The head teacher I work with in our first grade class was absent Tuesday, so I took her place as the substitute. Our class has 18 boys, all between the ages of 6 and 7. I was prepared with plenty of worksheets, math, handwriting practice exercises, 2 books by our Author study, Kevin Henkes. (who if you are not familiar with, writes wonderful stories using mice as the main characters, teaching a subtle lesson with each story.) Also included during “snack & chat” was a discussion about kindness and what kindness and being kind means. Here were the thoughts my boys shared when I asked what being kind means:
Sharing
Being friendly
Giving a hug if someone is sad
Respect
Being polite
Helping
Welcoming someone who is new
Visiting someone who is sick
Feeding animals
Playing with someone who is alone
Protecting the earth -being kind to it. (yes, I was blown away by that one)
Seems to me they’ve got it right. Words to live by.
A Day In The Life 
10/08/2017 at 9:53 pm
Eighteen boys? Whoa…:) Big props to you and the lessons you convey..:)
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10/09/2017 at 6:56 am
Thanks George- yes 18 can be a challenge, but most days it is ok!
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10/05/2017 at 11:44 pm
I hope these little guys hold onto their ideas of kindness. It will serve them well.
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10/09/2017 at 3:45 pm
Yes I agree Joanne! I hope so
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10/04/2017 at 7:23 pm
May they grow into adults all believing the same thing.
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10/07/2017 at 9:10 pm
Amen to that!!
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10/04/2017 at 6:01 pm
I love the little bloke who wants us to protect the earth
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10/04/2017 at 6:26 pm
Isn’t that awesome???? 😃
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10/05/2017 at 3:11 am
That’s a reply my girls would have given too 🙂
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10/04/2017 at 5:00 pm
What a lovely post! Thank you!
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10/04/2017 at 5:12 pm
So glad you enjoyed it
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10/04/2017 at 2:06 pm
Astounding answers! Love them all.
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10/04/2017 at 2:10 pm
Glad you liked them !
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10/04/2017 at 12:41 pm
“Protecting the earth,” surprised me the most. Good parenting I suppose.
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10/04/2017 at 2:10 pm
Yes- I was stunned!I can only imagine his parents are recycling and perhaps “going green” and making their children aware of it. So great!
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