Spring Classroom Resources

Kindness Counts Classroom Activity

Just as spring is a season of new beginnings, our actions can bring joy, hope, and kindness into the lives of others. When we choose to be kind, we help create a more compassionate and caring world.

Character Traits:

• Kindness

• Compassion

• Forgivness 

• Generosity

• Joyfulness

Craft: “Kindness Eggs”

Supplies:

• Plastic Easter eggs or paper egg cutouts

• Slips of paper

• Markers, stickers, etc.

Instructions:

• Each student decorates their egg with symbols of spring (hearts, flowers, sunshine).

• On the paper slips, they write or draw:

  • One way they can show kindness at school or at home.

  • A message of encouragement to someone else.

• Place the slips into their egg, and then:

  • Option A: Put them in a class basket and take turns drawing “kindness challenges” each day this week.

  • Option B: Give their egg to a classmate anonymously as a positive surprise.

The Garden of Goodness Classroom Activity

Springtime is all about fresh starts, like flowers blooming and trees growing new leaves. It's a great time to think about how we can grow too—by being kind, trying our best, and making each day a chance to do something good!

Character Traits:

• Kindness

• Forgivness 

• Empathy

• Love

Craft: Make a Class “Garden of Goodness” Poster

• Each student writes one act of kindness they will try this week on a paper flower or egg, then adds it to a bulletin board garden.