Kindness and Thank You stones

In Room 12 we use little glass stones and pop them in a pot each time the children are "caught" being kind, thoughtful, making good decisions, using self control and helping each other. There are endless ways and opportunities to "shine" in class. They help to reinforce the importance of our school Vision and Values. When the pot is full we count them out in groups of tens. It gives the children a visual experience of seeing how what they do matters and affects other people. The stones help to reinforce the fact that we are all part of a community and we need to be aware of how we treat each other. It is proving to be a wonderful success and the children delight in being acknowledged for who they are. They encourage each other to be the best person they can. Today we counted out 191 stones. What a mission when you are only 5, but so enjoyable.