All Practices
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Kindness Buddy
Students get a secret kindness buddy to do a kind act for during the week.
Appreciating Our Bodies: A Body Scan with Gratitude
Students practice a mindful body scan and express gratitude for what their bodies allow them to do.
A Gratitude Poem to the World
Students write a letter or poem to express their gratitude to something in the natural world.
Beauty Everywhere
Students express gratitude through singing.
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.
Another Way of Saying Thanks
Students learn to say “thank you” in American Sign Language and brainstorm non-verbal ways to express gratitude.
Gratitude Mirror
Students deepen their understanding of gratitude by “embodying” it.
What If We Didn’t Have This
Students imagine what life would be like without certain things in our classrooms or schools.
Gratitude Nature Walk
Students take a mindful walk in nature, noting what they are grateful for, and create a collaborative art piece of their experience.
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.
What is Gratitude?
Students define gratitude and the many forms it takes.
Making a Difference
Students learn that when someone does something kind, it takes time and effort.
A Song of Gratitude
Students identify the many ways that exist to express gratitude.
Obstacles to Expressing Gratitude
Students explore ways to overcome what keeps us from expressing our thanks.
Gratitude Quotes
Students interpret and role-play a variety of quotes about gratitude.
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