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Instructional Video

Young Peace Leaders: Cultivating Gratitude

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A brief video features a group of middle schoolers that created flags designed to express their gratitude. Participants take viewers through their activity including key discussion points and the revealing of their finished products.

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Concepts

gratitude, expressing feelings, feelings, emotional development, emotions, identifying emotions, social-emotional learning, social awareness, self-awareness, kindness, appreciation, respect

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Flip your classroom—assign the video for homework, direct pupils to watch it before an in-class activity
Post discussion questions on the classroom blog, assign learners questions to respond to then reply to their peers
Create a gratitude-themed bulletin board, showcase scenes from the video alongside quotes

Classroom Considerations

Check out the Teaching Tips page for instructional ideas to add to the learning experience

Pros

The video is uplifting
Most of the dialogue is provided by the middle schoolers, making the video more related to young viewers

Cons

None

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