One of the things I hate to see is kids putting each other down. Whether it's laughing at a question or mocking each other for differences. We have a mantra in our class--is that bringing that person up or putting them down. The kids laugh in the beginning but by the end of the year they are quoting that mantra themselves.
Here are some books that can help teach students to be kind:
One thing kids today do not know how to do is listen. They make everything about themselves. If you talk about your dog they start saying "well my dog....". We have to teach them how to listen and I think this book helps do that.
This is a wordless book but powerful nonetheless. It's about standing up for people who may not have a voice of their own.
One of my all-time favorites. Talks about how kindness ripples out to others.
Everyone does not think the same way. This is a book about embracing and valuing differences.
I have actually had parents complain about kids making fun of the lunches their child brings to school. We need to be open-minded to differences, especally cultural differences and this is one way to explain that.
My all time favorite book! Molly is different-she has buckteeth and is short. But it does not stop her from being fierce. They say she sounds like a duck and she says "quack". What an amazing role model for just being who you are.
Kids today are not getting instruction in SEL skillds. We need to correct that.
Let me know if any of these are your favorites as well.
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