Random Acts of Kindness

“A Random Act of Senseless Kindness”By Route 66

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Activating Background Knowledge

QuickWrite:• What’s the nicest thing someone has ever

done for you?• When was the last time you did something

nice for someone else?

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Vocabulary

• Anonymous– Without anyone knowing it was you

• Random– Not scheduled, not planned

• Kindness– Being nice to others

• Good Samaritan– A helpful person, often someone who rescues someone else in need

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Most random acts cost nothing.

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Some are incredibly generous.

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How would you feel if someone did this for you? Would you be inspired to do

something for someone else?Mar. 3, 2014

What can YOU do for someone today?Mar. 3, 2014

Take the Kindness Challenge!

Give up your seat for someone today!

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Think-Pair-Share:Interpret this sign. What does it mean to

you? Can you give an example of what this would look like?

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This is called “paying it forward”.It’s the concept that when you do something nice for someone, they will be inspired to do something nice for someone else, and it goes on and on. The goodness will spread

out and touch millions of people, all from your one act of kindness.

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Check out these examples!Mar. 4, 2014

What do all of these examples have to do with the sign we just interpreted?

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Compare and contrast.

Paying it forward Paying someone back

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Take the Kindness Challenge!

Write a thank you note to someone you appreciate today.

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Sometimes, doing something nice for someone doesn’t even cost any money!

Think about what we need most on our campus. Create a tear-tab poster to brighten someone’s day and put it up somewhere on campus!

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Take the Kindness Challenge!

Give a genuine compliment to 3 people today!

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What do you think this means?

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Describe the impact that you think each of these people had on the lives of the people they helped. (Advance to next slide for

photos)

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Take the Kindness Challenge!

Say hi to someone you don’t normally talk to today.

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