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<div>History has never been my thing, I am not an authority or expert, but the little that I do know is there have been turbulent times since the beginning of the human race. People have hurt people just because of differences of opinion, race, religion, gender, income, or place of origin. The difference with the time we live in now is when an atrocity occurs, regardless of what part of the world, it is instantly on our phone, local browser, app, news or radio station. These acts, though as hurtful and awful as they may be, spark the innate need in so many to jump into action and help. These selfless, compassionate people give of their time and resources and show many acts of generosity, goodness and human kindness, just because it is the right thing to do. For as many harmful attacks there are in this world, I believe there are even more acts of kindness.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Thank you again unknown angel who made this quilted heart and hung it on a tree for me to find on the Ottawa Valley Rail Trail in December 2020. Your love and kindness filled my own broken heart with grace, joy and hope. Such a beautiful Christmas gift.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>quilted hearts acts of kindness pdf free download</div><div></div><div>DOWNLOAD: https://t.co/rIxzk516JU </div><div></div><div></div><div>The official I Found A Quilted Heart project started in January 2014 when a quilted heart was found in a cave in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Since then, people all over the world have participated in making hearts as a random act of kindness. I have happily added myself to that list!</div><div></div><div></div><div>You may be more familiar with the painted rock project, the concept is similar. Both involve stashing a little trinket, whether it is a painted rock or a quilted heart. The rocks are designed to be photographed and hidden in a new location for someone else to find. The hearts are meant to be kept and cherished.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Participation is encouraged, whether through making hearts and hiding them, or by posting images of found hearts. Check out www.ifoundaquiltedheart.com to learn more, including the origin of the project as well as photographs of hearts that have been reported.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The story is about a little bunny who is also celebrating kindness in her school, looking for kind acts around her life as she goes through the week. Instead of finding just ONE kind thing she did, she finds SO MANY she decides to make a quilt out of her random acts of kindness. The quilt started with just herself and her classmates, then grew from the small bulletin board to the big one, and then eventually spread to other grades in her school. OF COURSE we wanted our kindness quilt to do the same thing!</div><div></div><div></div><div>It really can be the smallest of kind acts that can make your heart run over. At the end of last year, stuck to one of our school walls, I came across the small post-it note pictured above. It was a simple concept, offering up a smile to anyone needing one. I have no idea how long it had been there, or where it had come from, but seeing all of these little happy faces grinning back at me warmed my heart and made me smile. Determined to find out who was responsible for this random act of kindness (RAK), I sent a picture out to staff. However, since sometimes the best part of a random act of kindness is in the mystery, no one took ownership. Wanting to share the smile, I sent it to friends and colleagues. From this tiny post-it note, the concept spread. Some staff planned their own RAK and some colleagues followed suit with carefully posted notes in their own schools. The greatest part of a RAK is that it is hard to know how far the ripples of kindness will extend.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Over the years, I have been on the receiving end of many wonderful acts of kindness. Last year, one of the secondary schools in my district planned a mass RAK for every student in my school with the purpose of simply spreading a message of love and kindness. With the effort of many, it happened over the weekend. When students and staff returned Monday morning to find the lockers, doors, and walls pasted with pink and red hearts it created a sense of happiness and joy that was palpable. The building felt alive and there was a lightness in the school that is hard to put into words.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Over the years, I have also had the opportunity to see the impact participating in a kind act can have on students and adults alike. The research behind the benefits of participating in acts of kindness is abundant. Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, argues that one of the key factors to happiness is participating in acts of kindness. The benefits of performing acts of kindness are undeniable. Performing kind acts cultivates shared happiness, builds relationships, and connects us to the larger world. In a recent study out of the University of British Columbia entitled Kindness Counts, a group of researchers studying 19 classrooms of students ages 9 to 11 found that students who performed three acts of kindness were happier and also experienced greater levels of peer acceptance at the end of the study. Performing acts of kindness also fosters a sense of empathy and compassion that is at the root of establishing basic emotional intelligence. The more a child practices acts of kindness, the more likely they are to recognize and act on situations when others are in need. In addition, they are also better able to recognize the impact of their actions on those around them. Looking at the brain science, practicing kindness also strengthens the neural pathways necessary for detecting emotions and releases dopamine, that happy chemical in our body.