Godfrey-Lee — One random act of kindness at Godfrey-Lee’s Early Childhood Center snowballed into more than 1,000 by the end of the school year.
Teacher Susan Odo challenged her second-graders to find new ways to show kindness to one another and their families.
“We found someone doing an act of kindness, and we wrote on the paper what they did,” second-grader Jaylanny explained.
Her classmate Elijah added: “We turned them into the basket and Ms. Odo turned them into a chain.”
Odo’s class worked to grow the length of the chain since returning from spring break. Every link documented a time a student helped a friend, a parent or did something helpful without being asked.
During the final week of school, second-grader Mya gave several examples of how she showed kindness over the past few months.
“I helped my friend when someone was bullying them; I helped my brother learn how to play soccer and played with friends at recess so they wouldn’t be lonely,” she said.
After Team 21 after-school programming, Elijah said, he helped pick up and re-stack chairs when no one was watching.
To second-grader Yar, being kind means “supporting people.”
Odo said the overall goal of the challenge was to help her students recognize the positive impact of being kind to one another without being asked.
“If we were not kind with everybody, they would be sad,” second-grader Ester observed.
“We show kindness to other people, so they don’t have hurt in their heart,” Jaylanny said. “When I am kind, I feel proud.”
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