Hello readers and thank you for stopping by my blog Be The Difference. I am a children’s book author and mother to three young children. I am dedicated to spreading the important messages in my books to children around the world. I strive to make a difference in my own home by spending time teaching my children character traits using age appropriate activities and quality children’s literature. I am sharing these lessons with you, week-by-week so that you can do the same. Let’s provide our children with tools they can use when they go out into the world and face difficult situations. Let’s give them a chance to grow up to be Problem Solvers! I would love to connect with you and continue this conversation—please see links at the bottom of this post— Maria Dismondy
What is Gratitude?
It’s an affirmation of goodness. We affirm that there are good things in the world, gifts and benefits we’ve received.”
From greatergood.berkeley.edu
Book I am using with this lesson:
How I used this book to teach about Gratitude
Book: Read or listen to the book with your child.
Discuss: Make connections with the examples in the book to your own life. Encourage your child to do the same and give examples of what they are thankful for.
Craft: Thank you notes with cute turkey designs.
Activity: A Gratitude Box
Product I’ve created to go along with this lesson: Thankful Bookmarks.
Video to teach Gratitude – Sesame Street
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