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A Heart Full of Thanks Lesson Plan
1. Build Knowledge With a Video
- Watch our video Being Thankful.
- Afterward, have children turn and talk to a partner about things they are thankful for.
2. Read, Move, and Think
- Read the magazine together.
- Then play our Dance Break video and move like turkeys!
- Finally, use the Show What You Know printable to assess comprehension and build early literacy skills.
3. Fun Skills Practice
- Use our online game Thankful Search and Find to build vocabulary.
- With our I Am Thankful skill sheet, kids draw and write to tell about the things they are thankful for.
Hands-on Activity
Gratitude Scavenger Hunt
Materials: Gratitude Scavenger Hunt skill sheet, paper, crayons, pencil
- This activity is not only fun but also rewarding; kids may be surprised by the everyday things they are grateful for! It can be done at school or at home.
Kids can explore their environment, using the skill sheet as a guide. Can they find something they love to smell? It could be a f lower or play dough! How about something that’s their favorite color? It could be a bowl or a car!
Teachers or parents can help record each thing by writing it on the skill sheet. When the scavenger hunt is over, ask, “Out of all the things you found today, which are you most grateful for?” Have children draw a picture and label it with this sentence: I am grateful for . . .