Many of our kids' attitudes and ideas are influenced by what they see and learn in school, whether public, private or home schools. Learning how to help others and how they can make a difference in the world can only benefit them and our communities.

But how do you teach about helping others and show kids how to make a difference? Actually, it's quite easy - use one or more of the following five kindness motivation tips from the E-book, 101 Ways Your School Can Change the World.

These kindness motivation tips can help instill children with a life-long commitment to treating others with kindness. Imagine their joy as they learn they have the power to make a difference in someone's world!

1. Develop a mentoring program of students and for students using older students as models for the younger ones.

* You can also use adults in the community to mentor students in any age group.

* This is a terrific way to make a difference by involving students and mentors in learning activities.

2. Invite classrooms and organizations within the school to help sponsor fall and spring cleanup days for all citizens with a special emphasis on the elderly in the community. TogetherWeCanChangetheWorldDay provides a fr*ee service where you can list your project to get more volunteers or to search for projects in your area. Visit www.TogetherWeCanChangeTheWorldDay.com

3. Invite students, parents and personnel to volunteer to help community members develop and maintain small garden plots. This idea could be expanded to help provide fresh produce for Food Pantries in your community.

4. Encourage senior citizens, parents and grandparents to volunteer for projects and programs.

* Create a list of needs and conduct an Open House at a community Senior Citizen Center or PTA.

* Explain how volunteers can help make a difference:

Storytelling
Listening to groups read
Reading stories
Tutoring, etc.
The list goes on and on.

5. Use the holidays to help families, but 'extend the giving'.

* Keep food bins in your room to collect food for 2 families.

* Once every couple of weeks, take the food to them.

* If the families are hungry at the holidays, they are going to be hungry year round.

* If each classroom or home school adopts 2 families, student's ongoing giving can really make a difference throughout the entire community!

The best part of using these kindness motivation tips is teaching youngsters and teens the value of kindness and how each person can make a difference to others. They'll also be changing the world at the same time. What a tremendous lesson for them to learn early!