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December 16, 2024 6 mins

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Discover the transformative power of kindness from the perspective of some of the most insightful young minds, right here on Teacher Talk. What does it truly mean to be kind? Join Mr. Newton and his incredible class as they bring you heartwarming tales and profound insights that will have you seeing the world through fresh, compassionate lenses. From simple gestures like offering a friendly word or sharing a smile, these students redefine kindness in ways that are sure to touch your heart. Meet Aiden, Calvin, and Connor, among others, as they share their unique experiences and beliefs on how small acts can make a huge difference.

But that's not all—prepare to be entertained and inspired as our students unleash their creativity, composing kindness-themed songs using Flowcabulary. Listen to how these young talents use rhythm and rhyme to echo the values they hold dear. The excitement and leadership of students like Aiden serve as a testament to the fun and learning intertwined in their musical journey. This episode is a celebration of kindness, creativity, and the holiday spirit, offering a delightful blend of storytelling and music that promises to leave you both entertained and enlightened.

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
I don't want a lot for Christmas.
There is just one thing I need.
I don't care about the presentsunderneath the Christmas tree,

(00:23):
I just want to Good morningfriends.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Mr Newton, here it is episode nine of Teacher Talk
and happy holidays to everybody.
I'm sitting with the best classin the universe.
Hello class, hi, happy holidayseverybody.
And we're here to talk aboutkindness and you're going to not
only hear from me, but you'llhear from the best class in the

(00:47):
universe what their take is onkindness and they have some
pretty special takes on whatkindness is, friends.
So, um, after the next breakyou're going to hear from some
students and hear from someguests on what kindness means to
them and they're puttingtogether a great fun kind of
song.
Maybe one of them will.
And they're putting together agreat fun kind of song Maybe one
of them will tell you aboutwith a program we use called

(01:09):
Flowcabulary.
There's a shout out forFlowcabulary.
I'm super excited for them toperform their songs.
So, happy holidays, friends.
Welcome to episode nine.
All about kindness.
Thank you.
All right, friends, welcomeback.

(01:42):
This is Mr Newton of All AboutKindness, episode number nine.
Here I have a couple of mystudents talking about what
their take is on kindness.
So, happy holidays everybody.
Happy holidays, sarah.
So good morning.
What is your take on kindness?

Speaker 3 (02:00):
Share with the world.
What I take on kindness isabout helping people a little
and giving them compliments andmaybe just play with them if
they don't have anyone to playwith.

Speaker 2 (02:19):
I love it.
That's a great example ofkindness.
That's fantastic.
So I have brothers.
I'm very blessed to havebrothers in my class and they're
going to give their take onwhat kindness is.
Feel free to share any funbrother stories if you'd like.
On you being kind to each other, I'm sure you have some great
ones.

(02:39):
So happy holidays, gentlemen.
And what's your take onkindness?

Speaker 4 (02:44):
um so, happy holidays , gentlemen, and um, what's your
take on kindness?
My take on kindness is um, justbrightening someone's mood and
like using kind words andhelping out.
Maybe, if they're having a badday, use kind words and just
help boost their self-confidenceI love it.

Speaker 2 (03:02):
fantastic, um, and that was Connor.
By the way, friends, we havehis brother, calvin.
Good morning, happy holidays.
So kindness.
What's your take, buddy, onkindness?

Speaker 4 (03:11):
My take on kindness is like just being kind, being
friendly, making more friends,just complimenting someone, like
Sierra said, and just beingnice to your friends, and that's
mostly it.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
I love it.
Thank you very much, calvin.
Lastly, I have Mr Aiden.
It's kind of funny friends.
Did you know?
I have three Aidens in my classthis year?
Kind of funny.
I usually have double but nevertriple Aiden.
Good morning, happy holidays.
So what is your take onkindness sir?

Speaker 3 (03:44):
My take on kindness is probably like be kind to
others, and if you don't seeanybody like playing anything,
then just like play with them.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
I love it.
Thank you very much for sharing.
After the next break I'm goingto invite a friend or two that
would like to sing maybe justone line or two, just one line
or two of their kind of songsthat they've been working really
hard on.
So check us out after the break, thank you.
Thank you, all right.

(04:25):
Hey, friends, welcome back, andI have a group of my students
here.
We've been doing something kindof fun in class at least I like
to think it's fun, and I hopeeverybody else is having fun
putting together their kindnesssongs.
So I have my first group herethat would like to share their
kindness song with the world andI'll let them introduce
themselves and then they willget started.

(04:46):
So welcome, gentlemen.
I'm going to turn the mic toyou.
Do you want to introduceyourself and share with the
world what you're going to doAll?

Speaker 5 (04:54):
right.
Hello, my name is Aiden and notthe Aiden that was just here a
couple seconds ago.
But I'm kind of like the leaderof this song technically and
it's a vocabulary song basedaround kindness, as Mr Newton
said, and it's fun.
I like it.
Kindness, as Mr Newton said,and it's fun.
I like it, it's fun.

Speaker 2 (05:14):
All right, sue.
Who else do we have here?
Shout out.

Speaker 4 (05:17):
Hello, my name is Tommy.

Speaker 2 (05:19):
Tommy, who else do we have here Aiden, aiden again,
who else do we have here Stephen, stephen and lastly, Austin.
Austin Spencer.
How fun so, austin, austinSpencer, how fun so, gentlemen,
you get ready, shoulder toshoulder.
Give me the high sign and we'llshare with the world your

(05:43):
kindness song.

Speaker 5 (05:43):
Are we ready?
Yes, all right, let's do it.
First three lines.
First three lines.

Speaker 1 (05:57):
I miss what it's all about when, in the classroom,
aiden stays in his house.

Speaker 5 (06:00):
If you're not fine, then just get out.
And those are the first couplelines of the song.

Speaker 2 (06:05):
There's not much, but oh, that was fun.
Aiden Aiden's just kind of notgiving you guys credit.
Hey, that was amazing, I loveit.
Just, they give you a littleblurb and a little taste of
their kind of song, and you'regoing to have to check it out,
friends, and we'll put itsomewhere so the rest of the
world can hear it.
So, gentlemen, nice job,audience, what did you think?

Speaker 1 (06:29):
Oh, let's try that again.

Speaker 2 (06:30):
Audience what did you think?
Um, amazing.
Oh, let's try that again.
Audience.
What did you think?
Fantastic, that was fantastic.
So, friends, is Mr Newton heresigning off?
Just a little shout out aboutkindness.
Heard it from a few of myfriends and you heard a little
bit of our kindness songs.
And have a wonderful holiday,friends, happy holidays, see you
in the new year and we willtalk to you later.
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