Helping Hands by Calotype46
We have anti-bullying policies in schools and we remind students not to bully. It’s important that we also fight against meanness and cruelty. I think that it’s worthwhile to be kind, and encourage children to demonstrate kindness whenever they have the opportunity to do so.
5 Ways to Show Kindness in Schools
- share a snack with a peer, without her even asking
- speak to the new child in the class, showing interest in where he is from and helping him become acquainted with the school
- defend the child in class who is a little different when others are poking fun at her
- say something nice or give a compliment to a person who seems sad or hurt
- delete hurtful messages instead of forwarding them
- delete hurtful messages that you see online if you can
My grade 5 and grade 6 students came up with many more suggestions of acts of kindness and caring, some of which are listed below:
- If someone is feeling left out play with them or ask if they would like to just have a conversation.
- If someone is sad talk to them so they will be happy.
- If someone is alone go to him and talk to him or be sociable.
- If someone is hurt take her to the nurse.
- If somebody dropped their belonging(s), pick it up for him.
- In class if someone does not have partner or group invite her in your group.
- If someone is on their own at lunch invite him to eat with you.
- If someone forgot something pick it up and give it to him.
- Say hello to people and give them a bright smile in the morning.
- Compliment people.
- Stand up for your friends when someone is being cruel.
- Stop people from doing something mean.
- If you walk by someone, you can say things like “hi!”, or “how are you doing?”.