Erving Elementary School One Kind Word Week October 21-25, 2024

One Kind Word: K-6
Oct. 21st-25th, 2024

Woodhaven-Brownstown School District

Day 1: Make Someone Smile Monday

Dress Theme: Wear something that would make someone laugh.
Optional Activity: Bring a smile to someone’s face by listening to kindness songs with a kindness brain break.
- Kindness by the Juicebox Jukebox (3:18)
- Kindness is a Muscle (2:54)
- Kindness Spot (2:16)
- Jack Hartmann Show Kindness (2:50)

Day 2: Unity T-shirt Tuesday

Dress Theme: Wear an orange T-shirt or a positive message.
Optional Activity: Create a kindness mural where students can write their favorite kind words.

Day 3: Welcoming Wednesday

Dress Theme: Mix and Match Day, wear mismatched clothes to embrace individuality and creativity while promoting acceptance.
Optional Activity: Host a read-aloud session where students share stories highlighting kindness.

Day 4: Teamwork Thursday

Dress Theme: Wear your favorite sports team or school team
Optional Activity: Organize a "kindness chain" where students pass a compliment or kind word to one another throughout the day.

Day 5: Friendship Friday

Dress Theme: Wear your friend’s favorite color to celebrate friendship.
Optional Activity: Host a “Kindness Challenge” where students perform as many kind acts as possible during the day, with rewards for the most creative acts!
Play Greathead Video

Kindness Jar: Set up a jar where students can drop in their favorite kind words. Read them each day during announcements.

This week can promote kindness, positivity, and connection among students!

Monday, October 21st - Be an Upstander
(put bullying in the past: dress up for your favorite decade - 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90’s, 00’s)

Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others." - Chris Gardner.

To be an upstander means that you stand up for others when they are treated unkindly. Upstanders act when they see name-calling or bullying behaviors. An Upstander will invite someone to play with them, tell a name-caller to stop, and even seek the help of an adult when necessary. By agreeing to be a “team of upstanders” we choose to look out for each other and help each other when needed. Let’s all team up against name-calling this week and make our school a great place to learn.

Tuesday, October 22nd - Be a Leader
(build a future without bullying - dress like your future career)

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, YOU ARE A LEADER”. -John Quincy Adams

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” – John F. Kennedy. Being a leader means being a role model and setting an example for others to follow. It also means listening to others, learning to understand them and finding solutions that are helpful to everyone.

Video Bank

Optional Kindness Read Aloud

Optional Kindness Songs

Literature addressing bullying