World Kindness Day
Resource type: Event
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5
Region(s): All of UK
World Kindness Day is celebrated on the 13th November. It is a day to promote and celebrate kindness in all its forms.
The website of the US-based Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has resources that can be adapted for use in UK schools, including:
- Ideas for games and activities to foster kindness and develop social emotional skills.
- Details of their Kindness in the Classroom® curriculum based on their six core kindness concepts: Respect, Caring, Inclusiveness, Integrity, Responsibility and Courage. The are teaching resources to cover all ages from reception through to secondary.
- Kindness quotes, posters, bookmarks and certificates
Cost: Free or free with registration.
About the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation: The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is a non-profit that believes that kindness can be taught and is dedicated to making kindness the norm.
Further resources:
- Anti-Bullying Week 2022 takes place between 14th – 18th November.
- CLPE’s Corebooks and Book Trust both have booklists that cover empathy and kindness. Best Books for Schools also offers a selection of books for KS1 and KS2 on the theme of Kindness.
- Find further book recommendations and other resources to support mental wellbeing in the Mental Health and Empathy section of the website.
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