A Heart Full of Thanks Lesson Plan

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Children will identify things to be thankful for.

 

Social-Emotional Focus:

gratitude

 

Social Studies Focus:

holidays and traditions

 

Page 4 Skill:

phonics

 

Vocabulary:

heart, family, grateful, nature, thankful

 

CCSS:

RI.K.1, RI.K.4, W.K.2, SL.K.2

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  • Watch our video Being Thankful.
  • Afterward, have children turn and talk to a partner about things they are thankful for.
  • 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.
Example of a completed poster

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 . . .