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K-2 Lesson Plans Has anyone heard of a Random Act of Kindness? The idea is to go out of your way to make someone feel valuable in a way you would not normally do. And it is even better when the act is directed at someone random! Random Acts of Kindness started off small but now there is a whole week devoted to them! That week happens to be in the month of February! February 9-15. Ì
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