1. 100 Acts of Kindness Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

2. What is Kindness?

3. Kindness is being nice to others and treating them how you want to be treated.  Kiley

4. Kindness is a feeling you show and do.  Andrew

5. Kindness is being polite, respectful, and having feelings for others.  Mason B.

6. Kindness is an act that can help others with work or make someone feel better. Amelia, Cody, Brooke, Hutch

7. Kindness is being nice to people even though they are not nice to you.  Kara

8. Kindness is showing you care about someone, and you help them. Sylvia, Cora, Azaryah, Robbie

9. Kindness is being polite or helping without being asked.  Livy

10. Kindness is a small thing that can be done easily, but can make a big difference in people’s lives. Sydney N.

11. Kindness is when you think about others, and go out of your way to help them.

12. Kindness is more valuable than gold. Sylvia, Cora, Azoryah, Robbie

13. Why is it important to be kind?

14. You get respect when you are kind. Max, Cody, Devon

15. Other people will be kind to you.

16. If there was no kindness, there would be fighting and bullying all the time. Yanet

17. It is important to be kind because you might hurt someone’s feelings if you are not. Gabrielle

18. Kindness is important because it will make you a better person, and other people will be kind to you. Cody

19. Kindness makes other people happy. Matthew

20. It is important to be kind so you can make friends. Hibbah

21. When you are kind, it makes people want to be your friend. Kindness is something people look for in a friend. Kaylee K.

22. Not only will kindness help others, it will help you feel better too. Alissa, Josie

23. Life is better when we care about each other. Being helpful and thoughtful to everyone makes the world more peaceful.  Ms. Evans

24. We asked some kids to share a time when someone was kind to them.

25. One time someone put my chair up for me, and it made me feel good. Sammy

26. My sister let me have more time with the toy we were sharing, and it made me feel happy. Jaimee

27. I was alone, and Luca came up to me and said, “Let’s play.” It felt good. Cody

28. Someone really hurt my feelings, then my friends came and asked me what was wrong? I told them what happened, and they helped me feel better. Sydney

29. I was playing on the monkey bars, and my brother and his friend helped me up. I wanted to say thank you, and I felt really good. Julia

30. I was at recess and I fell. My friend, Daniela came running to help me. I felt like I was rescued by my friend.  Juliana

31. My friend came over to hang out. She helped me clean my whole room. It made me feel like I had someone who really cares about me.  Kaylee

32. We were doing an art project, and we dropped our colored pencils. One of our kind classmates helped us pick them up. Even such a small thing can make a big difference.

33. Last year I didn’t have many friends because I was teased. Then another girl decided to be kind to me. I was so much happier after that, and I really appreciated it. Alissa, Josie

34. How can you show kindness at home?

35. Don’t complain when you are asked to do something. Vania, Kaitlyn

36. I can help my mom clean up the house. Axel

37. I can clean up my own mess.  Lola

38. I can help my mom by watching my baby sister. Keziah

39. I can be polite at the table. Livy

40. I can help my brother with homework.  Kara

41. How can you show kindness at school?

42. Respect teachers and other students. Livy

43. You can be kind by playing with people who don’t have anyone to play with, and help others if they are sad. Sydney

44. I can help someone who needs help with math problems. Jadey

45. You can show kindness at school by helping without someone asking, like cleaning under your desk. Alissa, Josie

46. Don’t bully others, and stand up for the people that are getting bullied. Abby, Kamile

47. How can you show kindness in our community?

48. Clean up trash in the road. Kaylee

49. Donate to charities. Vania, Kaitlyn

50. Clean up in a park. Daniela

51. You can help by recycling. Andrew

52. How are you affected when you are kind to others?

53. It makes me feel great when I help someone. That feeling is awesome to have. It makes me feel like I did my good deed today. Ernie

54. When I’m kind to others it feels good because they always return the kindness back by showing kindness to me. Juliana

55. I feel that I made the right choice. Mason C.

56. It makes you feel good because you made another person smile. It also helps your reputation. Abby, Kamile

57. You feel good inside because you know that you have helped or made others feel good. So, it ends up with both people ( the one being kind and the kindness receiver) happy.  Vania, Kaitlyn

58. So, share a little kindness today!

59. Be a part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream

60. Look for kindness in others. Write a note about each act of kindness you see. Give these notes to your teacher. Post them, and count them.

62. Our goal is to reach 100 acts of Kindness in each classroom by February 14 th, Valentine’s Day.

63. We can do it together!

64. Thank you to these classrooms and their teachers for their thoughful work. Ms. Langston’s class Ms. Liker’s class Ms. Searing’s class Mrs. Haasl’s class Mrs. Kenny’s class Mrs. Jacobson’s class Ms. Evans