Acts Of Kindness Activities Kindness Notes SEL Worksheets Elementary Classroom C

This Acts of Kindness resource is a printable SEL pack that helps students learn what an act of kindness is, why kind actions matter, and how small caring choices can make a difference in a classroom, school, family or community. It is made for teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers teaching kindness at the elementary level.

Students read about kindness, brainstorm ideas, discuss kind actions, plan the ones they want to do, and then write encouraging notes to classmates on printable Acts of Kindness cards. The ideas stay simple and concrete: give someone a compliment, offer to help with their work or a project, hang out with someone new, or write someone a nice note, text or letter in your free time.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★★ “This activity goes great with the Bucket Filler book and helps to modify it for older students. I used it with my 6th graders and it was super great!” Janae C Resources

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF)

• 1 cover page
• 1 teacher information and how-to-use page
• 1 teacher page: Why Teach Kindness?
• 1 lesson plan: What Are Acts of Kindness?
• 1 student reading page: What Are Acts of Kindness?
• 1 lesson plan: "I Can" Do Acts of Kindness
• 1 brainstorm page: "I Can" Do Random Acts of Kindness
• 1 student page: Ideas for Acts of Kindness
• 1 lesson plan: Acts of Kindness Cards
• Student name slip pages for drawing names and writing kindness notes to classmates
• Multiple printable Acts of Kindness card pages in different styles: simple framed cards, zebra-style borders, owl cards, cat cards and character-themed cards
• Print-and-go kindness cards students can cut out and use during free time or kindness activities

HOW TO USE IT

Start with the reading page, which explains that an act of kindness is a selfless act done with concern for others and that kindness can spread through a classroom, school or community. On the brainstorm page, students think of six ways to show kindness in the classroom, at school, to family and friends or in the community, share them with a partner, then fill in the kind actions they want to do.

For the cards, students write their names on slips, put them in a bag and draw a classmate to write a kind note to. Card prompts include "You are awesome because...", "I appreciate that...", "I like it when..." and "You make me feel...". Photocopy and cut the cards and keep them in an accessible spot so students can use them for random acts of kindness all year.

Use it for elementary SEL, character education, classroom community building, kindness week, bucket filling activities, morning meeting, anti-bullying support, friendship lessons, homeschool kindness lessons and sub plans, as a mini-unit or as stand-alone activities.

FAQ

Who can use this resource?

Teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers who want elementary kindness activities and printable kindness note cards.

Does it include kindness note cards?

Yes. It includes multiple styles of printable Acts of Kindness cards that students cut out, write on and give to classmates or others.

What skills do students practice?

Kindness, empathy, compliment and positive note writing, friendship skills, compassion, brainstorming, discussion, reflection and encouraging others.

Is it editable?

No. It is a non-editable PDF.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS (12)

★★★★★ “Awesome resource! Thank you!!!” SHARON H.

★★★★★ “Great, thanks!” Loren C.

★★★★★ “I love the way this encourages students to act kindly toward one another.” Melody W.

★★★★★ “I love all the graphics and the great ideas in this resource.” Gwendolyn L.

★★★★★ “Loved using this with my Friendship club. Kids loved it. Easy to use. Great activity. .” Sara M.

★★★★★ “Thank you” Nic A.

★★★★★ “Great for school-wide house teams and building kindness” Katie C.

★★★★★ “Once a month or so I use this as a warm-up. My students love it.” Diane B.

★★★★★ “Great resource for middle school.” Kristin W.

★★★★★ “Thank you for creating an intermediate level activity” susan B.

★★★★★ “Just in time for the first days of school. Thank you for a great resource!” Frances S.

★★★★★ “great” Barbara G D.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist and art educator who designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers. She was the featured cover educator in OCO Magazine for October 2025 and has been featured on NBC LX News. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

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