Being kind looks like...
In the drawings below, I had invited KC to revisit his previous work. His first drawing was of a detailed venus flytrap. I transcribed our conversation;
CS - "You know a lot about drawing venus flytraps, but we were thinking about kindness"
KC - "I know, but I spent so long writing my name, that I forgot what we were doing!"
CS - "Oh! I can see that you spent a lot of time on your name. Well, what do you think kindness looks like?"
KC - "Maybe people, together. Being nice, people being nice!"
With a large smile, KC carefully drew a picture of arrows connecting a heart to a little collection of people. He represented such a beautiful concept; togetherness. His incredible venus flytrap went on display in our classroom gallery, while his kindness work will be displayed alongside the work of his peers. All of their drawings and writing about kindness will stay up in our classroom, allowing for us to reference the meaning of kindness throughout the school year.
KC also reminds us all that writing your name takes time and careful concentration. His honesty and sense of humor is it's own representation - a wonderful representation of Kindergarten learning!
Being kind sounds like...
We talked about the many different ways we show kindness and how kindness may sound - saying good morning with a smile, asking for a turn, inviting a peer to play. We read a few stories about kindness and talked about the feelings of the characters in each story. One way we talk about feelings is using the zones of regulation. We noticed how being kind to another person makes you feel good, thus being in the green zone. We brainstormed possible ideas together, adding to our t chart what being kind looks and sounds like. Using special black art pens, I invited children to represent their ideas on paper. Some of the Kindergarteners drew rainbows and hearts, because being kind means there's love and it makes you happy!
Many Kindergarteners went back to their kindness work on Friday, finishing their writing and drawing or starting a new representation. There were so many amazing parts to this experience, but one thing that stood out to me, was how the children differentiated their learning. For some, they used the morning message as a tool for writing words - many chose to write love, kind, and good morning, copying the words from the morning message. Other children wanted to write a sentence, allowing me to help them "stretch" words out. Many children chose to represent their ideas about kindness through drawings of smiling people.
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In the drawings below, I had invited KC to revisit his previous work. His first drawing was of a detailed venus flytrap. I transcribed our conversation;
CS - "You know a lot about drawing venus flytraps, but we were thinking about kindness"
KC - "I know, but I spent so long writing my name, that I forgot what we were doing!"
CS - "Oh! I can see that you spent a lot of time on your name. Well, what do you think kindness looks like?"
KC - "Maybe people, together. Being nice, people being nice!"
With a large smile, KC carefully drew a picture of arrows connecting a heart to a little collection of people. He represented such a beautiful concept; togetherness. His incredible venus flytrap went on display in our classroom gallery, while his kindness work will be displayed alongside the work of his peers. All of their drawings and writing about kindness will stay up in our classroom, allowing for us to reference the meaning of kindness throughout the school year.
KC also reminds us all that writing your name takes time and careful concentration. His honesty and sense of humor is it's own representation - a wonderful representation of Kindergarten learning!
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