Classroom activities

Gratitude activities for Years 3 to 6

Older primary students can reflect more deeply, write about gratitude and turn it into action for others.

  1. Gratitude journals. Two minutes, three times a week: students write one thing they are grateful for and why it mattered.
  2. Gratitude letters. Students write a letter to someone who has made a difference to them, and deliver it if they choose.
  3. Gratitude scavenger hunt. Students find something in the school they are grateful for that starts with each letter of a word.
  4. Reframe it. Take a frustrating moment and find one thing to be grateful for within it.
  5. Class gratitude wall. A shared space where students add notes of thanks to classmates throughout the term.

GWG HQ includes lessons, games and posters for Years 3 to 6, plus an assessment generator and planners.

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