Modifications
• For Students Working Below Standard:
- Read Examples Aloud: Start each day by reading the examples aloud to ensure clarity.
- Simplify Reflection Prompts: Focus on fewer reflection details, such as 'What did I do?' and 'How did it make me feel?'.
- Peer Assistance: Pair students with a buddy for shared reflection activities.
- Highlight Key Instructions: Underline or highlight main points before printing to guide students.
- Modified Expectations: Allow shorter, one-sentence reflections to ensure all students can participate.
• For Students Working Above Standard:
- Comprehensive Reflections: Encourage detailed reflections that include personal insights and connections to broader themes, such as the impact of kindness on school culture.
- Leadership Roles: Assign leadership responsibilities during activities to help guide classmates.
- Class Presentations: Ask students to share their reflections with peers, fostering discussion and learning.
- Reflection Extensions: Prompt students to brainstorm how they can continue these acts of kindness beyond the classroom.
EXTENSIONS
• Creative Projects: Have students create a poster or presentation about their favourite act of kindness from the 12 days and what they learned.
• Kindness Journaling: Add a journaling element where students document their feelings and insights throughout the 12 days.
• Class Kindness Goal: Set a class-wide kindness goal to reach by the end of the 12 days, encouraging students to think of additional kindness activities.
• Literacy Connection: Integrate literacy by having students write stories or poems about the acts of kindness they performed and how it impacted them and their classmates.
