Gratitude Activities for Staff & Students
by Kelly Campman, FOR Club Director
1. Create a “Gratitude Book.”
Keep this in a common area. Encourage staff and students to write a specific statement of gratitude each week. Choose a statement to share each week.
2. Encourage students and staff to write in “Gratitude Journals.”
Write down detailed things that make life worth living in at least 5 sentences.
3. Provide “Gratitude Prompts” for students each day and for staff prior to staff meetings.
Make time to share.
- I’m grateful for my friendship with…because…
- I’m grateful for my family…because…
- Three things that I’m grateful for at my house…
- Three things I’m grateful that I am able to do…
4. Write and Personally Deliver “Gratitude Letters.”
Take the time to let the people in your life know that you are thankful/grateful for them.
5. Develop and Model an “Attitude of Gratitude.”
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“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.“
– William Arthur Ward