A countdown is usually about getting: a treat behind each door. This one is about giving. Behind each of the 24 doors is something kind a child can do that day, such as holding a door, sharing a game or writing to someone they miss, and every one costs nothing. The pictures are mittens, snowmen and hot cocoa, with no holiday on any page, so it suits any school and any of the cold months.
Six pages. Page 1 is the front of the calendar: 24 doors to cut on three sides, each with its number and a winter picture. Page 2 is the back, with an act of kindness where each door opens: glue page 1 on top of it at the edges. Pages 3 and 4 are a kindness log, a row for each day with a heart to color. Page 5 is a draw and write page about a time someone was kind, and page 6 is six kindness coupons to fill in, color and give.
Start it on any school day in winter: 24 school days is about five weeks. Let a different child open each day’s door and read it to the class. Page 2 works alone as a list of 24 ideas if you would rather not cut doors.
Open a door at breakfast and talk about how to do that day’s act. At bedtime, write in the log together and color the heart.
A winter countdown calendar of 24 acts of kindness, one behind each door, with a log and coupons for gifts that cost nothing. Children open a door each day, do the kind thing it shows, write what they did and give coupons for help and hugs.
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