Rainbow Skies for Teachers
Hey there, amazing teachers—this podcast is for YOU! Whether you’re just starting your teaching journey or you're a seasoned educator seeking inspiration, Rainbow Skies for Teachers is here to help you thrive in and out of the classroom.
We’re Ashleigh and Alisha, your enthusiastic hosts and co-founders of Rainbow Sky Creations. With 20+ years of combined experience in primary education, we’re dedicated to sharing practical advice, supercharged tips, and game-changing strategies to help you succeed as a teacher.
Whether it’s crafting engaging lessons or perfecting your classroom management, we’ve got your back. We're on a mission to lead an education revolution; one inspired teacher at a time….
There are rainbows ahead, and together, we're unstoppable!
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Rainbow Skies for Teachers
105. Teaching Kindness: Simple Strategies to Build a More Caring Classroom
Let’s sprinkle a little more kindness into our classrooms. With World Kindness Day on 13th November, now is the perfect time to create meaningful moments that teach students the power of compassion, community, and connection.
In this episode, we’re sharing practical, heartwarming, and low-prep ways to promote kindness in your classroom. You may be tackling tricky end-of-year behaviours or just want to boost your classroom culture, these ideas are easy to implement and impactful for all age groups.
Here’s what we explore in this episode:
- How to run a Kindness Campaign using tear-away flyers (it’s nostalgic and effective!)
- Teaching manners and empathy through classroom modelling
- The importance of compliments and how to shift the focus from appearance to character
- Using picture books to spark conversations and build emotional intelligence
- Ideas like compliment jars or wreaths, dominoes, and bucket filler crafts that celebrate acts of kindness across your school community
Whether you're looking for one small activity or planning a whole week of kindness, we’ve got you covered. These activities will help your students recognise the importance of their words and actions to create ripples of positivity that go beyond the classroom walls.
Rainbows ahead, teachers - you’ve got this,
Alisha and Ashleigh
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Kindness Campaign Flyer Templates (FREE)
- Kindness Classroom Pack
- The Hive – Kindness Dominoes (use the code ASHLEIGH15 for 15% off)
- Bucket Filler activity (FREE)
- Compliment Jar lesson
- Christmas Compliment Wreaths
- Kindness Banner - In a world where you can be anything, be kind! (FREE)