Lesson Plan

Gratitude Lesson Plan: Bigs Edition

Read the research, test it on yourself, and bind a journal worth keeping.

This is the Bigs Edition of Gratitude: one ready-to-teach week written just for grades 7-8. Every day follows the same rhythm: Reading on Monday, Writing and Words on Tuesday, Science and Math on Wednesday, a Hands-on Project on Thursday, and Show and Tell on Friday.

The big question: Can a five-minute daily habit really change how you see your life, and how would you prove it?

The Week

• Mon: Words Before All Else (Reading) • Tue: Three Levels of Thanks (Writing & Words) • Wed: Counting Blessings, Your Data (Science & Math) • Thu: Stitch Your Own Journal (Hands-on Project) • Fri: The Gratitude Visit (Show & Tell)

Teaching more than one level? The all-levels edition of Gratitude has Littles (K-3), Middles (4-6) and Bigs (7-8) in one file, so siblings or a mixed classroom can study the same topic together.

Perfect for homeschool families, grade 7-8 classrooms, co-ops and substitute plans.

What's inside

• 5 ready-to-teach days for Bigs (grades 7-8), about 90 to 120 minutes a day
• Experiment: Counting Blessings: A Self-Study
• My Gratitude Journal: a 7-day journal, 12 prompt cards and a scavenger hunt
• A Thank-You Letter page, built to be delivered
• Cut-and-sort page: Three Levels of Thanks
• Writing page: One Person, One Page
• Hands-on project: Pamphlet-Stitched Journal
• Word search, crossword, scramble and secret code puzzles
• 8 fact cards, 9 vocabulary cards and a book list of 5 titles
• A certificate and an answer key for the grown-up

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