There was a little girl named Little Miss. She had a special idea. She wanted to plant something very different. Can you guess what it was? A kiss!
Little Miss planted her kiss in the ground. She took care of it by giving it sunshine and water. She greeted it every day and did the same thing over and over again.
Little Miss waited and waited. It was getting late, and she started to feel a little sad. But then, something amazing happened! A tiny sprout popped out of the ground. Little Miss was so excited that she shouted, “Wow!”
Everyone gathered around to see the magical sprout. Little Miss decided she wanted to share her special kiss with everyone. Some people said, “Don’t share it! It’s too special!” But Little Miss didn’t mind. She wanted everyone to feel the happiness from her kiss.
Little Miss’s kiss traveled everywhere. It went up high and down low, through rain and snow. It spread joy and happiness all around.
Finally, it was time for Little Miss to go home. She learned something very important. From one little kiss, she found endless happiness and joy. And she knew that sharing made it even more special!
Little Miss taught us that sharing and caring can make the world a happier place. Just like her kiss, kindness can grow and spread to everyone around us!
Plant Your Own “Kiss”: Let’s pretend to plant our own special “kiss” just like Little Miss. Find a small pot and some seeds (like sunflower or bean seeds). Plant the seeds in the soil, water them, and place them in a sunny spot. Each day, take care of your plant by watering it and watching it grow. Talk to your plant and share your happiness with it. As it grows, think about how you can share your happiness with others, just like Little Miss did.
Kindness Jar: Create a “Kindness Jar” at home or in the classroom. Every time you do something kind for someone, write it on a small piece of paper and put it in the jar. At the end of the week, read all the kind acts together. Discuss how each act of kindness made you feel and how it might have made others feel. This activity helps us see how kindness can spread and grow, just like Little Miss’s kiss.
Story Time Sharing: Gather in a circle and take turns sharing a story about a time when someone was kind to you or when you were kind to someone else. How did it make you feel? What happened next? Encourage everyone to listen carefully and think about how they can spread kindness in their own lives. This will help us understand the power of sharing and caring, just like Little Miss learned.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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**Plant a Kiss**
Written by Amy Krauss Rosenthal
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
It goes like this:
Little Miss planted a kiss,
Planted a kiss,
Planted a kiss.
Sunshine,
Water,
Greet,
Repeat.
Wait and wait,
Getting late.
Doubt,
Pout,
Sprout,
Out,
Shout,
Gather about.
Wow, how, what now?
Stare and stare,
“I’ll share,” she declared.
“Don’t you dare, it’s far too rare.
It’ll go bare.”
She didn’t care,
From there,
Everywhere,
To and fro,
High and low,
Rain or snow.
With a bow,
Alas, time to go.
So she returned,
There she learned,
From one little kiss,
Endless bliss.
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This version removes any extraneous sounds and focuses solely on the text of the poem.
