Feelings and kindness
My Feelings Weather Report
Show today’s feelings as weather: sunny, cloudy, stormy or something brand new.
Thinking sheet · Feelings and kindness
Little Things That Make Me Happy
List ten small things that make you smile, from warm socks to a good joke, and draw your favorite.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Kids practice
- gratitude, positive thinking, listing
What kids do
“Big things are great, but little things count too. What makes you smile?”
- Little happy things
- More!
- Draw your favorite one
- One little happy thing I can give someone else:
How to run it
- Brainstorm silly small joys together: the smell of rain, a new crayon.
- Kids can draw instead of writing in the list.
- Revisit the list on a hard day.
Talk about it
- Did anyone have the same happy thing as you?
- Which happy thing is free?
- How can we add little happy things to our class day?
Take it further
Make a class “happy jar” with one thing from each list.
Pairs well with
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