What Are Some Ex of Random Acts of Kindness for Classromm Setting??

My daughter's 3rd grade teacher had each child pick a name of another child in the classroom. The kids then had to say kind words, make a card, give compliments, write a nice note etc. to the child that they picked but they couldn't let the child know they were selected. As a result the kids would say kind things to other kids in front of who they were assigned to try to trick them. My daughter had so much fun with this.

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A W. is in line ahead of you at the grocery store with kids - has necessities there on the conveyor belt and her credit/debit card is not working - you find out it's $35 worth of stuff - you pay for it with no expectations in return.

A homeless man is in a parking lot asking for food. You take him to the grocery store and buy him a $25 gift card to buy food.

You see a girl getting picked on by other girls at a school parking lot - you walk up to the other girls and tell them they should be ashamed of themselves, tell the girl they are picking on something nice about her. Tell the girls they need to go look in a mirror and ask themselves is this what their mom's would be proud of them doing?

You see a person trying to get soda from a vending machine - you saw him put the money in - you say - let's see if we can work this out - put your money in and ask him what he wanted...if only one can falls - he gets it.

You live near an old folks home - instead of playing the XBOX you go over and ask if anyone wants to play checkers....it would make their day!

care packages for soldiers/ vets
collect used balls/ blankets towels for the animal shelter.
make birdfeeders to put up outside.

One of my favorites is to pay the toll for the car (or several cars) behind me on the highway. It's easy & inexpensive & you just KNOW (without ever really knowing for sure) that you brought a smile to someone's face that day.

Would help to know what age you're teaching but here are my thoughts...
- What about making unsigned cards (get well, thank you, birthday, Valentines' Day seems timely) to give away. Younger kids, teachers or elderly people would all love a handmade card to give to someone they love.
- What projects do the custodial staff need help with, emptying trash cans, sweeping the floor, wiping down windows... just ask them how you can help.
- Walk down to the cafeteria and sing a song for the workers there, who are often some of the under-appreciated staff in the school.
- Make paper flowers on pipe cleaners, put them in styrofoam cup "vases" for each of the secretarial staff at the school.
- Ask each of the kids to design their own project - depending on how old they are, you can structure it more or less - using the great ideas they have. Ask them who they care about (to find a recipient or agency in need), what they want to do, a few more questions to fill in the details. This will get their juices flowing and help them to think about manageable tasks that they can do.
What a great thing to do with kids~

Don't forget to teach them that RAC can be done at anytime, anywhere, by anyone! Helping a class mate is a RAC! Sometimes we focus on bigger ideas, and forget the 'right in front of us!' I don't know the age of the kids you are working with, so it's hard to suggest specific examples. These days basic acts of kindness can come as RAC! Hold the door for someone, it's that simple! So many people forget that these days! This is a great lesson plan!

Make teddy bears for children in the hospital.

Draw pictures to decorate the children's ward at the hospital.

Bring in used toys which the kids clean up and fix up to be donated to the local family homeless shelter

I don't have many ideas for random acts of kindness that would work in a classroom setting. Maybe picking up litter around the school? Or how about planning a concert for one of the assisted living vacilities you sent cards to, so the kids can meet the person they wrote their card to? Not sure if the school would let you take a field trip, but I can remember doing that kind of thing when I was in school, many many year ago.

I think you can come up with examples and situations for your city if you get clear about the basic ideas. Here are they are, as I see it:
#1 You're doing something nice for someone you don't know (whom you probably will never see again),
#2 you're giving time, money, energy, or things away to someone else without expecting anything back, and
#3 it's spontaneous or not planned.

Why does #1 matter? Because if you know the person, s/he might feel a debt to you (feel moved to do something nice for you) or you could expect at least gratitude later. Not knowing him/her makes #2 easier.

For my town, an example might be giving my dinner takeout to a homeless person. Or spending five minutes in the store helping a person with limited vision figure out which canned tomatoes they were intending to buy. Whatever you do, the topic is a great thing for them to consider.

I know this answer doesn't fit what you're looking for (for kids) but I just want to say that I had the same experience as Tamela before...I was at a DD drive thru and when I got up to the window I was informed the person ahead of me, who had already driven off by this time, had paid for me. What an incredibly nice surprise!!

A few months ago, with my girls ages 7 and 8, we did the same thing. It was wonderful to be able to show my daughters how great it feels to "pay it forward". :)

In a grocery store, look for older person that needs help carrying his/her groceries.
Pick up (with globes, and NOT pointing or glass objects) garbage from a public park.
Bring cans of food to a shelter or food drive
Donate toys, books, clothes, shoes, etc.
Make lemonade in a hot day and give it for free.

All ideas below are great too.

Depends on how old the children are that you are teaching. If they are young there is not much that they can do without the help of their parents due to stranger danger. But, you could teach them about holding the door for someone, taking a cart back to the store, picking up trash and placing it in the trash can.

You could also teach them about honesty. Like if a person drops money, pick it up and give it back. If they find a wallet, take it to the correct personel, even though it might be inconvenient.

There are so many small anonymous things we can do to make a difference for someone. You could gather food for a family who is in need and drop it off when you know they aren't home. You could collect money for a needy family and pay a bill for them or purchase a giftcard.

You could work on a group project--O. of those tied-fleece blankets for a baby at a local hospital.

You could help pick up garbage on the school grounds.

You could collect newspapers for recycling to save a tree (I think it's 3' of newspapers-halved & stacked).

Go around the classroom & collect compliments from each student about each student. Write them down & send each child home with a list of compliments about them.

EDIT: I guess it would help if I read the WHOLE thing. Sorry...it's still a nice thing to do. LOL

My all time favorite (and probably the most insignificant): About 5 years ago on Black Friday, I'm in the drive-thru at the Starbucks and I get up to the window and the lady says, your coffee is free today, the lady in front of you paid for your coffee.

Now I know that sound trivial, but this was the first BF event that I'd been to without family with me. It'd been a ROUGH year and well, that coffee made my morning. And I can tell you, I haven't had a year go by that SOMEONE doesn't do that for me. Sincerely.

So, wehther it be McDonalds, Starbucks or any other place, I try and do the same a couple three four times a year. Yanno, to pass the good juju along.

Sometimes, kindness does just come with timing...and in small packages.

Sending nothing but good thoughts your way!