Teaching Gratitude: Five Practices for Upper Elementary
Deepen older elementary students’ understanding of gratitude through these six practices.
A Time I Felt Grateful
Students define gratitude and give an example of a time they felt grateful.
Feelings of Gratitude
Students identify emotions related to gratitude.
Expressing Gratitude
Students reflect on why another person acted kindly towards them, and practice gratitude both verbally & in writing.
What If We Didn’t Have This
Students imagine what life would be like without certain things in our classrooms or schools.
Giving is Receiving
Students reflect on acts of kindness and how they often require intention and effort on the part of the person who does them.
What Really Matters
Students identify what gets in the way of expressing gratitude.