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Superhero Kindness Activity: Fill A Friend’s City With Kind Words Of Kryptonite!

June 4 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

Last year I started a new end of year tradition in my classroom that involved a kindness activity with a Superhero theme.  I wanted to make our last week as memorable, meaningful, and as much FUN I could!  I decided to give my second graders a blowout celebration they would never forget! You can read all about how I gave my class a Superhero Send-Off  but first, I want to share a Superhero kindness activity I added THIS year to our last week of school celebration.

An end of the school year activity: Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!

My class FU-LIPPED last year over our superhero themed celebration! This year, I wanted to include a new tradition to give them a yearbook of sorts. Each year we make these Superhero memory books but I wanted them to also have something with sweet messages from their classmates they could look back on and treasure. Something to remember each other by.  Now, every superhero knows that kindness is stronger than kryptonite, so I decided that this would be our theme.

Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!

Before I go any further, let me explain the premise and how I use Kryptonite as an analogy for harsh or unkind words.  We all know that Kryptonite is a weakening agent for Superman and Supergirl.  It is something they can’t resist and it usually hurts them, just like harsh, unkind words and feeling excluded hurt us.  We have a class discussion about how these things, like Kryptonite,  are negative forces which give us negative feelings vs. kindness, which creates positive, happy feelings.  We talk about the importance of building one another up rather than tearing others down.  We discuss how kindness is a positive force that lifts others up and helps them rather than hurting them, unlike Kryptonite.

In the old Superman movies, Superman was drawn toward Kryptonite.  I explain this to my students telling them that, as modern-day Superheroes, we are drawn toward kindness. That kindness is OUR Kryptonite, and we can not resist it.  We gain strength, compassion, and happy feelings when we are kind.

With that being said,  we put on our capes! (I used plastic table cloths from Dollar Tree.) Then, we made superhero city mailboxes to hold kind words of Kryptonite from all of their classmates.  Think bucket fillers + superheroes and you’ve got it!  After we made our mailboxes everybody got busy!

Superhero Kindness Activity~Students fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
To save time and manage it more smoothly, I passed out copies of our class roster and had students write each name on a card, before signing their own.
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's mailbox with kind words of Kryptonite!
That way we knew everybody was included and if we were interrupted (I was half expecting our last fire drill of the year any second ha!) they wouldn’t lose track of who they had already written to.
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
My class is so trained to make sure everything their table turns in is facing up and going the same direction that they automatically organized all their Kryptonite cards! Once everybody was ready, my caped crusaders sat so very patiently as they waited for me to say….
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
“Superheroes, deliver your Kryptonite!” And they were off!
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's mailbox with kind words of Kryptonite!
One of the many reasons why I love these kids so much? The first thing they asked is “Where’s your mailbox, Mrs. Kamp?” so I quickly wrote my name on the example and hung it on the board.
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
Students bopped around the room delivering their cards,
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
and filling their friends’ cities with kind words of Kyptonite!
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
The smiles were priceless and the room filled with giggles as they read the messages from all of their classmates!
Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
If you love this idea, do it with your class! You can find the superhero kindness activity pack in my shop!

 

Superhero Kindness Activity~Fill a friend's city with kind words of Kryptonite!
How much fun would these be as Valentine’s Day mailboxes!
Superhero kindness mailbox and kindness coupons

To see our awards, photo booth, and the end of year gifts I gave my Superheroes, be sure to check out this post,
10 Ways To Give Your Students a Superhero-Send-Off!

If you like this idea, check out all of my Superhero resources and activities in my TPT shop! See them all HERE.

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Happy teaching!

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