Being Grateful- Ways to practice gratitude

It is more important than ever to focus on gratitude — the practice of noticing and being thankful for what is valuable and meaningful to you. It’s good for your mental and physical health, it can help you relax and its effects can help you stay well.

Find some videos, stories, games and worksheets below for you and your families to practice gratitude at home.

Attached:

• "Thankful"- a storybook about being thankful- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg_WWGIJJE8&t=2s&ab_channel=ToadstoolsandFairyDust
• "My Gratitude Jar"- a storybook which shows the importance of a Gratitude Jar- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TYvJh5Cwvw&t=6s&ab_channel=LongStoryShortz 
• Gratitude Jar pack- documents with writing prompts, jar coverings etc.
• Thankful Acrostic Poem template
• "I am thankful"- drawing and writing activity, especially suitable for the Junior Classes
• Daily Gratitude Journal template, especially suitable for the Senior Classes
• Sentence starter worksheet- prompts for recognising what we are grateful for

Be sure to give some of them a go! We cannot wait to hear what you have been grateful for when we get back to school! :)