Deliver Gratitude Day
What does gratitude mean and how does gratitude impact personal happiness?
These elementary, middle, and high school lessons focus on the meaning and benefits of gratitude. For their service project, participants decide how they can 'deliver gratitude' to a deserving person or group. They complete a service such as writing thank you notes. The discussion includes giving examples of what people give up (opportunity cost) when they give philanthropically.
Photo Credit: Gratitude Tag by Eugene Kim is licensed under CC by 4.0
This lesson focuses on the meaning and benefits of gratitude. A book about a gratitude jar challenges us to brainstorm things they are grateful for right now. For their service project, participants 'deliver gratitude' to others in the school community by saying "thank you" and observing the reactions of the person they thanked, as well as how they feel. They will keep a gratitude jar and add to it each day; they may look at their entries on tough days. They may add to others' jars with kind words.
Photo Credit: Gratitude Tag by Eugene Kim is licensed under CC by 4.0
This lesson focuses on the meaning and benefits of gratitude. Participants give examples of what people give up (opportunity cost) when they give philanthropically. For their service project, the young people will decide how they can 'deliver gratitude' to a deserving person or group. They will then complete a service such as writing thank you notes.
Photo Credit: Gratitude Tag by Eugene Kim is licensed under CC by 4.0
This lesson focuses on the meaning and benefits of gratitude. Teens research one aspect of gratitude in order to understand its relationship to health, happiness, or generosity. For their service project, they decide how they can 'deliver gratitude' to a deserving person or group. They will then complete a service such as writing thank you notes.