Even though I've published many kindness activities, especially at at my BitsofPositivity.com blog, this is our first full kindness unit! There's also a kindness-themed pack for newsletter subscribers at LivingMontessoriNow.com!
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities.
At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools.
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Montessori Shelves with Kindness-Themed Activities
You’ll find Montessori-inspired kindness numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my Free Kindness Printables and Montessori-Inspired Kindness Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!
Free Montessori-Inspired Kindness Pack
Montessori-Inspired Kindness Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
More Kindness Resources
- Montessori-Inspired 100 Acts of Kindness Project
- Simple Ways to Make a Difference in the World
- Family Fun with 100 Acts of Kindness and Operation Beautiful
- Including a Toddler in the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge
- Using Montessori Principles in the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge
- Teaching Kids to Be Kind
- The Ultimate Guide to Having Kind Kids This Christmas
- Focusing on Toddler Manners in the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge
- Free Kindness Songs and Rhymes for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
- Completing 100 Acts of Kindness (Toddler Manners Challenge) and Starting 100+ Acts of Kindness
- The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves
- Encouraging 100 Acts of Kindness with the Kindness Elves
- Introducing the Kind Words Challenge with the Kindness Elves
- Fun with Kindness Elves, 100 Acts of Kindness, and the Kind Words Challenge
- Encouraging Kindness with Gardening Activities and the Kindness Elves
- Encouraging Kindness with the We’re All Wonders Picture Book
- Encourage Kindness with the Wonder Books #ChooseKind
- Simple Literature-Based Ideas with the Pink and Green Kindness Elves
- How to Do a Simple Version of Camp Kindness
- How to Help Your Kids Get the Most out of the Wonder Movie
- Teaching about Hunger and Poverty through a Food and Toy Drive
- Kindness Project for Children and Adults of All Ages {100 Acts of Kindness}
- 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge for Big Sisters and Big Brothers
- Free Inspirational Kindness Videos for a Variety of Ages
- How to Add Kind Words from Books to the Kind Words Challenge
- How I Prepared a Simple Kindness Elves Activity for Giving Tuesday (or Any Time)
- The Kindness Elves, Pete the Cat, a Baby, and a Toddler Join Our Food and Toy Drive
- Family 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge for Babies and Older Children
- The Kindness Elves and Pete the Cat Join Our 5th Annual Family Food and Toy Drive
- Family and Neighborhood 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge for Toddlers on Up
- How to Make a 100 Hearts Sensory Bottle (100 Hearts Calming Bottle)
- Our Online and Curbside Family Food and Toy Drive
- How to Prepare a Book Basket That Encourages Kindness
- The Kindness Elves, Pete the Cat, and Our 7th Annual Family Food and Toy Drive
- Free Empathy Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}
- Ways to Be Kind to Humankind for Kids and Adults
- Kindness Projects Pinterest Board
Friendship Resources (which fit well with a kindness theme)
- Free Friendship Printables and Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities
- Free H for Help Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Favorite Books for a Friendship Theme
- Montessori-Inspired Peace Education Activities
- How to Prepare a Peace Corner
- Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities
- Free Friendship Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}
- Free Taking Turns and Sharing Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}
- How to Teach Toddlers and Preschoolers to Take Turns and Work Together
- The Best Children’s Books about Taking Turns and Sharing
- How to Prepare a Montessori Peace Tray
- Montessori Services Peace Activities and Resources Review
- Our Favorite Picture Book about Inclusion and Friendship
- Does Your Preschooler Have This Fabulous Multicultural Children’s Book?
- Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Teachers
- How to Prepare a Book Basket That Encourages Kindness
- Free Empathy Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}
- Fostering Kids’ Friendships Pinterest Board
Be sure to go to my Free Kindness Printables and Montessori-Inspired Kindness Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!
I hope you have a happy and kind holiday season! :)
Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.