A practical guide to understanding and fostering kindness, this book aims to transform the thinking and practice of educators as they seek to cultivate kind classrooms.

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Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Interplay between Kindness and Social and Emotional Learning -- 3 Mechanisms Underpinning the Benefits of Kindness -- 4 Responsive Kindness -- 5 Intentional Kindness -- 6 Quiet Kindness -- 7 Fostering Kindness in Students and in Schools -- 8 Measuring Kindness: How Kind Is Your School? -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix A: List of Kindness Publications by the Author -- Appendix B: Prisma Flow Chart -- Appendix C: Search Process to Identify Bullying versus Kindness Publications across Databases -- Appendix D: Social and Emotional Learning Resources -- Appendix E: Drawing Template for Early Elementary Students -- Appendix F: Drawing Template Teacher Kindness -- Appendix G: Kindness Scenarios to Facilitate Discussion -- Appendix H: Kindness Planning Sheet -- Appendix I: Curated List of Kindness-Themed Books -- Appendix J: Resources in Support of Students with Special Needs -- Appendix K: Sample Teacher Survey of School Kindness -- Appendix L: School Kindness Scale -- Appendix M: Curated List of Kindness Resources -- References -- Index.