Knowing Our Words & Actions Affect Others

As part of the Positivity Project Other People Matter Mindset, our focus this week is on understanding that our words and our actions can affect people in good or bad ways.  Today, we read the book, A Wrinkled Heart by Tracy Hoexter and learned the effects hurtful words and behaviors can have on a person's heart.  After reading the story, each student was given a paper heart that they wrinkled if they heard hurtful words.  We then discussed how it makes people feel to hear hurtful words and why it is so important to choose our words and actions carefully.  We even tried to smooth out our wrinkled paper hearts and talked about how hurtful words can forever leave wrinkles in our hearts.  To conclude, we collectively made the promise to do our best to be kind and not wrinkle anyone's heart.