Kindness Sticks

Learning Objective(s)

• Students will showcase creativity by crafting their own motivational and kindness stickers using iPads.
• Students will engage in collaboration by exchanging their sticker designs with peers to foster support and positivity and build community.
• Students will recognize acts of kindness and show empathy by sharing stickers to acknowledge and inspire such actions.
• Students will grasp the idea that kindness spreads and comprehend the significance of promoting positivity within the school community.

Instructions

1. Begin the lesson by discussing the importance of kindness and its impact on others. Explain that today, they will be creating kindness stickers to spread positive messages.
   
   
2. Reading Session: Read "Be Kind" by Pat Zietlow Miller to the class.
   
   
3. After reading, discuss the themes and examples of kindness depicted in the book.
   
   
4. Motivational Inspiration: Show examples of existing motivational posters and sayings. Discuss how these messages can inspire and uplift others.
   
   
5. Sharing Personal Favorites: Have students share their own favorite kindness messages or inspirational phrases. Encourage them to think about why these messages resonate with them.
   
   
6. Initial Sketching: Provide students with paper and drawing materials to sketch their ideas for kindness stickers. Encourage creativity and personal expression.
   
   
7. Digital Design: Once initial sketches are completed, have students use their iPads to create their final desigins using a drawing app of their choice (Book Creator or PicEdu).
   
   
8. Saving and Sharing: Instruct students to save their final designs to their camera roll. Then, have them share their designs to Google Classroom or Seesaw.
   
   
9. Sticker Creation: Teacher will collect all final designs from the digital submissions. Using Cricut Design Space and the Print and Cut feature, turn the designs into stickers for students.
   
   
10. Distribute the printed stickers to students and encourage them to use and share them as a way to spread kindness. Celebrate their creativity and the positive impact of their messages.