</div><div></div><div></div><div>2 Alana Callahan, principal, Park City Magnet School in Bridgeport: The staff spent the first 26 days of school doing 26 anonymous acts of kindness. This month, all in school pledged to be non-violent by signing and decorating paper hearts. "We think about our kids and our friends and support staff and we know this could have happened here," Callahan said. "We try to understand it and we can't. The only thing we can do is pledge to be non-violent and pledge to be kind."</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>15 Amy Farotti, biology teacher at Foran High School, Milford: "Many of the teachers were paying for the person behind us at Dunkin' Donuts in the morning," she said. She also helped to organize random acts of kindness among Foran's 950 students. "Everyone participated, and they wrote their acts of kindness on strips of green and white paper that were made into a huge paper chain that was strung throughout the lobby," Farotti said. "Some of them were truly touching."</div><div></div><div></div><div>19 Patti Krom, 43, Stamford: "I've been doing acts of kindness for 26 days. For one act, I said a prayer for each of the victims. I've been just passing these acts along and showing them to my daughters, with the hope that they'll carry it on and do good things themselves."</div><div></div><div></div><div>Spread the love with these free Kindness Posters. Use these posters to bring some kindness into your classroom with these kindness quotes! Display them and discuss them to help build classroom community! Great for Valentine's Day with the watercolor hearts theme or Random Acts of Kindness Day, World Kindness Day and Back to School time!</div><div></div><div></div><div>The organization and program were founded in memory of Charlotte Bacon, a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. It was established to foster a kindness mindset in children. The Charlotte Bacon Act of Kindness Awards recognize special kids who complete acts of kindness, then write in or draw pictures that are sent to the organization to tell the story.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Newtown Kindness will recognize all participants and publish honorable mention winners shortly. The organization will also look to continue to build on the momentum of kindness through other programs and facilitating additional acts of kindness of their own.</div><div></div><div></div><div>The Frieda B. Kindness Ambassador Program encourages American Heritage Girls to see kindness and to be kindness, by recognizing those in this great country who dedicate their time and their gifts toward putting others first. As more Troops participate, this map will fill with hearts, each heart representing people who have been personally thanked for their acts of kindness.</div><div></div><div></div><div>One of our favorite ideas to encourage a community culture of kindness is to work on a collaborative kit. These projects allow individual creativity and self expression, combined with team work.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>A kindness art project lends itself to a wide age group from young children to older adults. Create a kindness quilt, or use our scatter kindness canvas with hearts. Each individual can create their own message and design, to then tie or glue them all up at the end and proudly display.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Ann Cunnningham, Director of Development at University of South Alabama Children's and Women's Hospital, writes..."Please extend our thanks to the many volunteers who offered their time, skills, funds and supplies to make these quilts. The hearts of our children and their families were certainly touched with your gift of kindness and warmth."</div><div></div><div></div><div>Anytime you are introducing a new concept, try to provide a basic understanding of it at the beginning. Some children may not have experience giving or receiving acts of kindness, and you will want them to feel they can quickly meet expectations. They may need you to provide clear examples of what kindness in the classroom looks like. One way is to activate prior knowledge by brainstorming ideas as a class.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Challenge students in the class to meet a goal to do kind things for others regularly. A challenge can motivate and excite kids into completing a task and create a positive habit. In this case, the task would be to recognize when others do something nice for them unexpectedly or to surprise others with random acts of kindness.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Are you looking for detailed lesson plans filled with activities and discussion ideas to help you teach kindness? This Kindness SEL curriculum is teacher-tested and includes five detailed lessons filled with hands-on and mindful activities that teach children about kindness, have them complete a kindness challenge with random acts of kindness, and ways to be a bucket filler.</div><div></div><div> 356178063d</div>