Do your students struggle to recognize and appreciate the value of gratitude in a world that often emphasizes "more"? This Gratitude SEL Unit gives you everything you need to build a classroom where students cultivate an attitude of gratitude, explore the science of thankfulness, and reflect on how gratitude can positively impact their relationships and overall mindset — perfect for the Thanksgiving season or any time of year.
NOTE: This character education unit is also included in the SEL Morning Meeting Bundle 2 with four additional themes.
Through analyzing social scenarios in suggested read alouds, reflecting and journaling with gratitude-focused prompts, and participating in gratitude and mindfulness activities, students will learn to appreciate the big and small moments in life and develop the thankfulness and perspective needed to create a more positive and connected classroom community.
WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS UNIT
- 20 Days of Ready-to-Use Lessons – Print-and-go lesson plans with suggested read-alouds, discussion questions, 17 gratitude and mindfulness activities, extension ideas, and linked online resources.
- Flexible for Any Setting – Works for morning meetings, character education programs, counselor lessons, or sub plans.
- Standards-Aligned SEL – Integrates gratitude and mindfulness directly into ELA skills and common themes in literature, maximizing every minute of your SEL or morning meeting time.
- Printable & Digital – Google Slides for teachers and students included.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR GRATITUDE SEL UNIT (Scroll through the preview to see more!)
✨ 20 Days of Printable & Editable Lesson Plans — includes suggested read alouds, discussion questions, gratitude and mindfulness activities, extension ideas, and linked online resources
✨ Social Emotional Learning Journals — gratitude-related discussion prompts, self-reflection and goal setting exercises, and social emotional learning worksheets to deepen students' understanding of gratitude and mindfulness, with activities like Flipping to an Attitude of Gratitude, Gratitude Scenarios Sort, The Experience of Gratitude, Clearing the Clouds Mindfulness Activity, and more!
✨ Gratitude Bulletin Board Materials that include important vocabulary like gratitude, thankful, appreciation, mindfulness, and perspective and inspirational quotations for a visual reminder of your gratitude and mindfulness lessons
✨ SEL Morning Meeting Google Slides — Teacher and student versions to implement this unit digitally or use as visual prompts and discussion starters on your interactive whiteboard
Watch your students develop a genuine sense of gratitude as they learn to appreciate the big and small moments in life. Grab this set and start building a classroom that radiates thankfulness today!
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students are loving this unit on Gratitude. I love all of the variety of ideas and activities. It even has suggested books to use and the ideas are endless! My peers are also impressed."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This resource was exactly what I needed! The materials were clear, well-organized, and easy to use in my classroom. My students were engaged and enjoyed the activities, and I appreciated how it saved me valuable planning time. Overall, a high-quality product that I would definitely recommend to other teachers. Thank you!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I am using this as a unit on "Attitude of Gratitude" for my 4th graders. FANTASTIC resource with a great student journal and PPT slide prompts for students to reflect on specific events in their life where they felt gratitude. It's all about changing the mindset to a positive one!"
SAVE WITH A MINI-BUNDLE OR THE MEGA BUNDLE OF ALL TOPICS
SEL Morning Meeting Bundle Set 1: Perseverance, Kindness, Belonging, Empathy & Compassion, and Conflict Resolution
SEL Morning Meeting Bundle Set 2: Gratitude, Happiness, Integrity, Goal Setting, & Individuality
SEL Morning Meeting Bundle Set 3: Courage, Intrinsic Motivation, Responsibility, Friendship & Managing Emotions
If you're looking for a year-long social emotional learning curriculum that is perfect for morning meetings, classroom community building, counselor lessons, or sub plans, click here to save 40% on the all themes bundle of 16 social emotional learning units. Each unit is set up similarly with the same components for easy implementation!
YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZIPPED FILE CONTAINING:
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PDF of guided lesson plans and student activity journal; within this PDF, you'll find a link to two Google Slides:
- Teacher Presentation Google Slides
- Student Notebook Google Slides
- PDF of bulletin board materials with vocabulary and quotation posters
Copyright © Tammy Roose, Tarheelstate Teacher.
The purchase of this resource gives the buyer permission to download and copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution is also limited to single classroom use. Copying for other teachers, school-wide use, or school systems is only allowed with the purchase of additional licenses.
