1. Building Character
Kindness and Caring

2. “No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.”
~ Aesop

3. Caring is…
Doing kind acts

4. Caring is….
Sharing

5. Caring is…
Being helpful

6. Caring is…
Being helpful

7. Caring for others looks like…

8. Caring for your community looks like…

9. “You did a great job on your project!”
Caring sounds like…
Using kind words and compliments
“Thank you for being such a great friend.”
“You did a great job on your project!”
“I love your new clothes!”
“That was an amazing presentation!”
“You are a great swimmer!”
“Can you teach me how to sing as well as you?”
“You were really brave to report the bullying to the teacher.”

10. Caring sounds like… Using kind words…
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their
echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish very
much. ~ Blaise Pascal
“Sometimes someone says something really small, and it
just fits right into this empty place in your heart.”
~from “My So Called Life.”

11. Kindness looks like…
Passing on a smile. It’s contagious!

12. Kindness looks like…
Passing on a smile. It’s contagious!

13. Kindness looks like…
Giving hugs.

14. Kindness looks like…
Giving hugs.

15. Kindness looks like…
Giving a thank you card

16. Kindness at school looks like…
Giving your time to others.

17. Kindness at School also looks like…
Organizing a charity toy drive.

18. Kindness in the community looks like…
Giving up your seat on the bus to an elderly person.

19. Kindness in the community looks like…
Opening the door for someone.

20. Kindness in the Community looks like…
Volunteering at the food bank.

21. Kindness sounds like….
Forgiving others.

22. Kindness sounds like…
Forgiving others.

23. “Strive to be the first to nod, first to smile, first to compliment, and first to forgive.”
~ Anonymous

24. Random Acts of Kindness
“Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.”  ~Frank A. Clark

25. How Will You Make a Difference?
One act of random kindness…
ONE ACT….
JUST ONE….
Everyday!

28. What would it take to make someone’s day?

29. Pass Kindness on…
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~Leo Buscaglia

30. How will you decide to turn a life around?