Gratitude is a Thanksgivingy theme...but actually much more than that. Much research has supported that practicing gratitude as a form of mindfulness can be self-regulating and cultivate positive neural connections.
In addition, gratitude has a language lens as it:
-relates life experiences
-can/should be practiced as a "listing" activity
-expresses causality
-can be pushed to the abstract i.e. being grateful for intangible things.
Over this and coming weeks I will be using this and this video in discussion activities.
Both are accessible, short and visual. Videos from Headspace are very useful that way, and the second has a bit more of a near/practical hook that will help a lot of my boys access what could be perceived as a dismissible touchy feely message.
As a follow-up activity, Jamboard is a motivating visual way to have students journal, share, describe and discuss. Here's my model:
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