A warm smile or lending a helping hand. Demonstrating care, empathy, and understanding. Sharing with others or even saying a simple yet powerful "please" or "thank you”; in a world that often feels overwhelmed by negativity, opting for kindness can brighten someone's day.and it can even completely transform someone’s life.

Teaching children about kindness helps fostering empathy, build strong relationships and contributes to creating compassionate communities. Kids can learn that small acts can make a significant difference in the world!

If you are teaching kids about kindness in your classroom or therapy sessions and need some song ideas, keep reading for some of my favorite children’s songs about kindness.

Here are 12 songs about kindness for kids in preschool and kindergarten (plus a free download + a playlist at the bottom of the page):

1. KIND

by Stephanie Leavell

2. Kind Words

by Claudia Robin Gunn

3. Grateful Heart

by Stephanie Leavell

4. You Supported Me

By Miss Julieann

5. Kindness Mantra

by Kira Wiley

6. Kindness Grows

by Little Ripples

7. Kinder

by Lindsay Müller

8. Be Kind

by Zak Abel

9. Kindness Is Free

by Music with Michal

10. Kindness

by The Juicebox Jukebox

11. I Am Kind

by Lindsay Munroe & Raffi

12. Sunflower (Kindness Grows)

by Itty Bitty Beats & Claudia Robin Gunn

Checkout the full playlist on Spotify!

FREE download of the chords + lyrics + mp3 of

“K-I-N-D”

by Stephanie Leavell

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