{"id":14357,"date":"2021-11-08T02:04:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T02:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kamiapp.com\/?p=14357"},"modified":"2022-11-18T08:08:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T20:08:26","slug":"teaching-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.kamiapp.com\/blog\/teaching-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Teach Gratitude in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Find five editable Kami Gratitude Resources down below.
<\/em>(Instructions for using the Gratitude Tree and Frames are in the blog!)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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When we’re thankful and appreciative, that warm, fuzzy hormone oxytocin is released in our body, promoting feelings of love and wellbeing. And, although gratitude is indeed a pleasant emotion, feeling grateful is a conscious choice, a way of seeing and interacting with the world. To live with an attitude of gratitude, we need to choose it over and over and over and over again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2013 Wendy Baron, MA<\/p>\n

Our mindset, and the way we interact with others, is super important to classroom culture and the school community. As teachers, you understand the critical role you play in the social-emotional learning and health of your students. Practicing gratitude is a great way to build a positive, supportive culture in your classroom, and learning to express gratitude is an important part of any learners’ SEL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The benefits of gratitude are endless and all learners can benefit from practicing gratitude. Whether you’re teaching elementary, middle school, or high school, there are many classroom activities you can try to engage your learners in gratitude rituals and teach them the ongoing practice of gratitude.<\/p>\n

Collaboration, conversation, and communication are key ways to get gratitude flowing. Gratitude can be built into your classroom routines in so many different ways, whether it is part of a specific lesson plan, a daily gratitude ritual, or something the entire school gets behind. It could even be as simple as creating gratitude journals, or a gratitude jar or bulletin board for everyone to use. If you don’t know where to start, here are three gratitude activities that you can do to promote thankfulness in your classroom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Grateful Graffiti<\/h5>\n

As a class, use a blank page to identify people in your school who you’re grateful for and reflect on how you can share your gratitude with them. Consider collaborating on the same Kami page together!<\/p>\n

Then, working individually, identify one person who answers each of these questions. Use a blank page to brainstorm ways that you can show your thankfulness to these people.<\/p>\n