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Seeing The Good In Others Lesson PlanSeeing The Good In Others Lesson Plan
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Greater Good Science Center
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6th - 12th
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Social & Emotional Learning
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Seeing The Good In Others

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Showing gratitude is an intentional act and it's the glue in relationships. That's the big idea in a lesson for tween and teens. Scholars leave post-it thank you notes on other's character strength posters that acknowledge those strengths.

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Concepts

self-awareness, social-emotional learning, gratitude, casel, relationship skills

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • If there is not enough time to read either "How Full is Your Bucket," by Tom Rath or Carol McCloud's "Growing Up with A Bucket Full of Happiness" use the excerpts provided with the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires class members strengths poster from Lesson 1 and post-its notes—enough for every learner
  • The third lesson in the Gratitude Curriculum series
  • Teachers are asked to share their posters too
  • Make sure that every participant gets something written on their poster

Pros

  • The lesson emphasizes seeing the positives in life and others

Cons

  • None

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