Planting a Kindness Seed

But, it can be really hard.

Hard to keep smiling, when you want to rage.

Hard to sing, when you want to scream.

To help, we’ve gathered together some of our favourite songs, rhymes, and books about kindness, and how spreading it around reaps benefits.

You never know what that little seed will lead to.

I Choose Kindness

A rhyme by the Lavender Librarian, to the tune of Frere Jacques.

Mahalo Nui Loa

Ms. Rose shares a thanking song.

Another School Day

A flannel board about friends at school.

If You’re Kind and You Know it

Adapted by Rebecca Strang.

• IF YOU PLANT A SEED by Kadir Nelson.
• EACH KINDNESS by Jacqueline Wilson and E. B. Lewis.
• PLANT A KISS by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Peter H. Reynolds.
• KINDNESS MAKES US STRONG by Sophie Beer.
• A SMALL KINDNESS by Stacy McAnulty and Wendy Leach.
• THE KINDNESS BOOK by Todd Parr.
• KINDNESS IS A KITE STRING by Michelle Schaub and Claire LaForte.
• THE STARKEEPER by Faith Pray.
• A TASTE OF THE MOON by Michael Grejniec.
• STICK AND STONE by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld.
• EMPATHY IS YOUR SUPERPOWER by Cori Bussolari.
• I CAN HELP by Reem Faruqi and Mikela Prevost.
• THE BREAKING NEWS by Sarah Lynne Reul.
• CRUMBS by Phil Cummings and Shane Devries.
• SUPERJOE DOES NOT SAY SORRY by Michael Catchpool and Emma Proctor.
• THE SPACES IN BETWEEN by Jaspreet Kaur and Manjit Thapp.
• HOW TO APOLOGIZE by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka.
• BE KIND by pat Zietlow Miller and Jen Hill.
• A MAP INTO THE WORLD by Kao Kalia Yang and Seo Kim.
• WAYS TO WELCOME by Linda Ashman and Joey Chou.

Inside Out Feelings.

This is part of a series, exploring many emotions, and includes a storytime plan.

Many Ways to Say We Love You: Remembering Mister Rogers.

Everybody hurts.