Learning Through Friendship and Fun
Children learn best when they feel engaged and connected.
Our puppet characters bring each story to life by turning important lessons into fun and memorable experiences.
Through the adventures of our puppet friends, children learn about:
Kindness, Respect, Friendships, Inclusion, Sign Language, Helping others, and Making Positive choices.
The puppets create a friendly learning environment where children can explore new ideas and feelings without fear of making mistakes.
Why Sign Language Matters
The Acts of Kindness Series teaches children that kindness begins with communication. Through sign language, stories, and community service projects, children learn to respect others, embrace differences, and make a positive impact on the world around them.
Some of the community projects we are involved in are:
Anti-Bullying - showing kindness towards others
Water Conservation - kindness in action in protecting our environment
Sign Language - communication that includes everyone
Inclusion Programs - Kindness towards all people
Climate Change - showing kindness to the world we live in
Kindness Starts with Communication
Helping children learn kindness, inclusion, and respect through American Sign Language (ASL), stories, and community projects.
Whether at home, in school, or in the community, every child deserves the chance to connect, communicate, and belong.
The books are part of the Hawaii Department of Education Social Emotional Learning Curriculum.
Building a Kinder World, One Sign at a Time
The Acts of Kindness Series helps children learn important life skills through fun and engaging activities.
Our books, videos, and sign language resources encourage children to:
Be kind to others
Respect differences
Include everyone
Build friendships
Make positive choices
Help their communities
By learning sign language and practicing kindness, children gain confidence and develop stronger connections with the people around them.
Where Kindness, Sign Language, and Community Come Together
Many people think sign language is only for people who are deaf. In reality, sign language helps build communication, inclusion, empathy, and understanding for everyone.
Some key facts:
More than 300 sign languages are used worldwide. [lingobright.com], [cdhh.ri.gov]
An estimated 70 million people worldwide use sign language. [zipdo.co], [lingobright.com]
More than 70 million deaf people live worldwide. [lingobright.com]
American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete language with its own grammar and vocabulary. It is not simply English expressed with hand movements. [cdhh.ri.gov], [en.wikipedia.org]
ASL is one of the most studied languages in U.S. colleges and universities. [lingobright.com], [dailymoth.com]
Why We Use Puppets
Educational Resources for Social and Environmental Learning
We teach environmental awareness and social skills to youths and children across the world by addressing ocean clean-up, anti-bullying, and climate change.
Our products include story and coloring books, app games, sign language characters, puppets, animation, and music.
All Classroom Teachers can request the books and coloring books for every student at www.Donorschoose.org.
