.counselorup.com
How's it going with your kindness challenge this year? If you haven't started, it's never too late. I want to share an amazing idea that a colleague of mine, Chris Dudek, had- a kindness tree! She uses this idea around Christmas but I see it being applicable to other times of the year!

Here's what she has to say:
In December, we celebrate the character trait of Kindness. To instill this trait in our students, a "Kindness Tree" is in the lobby of our school the week before break. The tree is full of tags with acts of kindness on them. Students are encouraged to select a tag and do that act of kindness within the week. The tree is a huge success with 635 tags taken by students. We emphasize that acts of kindness can be and should be done each day. As well as how good it makes the recipient and the giver feel.
Isn't that an amazing idea? I see so many extensions - hearts on a white tree for Valentine's Day, pencils on a tree at the beginning of the school year, and turkeys at Thanksgiving.

To create the tags, Mrs. Dudek printed acts of kindness on labels and affixed to diecut  winter shapes. You could also incorporate the making of the tags into part of a lesson on kindness and have students make tags! Isn't this the coolest? I am so inspired by this idea! 
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