Ashley Pasiciel

Random Act of Kindness Day

Grade/Subject: Language Arts Grade 4 Lesson Duration: 60 minutes
Unit: Mindfulness Date: February 16, 2019
OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES
General Learning Outcomes:
5) Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to respect, support and
collaborate with others.
Specific Learning Outcomes:
 5.1.4 – Use appropriate language to acknowledge special events and to
honour accomplishments in and beyond the classroom.
 5.1.5 – Identify and discuss differences in language use in a variety of school
and community contexts.
 5.2.1 – Take responsibility for collaborating with others to achieve group goals.
 5.2.3 – Share personal knowledge of a topic to develop purpose for research
or investigations and possible categories of questions.
 5.2.4 – Use brainstorming, summarizing and reporting to organize and carry
out group projects.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Recognize their classmates’ unique qualities by writing down a compliment
about them.
2. Discuss the power of a compliment and acts kindness.
3. Write a note to the various teachers and EA’s in our school for Random Act of
Kindness Day.
ASSESSMENT
Observations: Key Questions:
 Make sure students are writing  What is a compliment? (L.O #1).
kind compliments to their peers.  What is something kind you could
Be sure they are keeping the say to a classmate? (L.O #1).
activity anonymous. Give  What are some of the neat things
students a time limit for this to people wrote? (L.O #2).
make sure they are on task. (L.O  What similarities did you see in
#1). what people wrote? (L.O #2).
 Facilitate a discussion about the  How did the fact that this activity
activity. This will be students lead. was anonymous help you to be
After students read their capes, I honest? (L.O #2).
am curious to see how they feel.  What feelings did you have when
See what students think about people were writing on your paper
Random Act of Kindness Day. cape? (L.O #2).
(L.O #2).  Why do we celebrate Random Act
 Students will write notes to the of Kindness Day? (L.O #3).
teachers and EA’s in our school.  What is a random act of kindness?
We will come up with some ideas (L.O #3).
of what they could write together.  What is a kind message you could
Make sure students are being write someone? (L.O #3).
appropriate and on task. (L.O #3).
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 How do acts of kindness make you

feel? (L.O #3).
Written/Performance Assessments:
 Today is all about spreading kindness throughout our school. Each student will
write one or two notes, giving a positive message or compliment to a staff
member at the school. As a class, we will brainstorm ideas. Each student will
sign the note, from 4S. Each staff member at our school will receive a note. My
goal is for this activity to make students understand why it is important to be
kind to others.
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED
 The Alberta Program of Studies.
 Tribes
MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT
 Large pieces of paper x 26
 RAKD Note Templates – enough for every staff member to get one.
 Markers
PROCEDURE
Introduction:
Hook/Attention Grabber: Happy Random Act of Kindness Day!

Assessment of Prior Knowledge: This will we done in learning activity #2.

Expectations for Learning & Behaviour:

 Today is all about kindness, remember to be kind to others.
 When I am talking, your writing materials should be down and eyes on me.
 No talking during the first activity, we want it to be anonymous.
 Respect others in our class – raise your hand if you would like to speak or
share.
 Stay on task.

Advance Organizer/Agenda:
 Have some kind messages ready for samples for the notes.
 Have paper out and extra markers.
 Have a list of staff names.

Transition to Body: Let us get started.

Body:
Key Questions:
 What is a compliment?
 What is something kind you could say to a classmate?
Learning Activity #1: Tribes Activity
 Each student will get a large piece of paper, a marker, and two pieces of
masking tape.
 Ask each student to print his or her name at the top of the paper.
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 Have the students attach the papers to each other’s’ shoulders so that they
hang down like capes on their backs.
 Have the students stand and circulate so that each person in the group can
write statements of appreciation on other people’s paper capes. Emphasize
that the statement need to be positive.
 When each student has several written statements on his or her cape, we will
start discussion in Learning Activity 2.
Assessments/Differentiation:
 Make sure students are writing on different classmates’ capes, not just their
friends.
 Make sure they are writing positive messages.

Key Questions:
 What are some of the neat things people wrote?
 What similarities did you see in what people wrote?
 How did the fact that this activity was anonymous help you to be honest?
 What feelings did you have when people were writing on your paper cape?
Learning Activity #2:
 As a class, we will gather in our community circle for discussion about our
activity.
 Ask students about the various key questions.
 I will facilitate group discussion. I want students to discuss what they thought of
the activity.
 Next, we will discuss Random Act of Kindness Day and different random acts
of kindness people can do.
Assessment/Differentiation:
 Make sure all students are included in discussion.
 Ask students questions who may be a bit off task.
Key Questions:
 Why do we celebrate Random Act of Kindness Day?
 What is a random act of kindness?
 What is a kind message you could write someone?
 How do acts of kindness make you feel?
Learning Activity #3:
 Students will be writing a short note of a kind message. These notes will be
delivered to each staff member at our school.
 To start we will go over some sample kind messages that students could write.
 See Performance Task for more details.
Assessment/Differentiation:
 Suggest that students write in the neatest printing possible.
 Make sure students write positive messages.
 Those that finish their first note prompt, will write another one. I want to make
sure each staff member gets a note.

Sponge Activity: Practice Spelling Words.

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Closure:
Consolidation/Assessment of Learning: Ask how this activity made students feel. Why
do we do nice things for others?

Transition to Next Lesson: HAVE A GREAT READING WEEK!