Parade activity
So Kind
For School · early childhood · library
- PreK-6
- Early childhood
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
- Grades K-2
- 3-5
- 6-8
- K-2
- Pre-K
- SEL
- School
- early childhood
- library
- The Doodle Does Good
- Quick
- SEL
Documented for Ohio: SEL, anti-bullying.
What it is
The Doodle recognizes and performs acts of kindness - leaving notes praising students or the class for being kind, hard-working, good listeners.
Source: Classroom DoodleFace Parade Activities
- Timemoments, across the day
- Setupa little setup
What you need
- The class Doodle
- dry-erase crayons
- small notes
Steps
- Step 1 of 3
The Doodle notices kindness
It recognizes acts of kindness as they happen: being kind, hard-working, a good listener.
- Step 2 of 3
It leaves notes
Praise appears from the Doodle — for a student, or for the whole class.
- Step 3 of 3
Kindness spreads
The Doodle performs its own acts of kindness too, and the class starts spotting and matching them.
Tips
- Notes land best when they're specific — what the Doodle saw, not just "good job."
Research
Longitudinal experiment; classrooms assigned to three kind acts per week vs visiting three places per week, 4 weeks
What it supports
Evidence note: The Bowen & Kisida (2019) findings apply to grades 3-8; preschool claims rest on cooperative-play research from age 4 (Garaigordobil) and the early-childhood arts review (Birrell 2024).
Compliance determinations are always the district’s or institution’s.
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