Classroom activities

Quick wellbeing activities for the start of the day

A short, consistent start helps students settle, connect and get ready to learn. Each of these takes five minutes or less.

  1. Feelings check-in. Students show how they feel with a colour, a number or a picture.
  2. One good thing. Each student shares one good thing from yesterday or this morning.
  3. Mindful minute. One minute of slow breathing with eyes closed or lowered.
  4. Gratitude question of the day. A simple prompt, such as "Who helped you this week?"
  5. Kindness intention. Each student decides one kind thing they will do today.

GWG HQ includes daily check-ins, where you choose what to capture and the data stays private to you, and a lesson adapter to turn any lesson into a five minute version.

Why schools trust GWG

  • Listed on the Victorian Government Schools Mental Health Menu
  • Listed on the South Australian Department for Education External Wellbeing Programs Directory
  • Included in ACER's national Wellbeing Program Guide
  • Evaluated in a cluster randomised controlled trial in Australian primary schools
  • Australian Government funded: Naturally Brave (2024 to 2026), a disaster resilience program for primary schools in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, delivered with Bushfire Kids Connect and Makers Empire through the National Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Ready Fund, with support from SAFECOM, the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and the NSW Reconstruction Authority
  • South Australian Government funded: funding to the Adelaide Crows to expand Growing With Gratitude into more South Australian schools, with a focus on regional communities
  • More than 1 million students across 1,205 schools in 80+ countries have been part of a GWG presentation, workshop, online program or event

Try it first

Teachers can create a free GWG HQ account and try lessons in their classroom before the school makes any decision. School options are quoted to suit what you already have in place, with discounts available for smaller schools.

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