World Kindness Day Teaching Resources
Get ready for World Kindness Day 2023 with kindness activities, printable worksheets, and more lesson plans for elementary school teachers!
Created by teachers, every teaching resource in this World Kindness Day collection has been rigorously reviewed by the Teach Starter teaching team to ensure it's ready for your classroom!
Maybe this is the first time you’re hearing about World Kindness Day? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Is World Kindness Day?
Started in Singapore in 2000, World Kindness Day is all about highlighting and encouraging good deeds in your home, classroom, and community. The people at the World Kindness Movement — the organization behind World Kindness Day — say “it serves as a reminder to all that simple acts of kindness have power and that together, we can all work to create a kinder world.”
Currently, people (including kids) celebrate World Kindness Day in 28 countries, including the US, and there are plenty of random acts of kindness ideas your students can do on this day … or any other day of the year!
When Is World Kindness Day 2023?
World Kindness Day is always November 13, regardless of what year it is, putting it right between Election Day and Thanksgiving here in the United States. The holiday kicks off World Kindness Week which will run from November 13-19, 2023.
World Kindness Day will be on a Monday in 2023, so chances are good that school will be in session in much of the US!
How to Celebrate World Kindness Day
Looking to bring this holiday into your social and emotional learning? Here are just a few ideas from our teacher team!
Here are a few ideas on how to celebrate World Kindness Day in the classroom:
- Have a kindness brainstorming session: Use your morning meeting to encourage students to share ideas on how they can be kind to others and make a list of their suggestions.
- Set up a kindness scavenger hunt: Use our list of kindness tasks for students to complete, such as holding the door open for someone or leaving a kind note for a friend.
- Kindness crafts: Have students create kindness cards or posters that can be displayed in the classroom or school.
- Random acts of kindness: Encourage students to perform random acts of kindness throughout the day, such as giving a compliment to a classmate or helping someone carry their books.
- Plan a kindness assembly: Organize an assembly where students can share their acts of kindness and inspire others to do the same.
- Create a kindness wall: Have a wall or a bulletin board in the classroom where students can post kind messages to one another or their classmates.
- Run a kindness circle: Have students sit in a circle and take turns sharing something kind they have done or something kind someone has done for them.
- Share a kindness story: Read a story related to kindness or watch a video related to kindness and discuss it with students.
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Sprinkle Kindness - Bulletin Board Set
Get your students reflecting on ways to show kindness with this interactive bulletin board!
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Our Kindness Rock Garden Poster
Poster to display when creating a classroom kindness rock garden.
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Add a Little Sunshine to Someone's Day - Bulletin Board Display
Brighten your classroom (and someone's day) with this sunflower-themed bulletin board set.
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Circle of Kindness Affirmations for Kids Templates
Promote kindness and boost morale with individual affirmations for kids with our Circle of Kindness affirmation activity.
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Be Somebody's Sunshine Template
Reflect on what kindness looks like with this student template.
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Sprinkle Kindness Activity Book Template
Encourage students to write about ways to be kind to people and the planet with a printable sprinkle kindness activity book.
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Kindness Words - Word Wall
Print a set of kindness word cards to use during your social-emotional learning lessons.
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Kindness is Sweet Template
Think about sweet things you can say to others that are kind and display the finished cupcakes in your classroom as a kindness display.
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Kindness Tracker Jar
Track kindness in the classroom with this kindness jar ready to be colored in with random acts of kindness.
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Kindness Word Scramble
Use this Kindness Word Scramble worksheet to talk about the different words associated with being kind
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Kindness Quilt Bulletin Board Set
Create classroom community and promote kindness with a World Kindness Day kindness quilt bulletin board printable.
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World Kindness Day Coloring Sheets
Use these World Kindness Day coloring pages as a fun art activity with your students.
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World Kindness Day Craft Activity - Bee Kind Template
Build a beautiful World Kindness Day Bee with a writing and craft template.
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World Kindness Day Craft - Stick with Kindness
Discuss the importance of kindness and explore why we should ‘stick with kindness’ with this writing and craft activity.
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Kindness Hat Template
Use this printable kindness hat to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day or World Kindness Day in the classroom!
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Choose KINDNESS - Bulletin Board Display
Remind your students to choose KINDNESS with this interactive bulletin board display.
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Kindness Award for Students Pack
Reward kindness in the classroom with four styles of printable kindness certificates that celebrate thoughtful acts among your students and the environment.
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Rainbow Acts of Kindness Template
Brainstorm various random acts of kindness with this student template.
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Motivational Poster Pack
Motivate your students and colleagues with this set of 4 posters and postcards.
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Random Acts of Kindness Paper Fortune Teller
Choosing random acts of kindness couldn't be more fun than with this paper fortune teller template!
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Just One Kind Word - Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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