Thanksgiving, on the fourth Thursday of November, is a day for saying thank you. A week of short journal writing before the break gives children time to notice what they are grateful for, from the people in their lives to the small things that are easy to forget.
Five pages for the week before Thanksgiving. Pages 1 to 3 hold six journal prompts, two a page: a person you are thankful for, a place, something easy to forget like clean water or a warm bed, someone who helped you this year, something hard that taught you, and three small things that made you smile. Page 4 describes a meal you love to share with all five senses. Page 5 is a thank-you note to someone who matters to you, to give to them.
Use one prompt a day as a warm-up in the week before Thanksgiving, and give time to share. Model a journal entry of your own first. The thank-you notes are best delivered: to family, a coach, a neighbor or someone at school.
Take turns answering a prompt aloud at dinner, then write. Help your child deliver the thank-you note.
A week of gratitude journal prompts for Thanksgiving, with a five senses page and a thank-you note. Children write about the people, places and small things they are thankful for, describe a meal they love to share and thank someone who matters to them.
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