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Three Good Things for Students
Students record three good things that happened to them each day for a week.
Acts of Kindness
Students draw and write about ways they have acted with kindness towards others.
What Friends Do
Students learn how kindness and gratitude strengthen friendships through Splat the Cat.
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.
Magic Tag
A magical game of tag that promotes inclusion and teamwork.
Crooked Circle: A Game for Building Trust
A game involving balance and teamwork that helps build trust.
Superstar
Students build trust and inclusion through a quick and fun game that reveals their commonalities.
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