Give a sincere compliment to one of your classmates.

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Start a conversation with someone you don’t know very well.

Offer to help a classmate who is having trouble.

Pick up litter on the playground or around your school.

Invite someone new to play with you at recess.

Say thank you to a lunch worker, custodian, or other school helper.

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Write a thank you note to someone who has helped you.

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Do a chore around the house without being asked.

Make a gift for a friend or family member.

Give sincere compliments to ten different people.

Make a card for someone who is sick or feeling down.

Help a friend, neighbor, or family member with a chore.

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Which random act of kindness did you like the best?__________

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Why was it your favorite?_______________________________

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How did you feel while you were doing this RAK?______________

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How did you feel after you did this RAK?___________________

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Would you do this RAK again if it was not part of a school assignment? ________

Why or why not?______________________________________

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Name____________________ Date______________

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Put the “random” in Random Acts of Kindness by having your students roll a die to determine which RAK they will perform. This download includes two different RAK pages and a student reflection sheet. The first RAK page features quick and easy RAKs. The second sheet (with the gray border) features RAKs that will take more time and may also require more thought and effort. Here are a few suggestions for use:

• Use the first RAK on a daily basis. Have each student roll a die each morning to

determine which RAK he or she will try to perform during the school day. Studentsget a new RAK the next day, whether or not they have completed the previous one.

• Allow students to roll the die to select a new RAK as soon as they finish the previousone. In this way, some students may perform several in a day, while others may take afew days to perform even one. Students could each have their own RAK sheets and a

die at their desks, or you could set up an RAK center.

• Have each table group roll once so they are all doing the same RAK. Leave time atthe end of the day for the groups to discuss how it went.

• Roll once for the entire class. What kind of an impact can your students make in yourroom and at your school when they are all doing the same RAK? Be sure to leave

time at the end of the day for discussion.

• Have students use RAK page 2 before a weekend. Then they can report back aboutwhat they did on Monday. You might also want to send a copy of RAK 2 home.

• Use the reflection sheet after student have performed several RAKs from eithersheet (though you are likely to get better responses if you use the second RAK

page).

• While some teachers like to give rewards for performing RAKs, I feel that this trainschildren to expect a reward every time they do something nice and it makes it harderfor students to feel good just because they have done something good. Doing goodfor others should be its own reward! However, I do think that verbal praise (praisethe act, not the student: “That was really nice of you” not: “You are a really nice

person.”) and pointing out how the RAK has benefitted someone is a goodthing to do. It is also a good idea to teach your students to notice andcomment on their classmates’ RAKs.

This  resource  was  created  by  Rachel  Lyne5e  copyright  2014.  It  may  be  printed  and  photocopied  by  the  original  purchaser    for  single  classroom  and  personal  use  only  and  may  not  be  put  on  the    internet,  sold,  or  distributed  in  any  form.  If  you  would  like  to  share  it  with  your  colleagues,    please  purchase  mulBple  licenses  from  the  product  page  on  Teachers  Pay  Teachers.  

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