Parade activity

So Kind

For School · early childhood · library

  • PreK-6
  • School
  • early childhood
  • library
  • 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

  1. The Doodle notices kindness

    It recognizes acts of kindness as they happen: being kind, hard-working, a good listener.

  2. It leaves notes

    Praise appears from the Doodle — for a student, or for the whole class.

  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."

Aligned and documented to

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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