Have a giant poster of a tree in your classroom. Make leaves out of colored construction paper. When students do acts of kindness for others, put leaves on the tree describing the acts of kindness. If there is a child in the classroom that needs special help, invite the children to help this child. If there is someone in the community that needs special help, plan a class project to help that person. Put another leaf on the giving tree for helping. The goal is to have a tree filled with leaves. You will find that the more children are focused on helping others, the less they will be disrespectful of others. You are teaching them to be more compassionate. I have found that this works with all ages of children from preschool through secondary schools. Some of the toughest children become more gentle and kind when they begin to do good for others.
Have a great day. You are a difference maker.
Maryln
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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1 comments:
Funny you posted this today...I read this same article while sitting in the dentist office this morning...frightening.
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