May 10, 2025
Kindness Launch Ideas for Montessori Ages 3-7
Rules of Engagement
Listen attentively and respect each other's ideas.
Share your thoughts and feelings openly.
Be kind and supportive to your peers.
Stay focused on the topic of kindness.
Encourage everyone to participate.
Introduction/Context
Kindness is a fundamental value that helps us build strong, positive relationships with others. Teaching young children about kindness fosters empathy, cooperation, and a sense of community. Engaging in kindness activities allows children to experience the joy of helping others and understand the impact of their actions.
Launch Idea 1: Kindness Tree
Introduction/Context
Creating a Kindness Tree is a visual and interactive way to encourage children to recognize and celebrate acts of kindness within their community. This activity helps children understand that kindness grows and spreads, much like a tree.
Opening Question
Imagine this: What if every time someone did something kind, a new leaf grew on a tree? How full would our tree be?
Anchor Questions
Why is it important to notice when someone is kind?
How does it feel when someone is kind to you?
What are some ways we can be kind to others every day?
Call to Action
Let's start our own Kindness Tree! Each time you see or do an act of kindness, we'll add a leaf to our tree. Watch how our kindness grows!
Launch Idea 2: Kindness Rocks
Introduction/Context
Kindness Rocks are painted stones with positive messages that can be placed around the community to brighten someone's day. This activity combines creativity with the joy of giving.
Opening Question
Imagine this: How would you feel if you found a colorful rock with a happy message on it during your walk?
Anchor Questions
What kind of messages would make someone smile?
How can small surprises make a big difference in someone's day?
Where are some good places to leave our Kindness Rocks?
Call to Action
Let's paint our own Kindness Rocks and hide them around our school or neighborhood. Who knows who might find them and smile!
Launch Idea 3: Kindness Jar
Introduction/Context
A Kindness Jar is a place where we can collect notes about kind acts we see or do. Over time, the jar fills up, showing us how much kindness is happening around us.
Opening Question
Imagine this: What if we could see all the kind things we do every day in one place? How full would our jar be?
Anchor Questions
Why is it important to remember and celebrate acts of kindness?
How can writing down kind acts encourage us to do more?
What are some kind things we can do for our friends and family?
Call to Action
Let's start our own Kindness Jar! Each time you do or see something kind, write it down and add it to the jar. We'll read them together and see how kindness grows!
Launch Idea 4: Kindness Chain
Introduction/Context
A Kindness Chain is made by linking paper strips together, each with a kind act written on it. As the chain grows, it shows how our kind actions connect us all.
Opening Question
Imagine this: What if every kind thing we did added a link to a chain? How long would our chain be?
Anchor Questions
How does it feel to see our kindness connecting us like a chain?
What are some kind things we can do to add more links?
How can we encourage others to add to our Kindness Chain?
Call to Action
Let's create our own Kindness Chain! Each time you do something kind, write it on a strip of paper and add it to our chain. Let's see how long we can make it!
Launch Idea 5: Kindness Calendar
Introduction/Context
A Kindness Calendar gives us a new kind act to do each day. It's a fun way to make kindness a daily habit.
Opening Question
Imagine this: What if we had a special calendar that told us a new way to be kind every day? How would that change our days?
Anchor Questions
Why is it helpful to have reminders to be kind?
How can doing a kind act each day make us feel?
What are some kind acts we can include in our calendar?
Call to Action
Let's make our own Kindness Calendar! We'll come up with kind acts for each day and try to do them. Let's see how much kindness we can spread!