What Does It Mean to Be Kind?

Teaching Kindness

This is a sweet book and a nice choice to read aloud for World Kindness Day. The illustrations are beautiful.

Elementary students of all ages will enjoy this picture book. This book is a fabulous tool to discuss what it means to be kind. Kindness is all around us, whether we are at home, school or out in the community. Kindness goes a long way and makes a huge impact in our everyday lives. This book gives a lot of examples about being kind that students will be able to relate to.

A simple book with a culturally diverse illustrations that gives many examples of what kindness is. It touches base on random acts of kindness, treating others with respect and our environment kindly.

Summary: This book goes through what actions can be taken to show kindness to each other. How to be polite and helpful around the environment you are in. It begins with a girl in a red hat who has the courage to be kind to a new student in her class. After her act of kindness, the kindness spreads and kind act after another until the whole community experiences what it means to be kind.

Personal Reflection: This book sends a beautiful message with a straightforward text and simple illustrations. It teaches the readers how to be kind, and what you can do to be kind.

Curriculum Connection: This book can be used in a Preschool and Kindergarten classroom to teach children the importance of kindness and how to be kind to one another. This show more book can lead to a discussion on how each child can be kind in various ways. show less

Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-4

Wonderful lesson, pictures and message! To read on first day of class before setting expectations, or when class needs a reminder what kindness looks like.
Genre: fiction

A great book for kids in grades K-2. It can start a discussion on being kind and what we can do to be kind.