Random acts of kindness are helpful acts which you do because you want to, not because you have to, and which come at some personal cost to yourself. Basic courtesy, on the other hand, means doing something that you know you should do to get along with other people.

Use these free printable worksheets to get your students talking about random acts of kindness!

Work with a partner or small group. Read each sentence and decide which group it belongs to: random act of kindness or basic courtesy. Discuss your reasons. Why could each act be required?

Which random acts of kindness do you perform? Which will you start doing? Why? Which would you never do? Why not? Do you always behave with basic courtesy towards others? Why? / Why not?

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Random Act of Kindness or Basic Courtesy? 1

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Random Act of Kindness or Basic Courtesy? 2

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