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Role playing for students - reinforce kindness to each other.

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Role playing for students - reinforce kindness to each other.

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Not unexpected that the adults are showing to be kinder than students

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Not unexpected that the adults are showing to be kinder than students

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It would be interesting to compare this data to past years.  Did CDL make a difference?  

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It would be interesting to compare this data to past years.  Did CDL make a difference?  

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Outside influences for our students, hormones, social media and influence of family and older siblings.

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Outside influences for our students, hormones, social media and influence of family and older siblings.

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What does grade level data look like?   

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What does grade level data look like?   

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What kind of accommodations were given to sped, CDl and youngest students for taking and understanding the questions?

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What kind of accommodations were given to sped, CDl and youngest students for taking and understanding the questions?

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Really pointing out when students are being kind to reinforce that spontaneous kindness.

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Really pointing out when students are being kind to reinforce that spontaneous kindness.

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It was reassuring to our group that students consider the adults at school to be kinder than students in general.

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I think a big part of acting with kindness has to do with the students feeling that life is being fair to them. So in teaching kindness we need to start with how they perceive and interpret world around them

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I think a big part of acting with kindness has to do with the students feeling that life is being fair to them. So in teaching kindness we need to start with how they perceive and interpret world around them

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Do we have any SEL lessons for the kids around kindness?

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Do we have any SEL lessons for the kids around kindness?

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We all do community building in class.  How do we thread the classes together to build school community.  Playworks is a an example of teaching us to cheer for and celebrate others (even in competition)

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We all do community building in class.  How do we thread the classes together to build school community.  Playworks is a an example of teaching us to cheer for and celebrate others (even in competition)

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"If you have a choice between being right and being kind, choose kind."
-Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

This quote by Dr. Dyer, introduced as a precept by Mr. Browne, on the first day of school in Wonder, set the tone for the rest of the year at Beecher Prep. It also set the tone for Wonder, a book that, on the outside is about a boy with a craniofacial difference but in its heart and soul, is about kindness. The theme of kindnessand tolerance are waht made Wonder resonate with so many people around the world.

Since it's publication, Wonder has been embraced by teachers and students, incorporated into curriculum plans, and selected for countless school-wide and community reads across the country. It is a perfect book to read aloud or read alone, and a vehicle for discussions about kindness, bullying, responsibility, overcominh challenges, and friendship.

Community Reads are programs that attempt to get everyone in a city, state, community, or school to read and discuss the same book. Wonder has already been chosen by many communities throughout the country for this unique program, either at a schoolwide, citywide, and even a state-wide level. Staged readings, contests, shows, and all kinds of creative outlets have been created in support of these Wonder events. Random House and R.J. Palacio are happy to work with local bookstores to help promote any communities that wish to stage similar events. Please contact jvandall@penguinrandomhouse.com for requests. And click on the links below to get ideas and inspiration from what others have already done with Wonder in their communities.

Some past communities that have taken part

2013 Santa Monica READS, Santa Monica, CA - Feb 2013

Naperville Reads, Naperville, IL - Feb 2013

Tacoma Reads 2013, Tacoma, WA - April 2013

Literacy Mid-South, Memphis, TN - April 2013

Wood County District Public Library, Bowling Green, OH - May 2013

Gateway School, New York, NY - June 2013

Port Washington School District, Port Washington, NY - May 2013

Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT - September 2013

Trinity Middle School, New York, NY - September 2013

St. Rita Catholic School, Dallas, TX - Fall 2013

James F. Doughty, Bangor, ME - November 2013

Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, CT - January 2014

Fox Cities Book Festival, Fox Cities, Wisconsin - May 2014

Yorba Linda Public Library, Yorba Linda, CA - September 2014

The United Way of Medina County, Medina, OH - September 2014

Vermont Reads - October 2014

Manchester Elementary School, Manchester, VT - October 2014

North Canton Public Library, Canton, OH - October 2014

Certify your store kind!

Email certifiedkind@penguinrandomhouse.com to request a kit.
Includes a CertifiedKind permanent shelf talker, kindness chains, buttons for staff and tote bag. Kindness Jar to set up a CertifiedKind display in your store.

Customers can help by giving the gift of Wonder to someone they know or adding to your kindness chain in store. Consider having a CertifiedKind jar in store and adding a pom-pom or marble each time a book is sold or a kind deed is done.

Don't forget to post photos to social media using #ChooseKind.

Email a photo of your display to certifiedkind@penguinrandomhouse.com and your store will become officially CertifiedKind and we'll add you to our map.

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"If you have a choice between being right and being kind, choose kind." -Dr. Wayne W. Dyer This quote by Dr. Dyer, introduced as a precept by Mr. Browne, on the first day of school in Wonder, set the tone for the rest of the year at Beecher Prep.

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It could start with discussions at Community Circle time. Student feedback could be a great way to get more information about what students need from each other (and teachers). An agreement about what "kindness" is would be important as a jumping off point.

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Notice in some classrooms people are using Class Dojo to acknowledge kind/helpful gestures by students. It seems to go well!