This month, often referred to as the ‘month for spreading love,’ is sending Cupid your way to share some random acts of kindness. Showing that, in spite of what the newspapers want us to believe, our world has many loving people who perform acts of unconditional love and kindness everyday.

Your challenge this month is to find one small act of kindness every single day in the month of February. Be it or make a point to see it. Keep ideas small and simple. Brainstorm with your students (or child at home) and start your list! Examples: do one nice thing for your sibling without expecting anything in return; find out who in your neighbourhood lives alone and would appreciate a valentine in their mailbox on Valentine’s Day; walk your neighbour’s dog or take out their garbage as a pleasant surprise for them… Simple, thoughtful gestures!

Assign every student one nice story, demonstrating an act of kindness, that they can research online at home to share with their class. Then, take the time for one child to be featured every morning to set a loving tone for the day. Happy current events stories! Check out https://happynews.com/ to see what’s ‘happy-ening’ in the world.