Gratitude

On Thursday, November 15 we will:

• Read All of Me! A Book of Thanks by Molly Bang and Giving Thanks by Jonathan London.
• Play Gratitude Grab Bag
• Make up cards, some that say "THANKSGIVING" and others that have a picture on them (no words) of things children may be thankful for. Each child takes a turn reaching into the bag and pulling out a card. If the card says "THANKSGIVING" the child should express something or someone they are thankful for (parents, teachers, pet, favorite food, etc.) If they pull out a picture they show it to all and then express why we should be thankful for that item (food, clothes, trees, grass, stores, cars, etc.). This game is especially fun for preschoolers and their expressions of gratitude are priceless. Jot them down and give a list to the parents or post for all to read.  From Kaboose
• Make Thank you cards.

The world is so full of a number of things,

I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.

- Robert Louis Stevenson

Thankfulness

On Thursday, November  8 we will:

• Talk about being thankful. What does the word thankful mean?
• Make a list of things we are thankful for, and use our list to make "Thankfulness Turkeys."
• Sing "Albuquerque Turkey", to the tune of Clementine.

Albuquerque is a turkey,

Oh he's feathered and he's fine.

And he wobbles, and he gobbles,

And I’m awfully glad he’s mine.

He's the best pet you could ever get,

Better than a dog or cat.

Albuquerque, he's my turkey,

And I'm awfully glad of that.

Albuquerque, he's my turkey,

He's so cozy in his bed,

Because for our Thanksgiving dinner,

We had scrambled eggs instead.

Here is nice post about Teaching Children Gratitude.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
Denis Waitley
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