LES Life Skills Virtual Lesson 4: What Makes You Happy? - A Lesson on Gratitude

Lesson 4: What Makes You Happy? - A lesson on gratitude (provided by Centervention.com)

Mindset Standard 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being

Behavior Standard-Self Management Skill 6. Demonstrate ability to overcome barriers to learning

Behavior Standard-Self Management Skill 7. Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem

Behavior Standard-Self Management Skill 10. Demonstrate ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing situations and responsibilities

Prompt: “Today we’re going to talk about happiness.

Every day, things happen that make us smile, make us feel good or even make us laugh. By stopping to think for a few moments about something that makes us happy, and either writing it down or saying it loud, that’s called showing gratitude.

What’s gratitude? Gratitude means showing thanks, being thankful and showing your appreciation for something. We’re going to practice exactly that today.

Stop for a minute and think about today. What’s one thing about your day that made you happy (or will make you happy)?

Here’s why I’m happy: I’m happy___________________(give your own example).

Showing gratitude by talking about something in our day that makes us happy is a great way to start our day, turn our day around, or end our day on a high note.

* (pass out worksheet) *

Now we’re going to write about what we just did. You can draw, write or do both. But I’d like you to pick one thing, it can be the thing you just shared or it can be something else you thought of that just makes you happy, and write about it.”

This activity is something we can continue to practice at home with the question…”what makes you happy today?” Save each day's picture and explanation to make a book that your child can look back on to feel happier in those moments of missing friends, family, teachers, or normalcy.

Click on the picture below to print the worksheet or just use a plain piece of paper and ask your child to write and illustrate what makes them happy!

Feel free to email a pic of your child's drawing! We would love to hear from them!!! Mrs. Privette & Mrs. Grahn