We encourage our kids to smile and wave to people around us, like our neighbors, the garbage man, and the grocery bagger. Having a friendly face toward others is a small but impactful way to be kind. We opted to go to the downtown area of our little city and hide rocks around the library and nearby businesses. Shop by age, genre, series, and more to find the perfect childrens books for both little kids and big kids. Creating kindness rocks with kids no time for flash cards. Posters, activities, and awards books to teach kindness in the classroom. Now more than ever, these are the values we wish to instil in our children. Childrens books about kindness what do we do all day. When lena and her mom take a walk through their neighborhood, she notices that there are many different shades of brown skin, and she begins to see her familiar world in a new way. How to teach grace and courtesy is designed to help parents and teachers feel comfortable teaching manners to children 212.
This is a song book that connects kids around the world. Keep scrolling for a selection of diverse books that feature messages of empathy and kindness. Including a toddler in the 100 acts of kindness challenge. This book aims to help kids develop skills like empathy. These enjoyable books are great to help us to always consider the needs of. Many families are familiar with classic books like goodnight moon and read them over and over with their very youngest children. Childrens books that encourage kindness books about.
Absolutely perfect for teaching the most important lessons in life about values, character development and showing empathy towards others, in a world that seems increasingly scary and uncertain. And the 100 acts of kindness challenge in january and february hosted by toddler approved and coffee cups and crayons is a great time to focus on toddler manners. Helpful lessons that can be used by parents and teachers alike. In december, we will make gifts for special people in our lives. You can find all books and activities at the scholastic store. A wonderful story about a friendly little blue farm truck who helps his friends teaches children a lesson on kindness. In september and october, we read a lot of books about feelings and friendship. Fortunately, there are a lot of ways we can help children embrace the concept of being kind to themselves, others, and our planet. From the bestselling series that brought you the most unique and funfilled books for the bath comes a brand new line of sticker sets. While traditionally the quote is attributed to plato, we think nothing has taught the virtue of kindness more powerfully than good childrens books. Little blue truck is great for helping young toddlers identify animals and their sounds. Focusing on toddler manners in the 100 acts of kindness.
She teaches him about the beautiful colors that abound in all his new sights and experiences. Each kindergartner must perform five acts of kindness, and while most of the kids catch on, there is one student who needs a rescue of the class gerbils to get in a lastminute of kindness. While teaching our children concepts like kindness and empathy. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The indianapolis public library staff are wonderful partners in discovering perfect books for little readers. Baby bear explores his world with mama at his side. This offbeat and colorful book offers 100 ideas kids can put into action. Best books about kindness for kids the imagination tree. Listening with my heart read aloud for children is about being a good friend to yourself. Childrens books that boost kindness day early learning. Strictly no elephants hardcover picture book, october 27, 2015. It goes beautifully with our kind classroom ideas ebook for using the kindness elves as a teaching tool, as the messages are so similar. Tis the perfect season to read a few childrens books about kindness.
In november, we read books and talked about what we are thankful for. Sometimes a smile and a wave can be the difference in a bad day. One of the best childrens books about diversity, the colors of us is about a little girl named lena who wants to paint a selfportrait using brown paint for her skin. Okay, every season is the perfect season to encourage kindness with picture books. It has a simple, rythmic story thats short enough for younger toddlers, but has rich and delightful illustrations that older toddlers. Here are 20 of the very best books about kindness for kids. Use these childrens books about kindness to teach kids the power and importance of empathy. Whether you use them at home or in the classroom, these 12 childrens books about kindness, both picture and chapter books, are perfect for helping kids develop compassion. It seems like such a simple quality, but unless we teach children to be kind, it wont become an integral part of their being.
The kindness quilt grows and grows at school as more children do kind things. An inspiring collection of picture books about kindness. There are some terrific books for preschoolers out there that can help to teach your toddler kindness and empathy. Hide your kindness rocks where they can be easily found by passersby. Countless childrens books offer beautiful lessons about friendship, acceptance, kindness and compassion. Here are some more recent titles and reissues you and your baby will both love. There are many simple ways for young children to participate in acts of kindness. Shop adorable picture books about motherly love below. Shows kids that kindness is not a difficult feat to achieve, its not huge gestures, but little acts in. When hen gives an egg to pig, she starts a domino effect of kindness that spreads throughout the barnyard. If your toddlers got a lovey, then chances are he can relate to this book s topic. No need to save these books for mothers day theyre a perfect fit for mommyandme time any day of the year. Kids will love seeing all the ways both big and small that they can spread kindness in their community in this beautifully lettered and illustrated book.
Like all things we strive to teach our children, kindness is basically a learned skill one that we as parents can help our little ones grow and develop. As the kids work on their acts of kindness, they realize they can change the world through their good deeds. Most importantly, these books teach kids that you dont have to perform a heroic act to make the world a better place. It can make the most gloomy day sunny, dry tears and change the world. Learn more about the library and their efforts to boost literacy with early learners, including the 1,000 books before kindergarten program and the my first library card, on their website. When i had first heard about the kindness rocks project, i looked on facebook to see if there was a sharing group for my community.
We love k is for kindness from sesame street, but there are a ton of excellent kindness books for toddlers that you can choose from. This gorgeous book is about a teacher who introduces the new golden rule that kindness is cooler and seeks to get the class to complete 100 acts of kindness together. Teach your child to read books to teach kindness in the classroom. After minnas teacher reads the story the lion and the mouse, she encourages the children to do kind acts and draw pictures of what they do. Each year i come away more inspired to be better and kinder. Kindness starts with you at school kindle edition by. Ruler is an unconventional teacher who decides to teach her unruly students that kindness is cool. Babies love books and its never too soon to start reading. Expressive pictures and descriptions on simple acts of kindness. Buy products related to kindness books for children and see what customers say about kindness books for children on. Read these childrens books about kindness to teach your child to be a kind and compassionate person. Its almost time to begin the 5th annual 100 acts of kindness challenge.
Thats why we created this extensive list of the top childrens books about kindness. We will be kicking off this years challenge on monday, january 21, 20 and we will end it with a giant kindness celebration on valentines day february. How to teach your toddler kindness just our view from here. Our 100 acts of kindness project inspired by readwritethink is a challenge that i have been organizing for many years as a blogger, as a mom, and as an elementary school teacher.
Authorillustrator jessica hisches verse captures how simple, thoughtful actions can improve everyones lives. Acts of kindness for young children teaching 2 and 3. This adorable board book is straightforward and simple in its message of expressing kindness to others. Usborne baby books are designed using the latest child development information and feedback from parents to create playful and engaging books that babies and parents love. Add them to your collection of best books for kids ask a parent which qualities they want their child to grow up with and i am pretty sure kindness would make the list 99% of the time. These board books and picture books celebrate kindness and help young kids remember how and why they should be kind. From titles you might already about to new titles youre sure to love discovering with your child, our list has the best of childrens books about kindness. A snowstorm blows into the forest and brings with it two arctic visitors. From the very first day of preschool, we talk about being kind and loving to each other. The kid in this story is kind to everyone except herself.