Valentine Kindness Activity / Valentine's Day Craft / Compliment Jar

Teach kindness and boost classroom culture with this fun and meaningful compliment activity. This Valentine’s Day, help your students give heartfelt compliments and recognising the strengths of their peers. It’s more than just a lesson, it’s a classroom kindness movement waiting to happen!

This resource comes in a $$$ saving Valentine's Day Craft Bundle.

Designed to make your life easier, this resource includes a ready-to-teach lesson plan (including slides) and everything you need to create a stunning, heartwarming bulletin board display.

Perfect for promoting positive peer interactions, empathy, and classroom community, without taking hours to prep!

What is included:

• How to give a compliment – Teaching slideshow
• Teacher lesson plan
• Editable Jar clipart ( add your students names)
• Compliment hearts (blank)
• Editable hearts
• Prewritten compliment hearts
• “#VALENTIME to be Kind” bulletin board letters
• Heart balloon clipart

Teacher tip: Remove the ‘VALEN” letters to create signage that says “TIME to be kind” and can be displayed all year round.

How to use it in the classroom:

• Introduce the compliment jar lesson as a circle time or SEL activity
• Use as a Valentine’s Day activity or kindness week initiative
• Display compliments on a classroom bulletin board
• Encourage ongoing compliment writing as a class ritual
• Integrate into a kindness or character education unit
  

Benefits for students:

• Builds social-emotional learning and self-awareness
• Promotes positive peer relationships and inclusivity
• Encourages empathy, gratitude, and reflection
• Boosts student confidence through kind words from others
• Makes kindness tangible
  

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❤️What other teacher's are saying about the Valentine's Day compliment jars: ❤️

“This was an awesome activity! I loved how my students were able to encourage their peers and spread kindness around Valentine's Day” Katie

“Amazing resource! My students LOVED doing this!” Vanessa

“My class loved this activity. They loved reading the compliments from their classmates” Sandra

“Loved this activity with my students! It filled their bucket!” Fabiola

“So easy to personalize the jars with their names. The kids loved leaving each other compliments and reading that their peers wrote. We received a lot of compliments on this bulletin board which I put outside our classroom.” Dawn

“I love this. My students looked for kindness in everyone this month. This created a wonderful feeling in our classroom.” Cassandra

 

No further teacher prep needed, simply print and enjoy watching kindness spread while your class give each other compliments!

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