Kindness Project

The Kindness Project-

No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted. -Aesop

1. I invite you to accept the challenge to accomplish acts of kindness with your families and friends until the end of the school year. Kindness acts can be as simple as picking up your toys or clothes without parents asking... and as big as participating in a community or church service project.

2. Share your acts of kindness in the comments section of this post by clicking on the green comments link. You may also comment on others' posts to show appreciation, ask questions, give more ideas.

3. The project will go on until the end of the school year (and hopefully throughout your life) but our 4th grade class will have a Kindness Celebration Day on June 4, 2015. In our Class Meeting, we will review acts of kindness done or observed for the past months and celebrate!

Making the world a better place --- one person at a time.

The project details:
Students plan a project where they “Think of an idea to change our world  (to spread kindness) and put it into action”.

The following is our plan for the project- in our classroom.

Examples and videos to share for ideas:

• Random Acts of Kindness.org:
• https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas

• http://www.buzzfeed.com/pepsinext/16-unbelievable-acts-of-kindness-5feb

• Students started by brainstorming possible projects- they can be school related or carry over outside of school hours. They do need to pick something that is ongoing and big enough to see results.

-  Including someone for the daily kickball game

-  Inviting a student to eat lunch together

-  Taking out your elderly neighbors trash cans each week

-  Smiling at people you pass by

• Students will keep blogging entries about the progress they are making with their project- what they are noticing, feedback they are getting from others, and how it is affecting them.
• At the end of their project, students will create a way to share their project with others.

Illustrations & video in The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce

As we reread The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce, I noticed the superb illustrations.  The first few pages of illustrations were in black and white, but then they transformed into color illustrations.  What do you think the change from black and white to color illustrations symbolize?  Why do your think that?  Find and give at least two specific examples from the book to help support your thinking.

OR

Using your JRB at home, look at any illustrations and explain what the are symbolizing in the story.  Describe least two illustration and

From the books that "came to life" and visually sprouting legs, to the

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce

As I read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce, it reminded me of how so many stories have affected the way I view the world around me.  At first, Morris Lessmore's life seemed to be scattered, just like the letters of the words on the pages in his book.  Then one day he followed a lady to an "extraordinary building where many books apparently 'nested.'"  This was the beginning of the change for Morris' path in life.  Think of a time, event, or story that helped to change the "path that you were on."  Now describe that event and reflect on how it has helped to move you in a new direction.

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