My students were literally moved to tears while writing to express their gratitude, when sharing their thoughts, and while listening to their peers, because what they were writing was meaningful to them!
1. Discuss as a class: (a) What is gratitude? (b) How do you measure happiness?
2. Show the video below
3. Have your students write a letter to someone who they would like to express gratitude.
4. Write a letter on the spot, as well. In each of my 3 periods I wrote a letter and then called the person and read my letter aloud on speaker phone.
5. Allow students who want to share their stories AND why they wrote them (completely voluntarily)
*If you want your teaching to be a contagious experience, assign work that is meaningful and authentic and will rock the students' world!!
What Makes You Happy?
**This idea was originally posted on Facebook by another teacher.
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