What do you think the benefits of creating a positive work environment would be?
Your sibling is always slow to get ready for school and it makes you late to the bus stop which makes you anxious and upset.
Name 5 acts of kindness that can be done in the classroom? What about 5 acts of kindness at home?
How would you describe a positive work environment? What would it look like?
You're in the line at the school cafeteria and a group of kids push in front. You object. They say their friend was saving their places. You think the friend is afraid to tell them to go to the back. Show how you feel. Try to get them to move to the end of the line.
Talk about a time in which you were kind. Then talk about the resulting effects afterwards.
What is one thing that each group member can do to contribute to a positive work environment?
You didn't finish a long homework assignment because you were at sports practice. You have another practice after school today, but now your teacher says you have to stay after school and complete the work because you always hand in assignments after the deadline. However, if you don't go to practice the coach might replace you on the team.
Work together to create a definition of kindness!
What are some things that our class is doing well to move towards a positive environment?
Your mom asks you to stay with your sibling while she goes to the store. You've arranged to meet your friends to see a movie and they'll all be mad at you if you're late. You don't want to miss the film.
How does it feel to do something nice? VS. How does it feel to do something mean?
Share with the group a time in which you did something mean and nice, and the resulting feeling of each.
Think about yourself in a positive work environment. How do you think you would contribute to a positive work environment.
A teacher accuses you of cheating after you ace a test. When you try to defend yourself, the teacher says there is no way you could have gotten all of the right answers on your own. What would you do?
"Kindness is a cycle"
What do you think this means?