Showing gratitude is an intentional act and it's the glue in relationships. That's the big idea in a lesson for tween and teens. Scholars leave post-it thank you notes on other's character strength posters that acknowledge those strengths.

Concepts

self-awareness, social-emotional learning, gratitude, casel, relationship skills

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• If there is not enough time to read either "How Full is Your Bucket," by Tom Rath or Carol McCloud's "Growing Up with A Bucket Full of Happiness" use the excerpts provided with the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Requires class members strengths poster from Lesson 1 and post-its notes—enough for every learner
• The third lesson in the Gratitude Curriculum series
• Teachers are asked to share their posters too
• Make sure that every participant gets something written on their poster

Pros

• The lesson emphasizes seeing the positives in life and others

Cons

• None