Kindness to Share from A to Z
AuthorTodd and Peggy Snow Illustrated by Kirsten Sevig
Publisher: Maren Green 2008
Meets anti-bias criteria yes.
This title fits these categories:
Activist: Shows ways we can make a difference.
Acceptable grade levels: Preschool and Primary
Classification: Picture Book
Concepts/ Topics covered in book:
This very simple book gives an example of a kind act for every letter of the alphabet starting with A ask for someone to play with you to Z zip a younger child's jacket.
Questions
Before reading:
Ask: What does being kind mean to you? How do you feel when someone is kind to you? Let's read this book to learn ways to show kindness.
After reading:
Ask: Can you think of other ways we can show kindness? Make a list of their ideas.
Activities
Act it out: Have children act out the acts of kindness in the book as well as their own ideas.
Write it: Make a classbook Acts of Kindness book illustrated by the children. On each page show someone in the class being kind to someone.
Spread kindness: Have students make cards, write letter, make bookmarks, or draw pictures for people in nursing homes or hospitals. Visit a nursing home and have children read to residents or have residents read to the chidlren.
Catch it: Have children watch for acts of kindness and when they see it, have a special reaction - like a thumbs up or a special clap or a tap on the shoulder and a smile.