Kindest Generation - A paperless, interactive, multilingual textbook

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

The Kindest Generation, a brand new textbook designed to promote healthy social emotional behavior, assist English language learners with their reading, and differentiate reading instruction across the curriculum is now LIVE!

All lessons are designed with 21st century learners and educators in mind.

Kindest Generation in the Classroom uses the acronym KIND (Knowledge is Power, Inspire Others, Never Give Up, Diversity is Strength) to create four unique thematic units.

A primary goal as The Kindest Generation launches is to get feedback from our educators, parents, and the Kindest Generation as we continue to develop current, relevant, unbiased lessons that learners will find engaging, entertaining, and educational.

As a lifelong learner and career educator, I know how hard teachers work for their money, and the limited financial resources available. That is why I offer Kindest Generation in the Classroom for $1/month.

Teachers who subscribe will also receive 4 FREE Classroom posters and multiple digital badges to share with their students, including "I Teach the Kindest Generation" and "Member - Kindest Generation."

As of April 2020, our differentiated, non-fiction lessons have directions for each activity within each lesson translated into Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Thai. (As more teachers join, we will be able to expand the amount of languages!)

Kindest Generation uses Nearpod to host the lessons, which offers open-ended questions, self-graded quizzes, polls, draw-it activities, fill-in-the-blank activities, matching and interactive class collaboration activities. Teachers get student results in REAL TIME, and all results are downloadable in student and class view after the lesson.

Videos and Nearpod VR technology (including Google Earth and Google Steet Treks) allows for virtual field trips at the click of a button.

Nearpod also allows for the integration of:

Quizlet to introduce vocabulary words relevant with the lesson. (Hint: Quizlet Live is a fun, engaging activity that allows students to move freely and collaborate with other students!)

Newsela, an ELA resource for current events, allows for differentiation within lessons, by allowing the same article (with self-grading quizzes) to be read at five separate reading levels.

Quizizz (better for an individual review) and Kahoot! (better for collaborative review) are included as great and fun ways to wrap up and review each lesson.

Go to www.thekindestschool.org to find out more about Kindest Generation, and how PTA's can bring it can bring homes and schools, for as low as $1 per student, per year!

Follow @kindestschool on Facebook and Twitter, and @kindestgeneration on instagram.

* Teachers will need a free Nearpod account to download our lessons into their library.

** Once downloaded, all lessons are completely customizable and yours forever... and all lessons can be downloaded and launched in minutes!

*** Great for end of the year activities and summer reading assignments!

LESSONS INCLUDED:

Knowledge is Power

KINDNESS 101: Growth Mindset (32 interactive slides plus enrichment activities)

Discover the difference between a "growth mindset" and a "fixed mindset." This lesson explores the importance of creating a "growth mindset." In this lesson, children will learn that struggle and failure are a sign that learning is taking place.

KINDNESS 101: Empathy (29 interactive slides plus enrichment) activities)

Discover the difference between a "growth mindset" and a "fixed mindset." This lesson explores the importance of creating a "growth mindset." In this lesson, children will learn that struggle and failure are a sign that learning is taking place.

Inspire Others

A World of Wonders (28 interactive slides plus enrichment activities)

August Pullman may be a fictional character in the RJ Palacio's novel, Wonder, but he has helped a world of people empathize with people who suffer from craniofacial differences. This lesson focuses on real life "wonders," and the impact Auggie Pullman has had on them, while also including resources to support others who experience life like Auggie!

Steph Curry: Nothing But Nets (26 interactive slides plus enrichment activities)

Steph Curry is a hero both on and off the court. Find out how Curry's on court success has contributed to an amazing effort to protect citizens worldwide from mosquito-borne illnesses like malaria; and how their gratitude helped transform his global perspective.

Never Give Up

The Kindest People: Meet Malala Yousafzai (26 interactive slides plus enrichment activities)

Meet the courageous young leader, Malala Yousafzai, who is changing the world for girls all over the world. Malala inspires hope for change to all those around the world who don't have an equal opportunity to get an education.

The Wild Boars: The Story of the Thailand Cave Rescue (27 interactive slides plus enrichment activities)

In the Summer of 2018, while all eyes were on the World Cup, it was a team of 12 boys and their coach in Thailand that captivated the world. Learn about this remarkable story of survival, and a team, a country, and a world that never gave up hope!

Diversity is Strength

The Kindest People: Meet Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (31 interactive slides plus enrichment activities)

Martin Luther King Jr. has had a lasting impact on the United States and the world. Learn more about the life and legacy of a man who championed the cause for civil rights in America, and proved to us all that there is strength in diversity.

Crazy Asian Success (51 interactive slides plus enrichment activities)

A lesson on this groundbreaking film that showcases the importance of representation in entertainment. Take a look at the impact of Crazy Rich Asians, and the significant role it will have moving forward. #YOURSTORIESMATTER

More lessons coming as teachers prepare for End of the Year and Summer Homework! (Kindest Generation integrates with both Google Classroom and Schoology!)

The Kindest School is an independent virtual school, and Kindest Generation is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Nearpod, Newsela, or Quizizz. The Kindest School is a Premium Content Parter with Quizlet, having developed their Won-of-a-KIND Novel Wonder Study of Wonder for them (Kindest Generation's full-classroom version will be completed soon.)