Thanksgiving is all about gratitude. It’s fine to admit you are grateful for the time off from teaching! Maybe you have 2 or 3 days at school this week, and you need a filler. I have some ideas for you.

  1. Watch these animated shorts about gratitude, then create a storyboard of your own gratitude-themed story. Gratitude | Short Movie – YouTube,
    Short Gratitude Story for Kids | Help Others Value humanity and Time – YouTube
  2. Create a Gratitude Box. Use our Origami Nesting Box Instruction Sheet.
  3. Make and play Gratitude Bingo Cards. Template and instructions here.
  4. Try this Map-out-your-heart exercise found here.
    heart map
  5. Make a sketchbook assignment to draw things you are grateful for.
  6. Gratitude journaling or, for something more structured, Cassie Stephen’s Gallery of Gratitude 
  7. Gratitude Mandalas: Check out these examples by clicking on the image.
      
  8. Gratitude Rocks
  9. Print leaves to make cards. Ask students to express gratitude to a teacher of their choice.
  10. A slice of thanks! Check out Lauralee Chambers’ (2art.chambers) Instagram post.