Character Education: Kindness

There is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful to the Lord for the heart He has given my little girl. Ever since she was crawling, she was always mindful about who's pacifier was who's and returned it to that baby in the nursery.

It just boggles my mind sometimes.

We started our Pre-K 4 homeschool year with our Mother Goose Time unit on Friends and Feelings.  One of the new additions for this year are character education books called Forest Friends.

Our first book is called A Kind Friend and we were introduced to a fox and rabbit who are friends. 

After reading the story, it was time for retelling with puppets.  I attached the scenery cutouts to the window to give more of a forest feeling and she played with her rabbit and fox while retelling the story.  We added one of our log blocks to retell when fox got hurt.

She really did a great job, but my favorite part took place a few days after we read this story.

We had a discussion on things she does that are kind and helpful.

I asked her how she helped me at home.

"I help take care of Everett (little brother).  I give him his pacifier when he is screaming."

She does.  And she sings to him.

Ever since he was a little baby, whenever he started hollering, she would sing Hush Little Baby, and she still sings that to him.  When we brought him home from the hospital after 17 days in the NICU, the first thing she did was read him a book.

Heart melts every day.

I know her kindness is completely of God.

Anyway, back to our activity.

I had her draw her being kind to her brother based on our teacher guide lesson, and then I recorded what she told me her picture was about.

Yall, this picture is HILARIOUS!  

Avaleigh drew a picture of herself, complete with "little boobs" and a "itty bitty belly button" giving Everett his pacifier. The pink head is momma and the liitle stick figure is Everett. Her drawings are my favorite. 

Those fingers!

And I look like I am about to eat my baby.

Goodness. LOL.

 I am so glad I get to have these moments.  

I am so thankful to see her heart and stay home with them.

I wouldn't trade it for anything.