SMALL ACTS EVERY DAY
A video series to give you tips on how you can show support and allyship through small acts every day. We also launched a Small Acts Every Day book encouraging Kindness, Uniqueness and Support!
SMALL ACTS EVERY DAY BOOK
“Small Acts Every Day” is a children’s book about a student’s journey of feeling different and the struggle to fit in, and a teacher who notices and brings in Get REAL to run our programming for her students.
This K-3 picture book is an excellent mental health and anti-bullying story that highlights the challenges that many students face, and encourages students to tell their story, seek support from one another and invites readers to ask themselves, “What small act can I do?”
Want to do a lesson plan with your students? We got you covered. Below please find a downloadable lesson plan to help bring this book to life in the classroom and foster kindness, compassion and support!
This book has been a labour of love on so many fronts. Rachael Harrison, approached us in 2020 with the concept for a children’s book based on her experiences as a Get REAL speaker, but aimed towards younger audiences than we currently reach with our workshops.
She showed us what she had been working on and we were blown away - the story, the illustrations, and the messages were beautiful - and we knew this could be something special if we could get it made.
We worked on finished the draft as a team and then pitched it to our amazing partner Purdys Chocolatier, who were thrilled and committed to fundraise to fund 1,000 copies of the book!
A massive thanks to Julia, Kriston, and Joye and the whole Purdys team for believing in this project and coming up with the funding to make this happen - we truly could not have done this without their valuable support.
Thank you also to Jaymie for her brilliant work digitizing Rachael’s original illustration and Wren for creating this through lesson plan to help teachers and students take further learnings from the book!
SMALL ACTS EVERY DAY VIDEO SERIES
Simple videos of diverse individuals sharing 1 single, yet meaningful allyship tip that has helped them. We hope these videos help you see the impact you can make in this world through small acts.
What is Small Acts Every Day (SAED)?
SAED: Using pronouns in day to day life
SAED: Gender neutral encouragement
SAED: Holding space for others
SAED: Correcting when misgendering happens
SAED: Understanding the harm of “All Lives Matter” in response to “Black Lives Matter”
SAED: Asking if someone has the capacity
SAED: Check in on your friends
SAED: Sharing your own story
SAED: Choosing your words
SAED: Don’t ask where they are from
SAED: Asking someone what their pronouns are
SAED: Not commenting on other people’s bodies!
SAED: Respecting Names
SAED: Inclusive Language in Class
SAED: Using inclusive language
SAED: What to do when someone comes out
SAED: Don’t make assumptions
SAED: Pay attention and really listen
SAED: Learn about other cultural and religious practices
SAED: Visibility in Classrooms
SAED: Showing up in the right ways
SAED: Calling people in instead of out
SAED: Don’t use “crazy” to describe someone
SAED: Be conscious of your words and actions
SAED: Being kind, and thoughtful, on social media