Gratitude is linked to happiness so teaching students to practice gratitude is important for helping them grow up to be happier people.

• Create a bulletin board with a big tree on it.
• Discuss with students what gratitude is, what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like.
• Ask the students submit messages of gratitude to their classroom teacher, principal, or other staff members.
• Staff members will take these messages of gratitude and put them onto the tree bulletin board.
• As the tree branches grow, staff members can share the messages on social media pages to increase engagement and excitement among their school.

NOTE: For in-person learning, students can add their own gratitude messages on the tree, or they can participate in the activity of Gratitude Grafitti.