GAME # 1
The Best Thing About…
Objective: To help kids practice focusing on what they are grateful for!
1) Write the following down on a sheet of paper for the kids to see -
Let’s be grateful for those who give us happiness;
they are the gardeners who make our soul bloom.
- Marcel Proust
2) (Read aloud slowly or paraphrase: )
There’s always something to complain about and something to be grateful for!
This is a game where we’ll split the kids/family into two teams. Read a list of things or people’s names (like, “Oprah”) and each person has to say one good quality or thing they appreciate about that person or thing within three seconds. If they are successful, the team gets a point. If they are not, the team has to pass and the other team gets to answer about that same person or item.
If the answer seems even a little bit sarcastic or insincere, the team will have to pass. For example, if I said, “Trees,” you could answer:
- They slow the wind or
- They clean the air or
- They give a home to the birds
Next… Begin reading the items on Worksheet #14A one at a time. When you get to the end of the list the winning team gets bragging rights!)
Worksheet #14A:
The Best Thing About…
Kids / team members have three seconds to complete the phrase, “The best thing about ___ is.” Repeats or mimicking of a previous answer will cause them to lose their turn!
- Our country
- Our planet
- Dogs
- Birds
- Rainy days
- Shopping Malls
- Parents
- My body
- My book bag
- Television
- My name
- Cars
- This classroom
- My hands
- This school
- This town/city
- My neighborhood
- Kleenex
- Music
- Movies
- My brain
- The President
- Computer Games
- Cell Phones
- Mondays
- Sundays
- Today
- Right Now
- Boys
- Girls
- Teachers
- Sisters and Brothers
- Paper Clips
- Rubber Bands
How could you add to or improve on this game? We’d love to hear your suggestions!
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Author Bio: J.J. Morgan is a Freelance Writer and Editor of SmexyMom. She is also the owner of Parchment, a custom stationery boutique and online shop in Los Angeles catering to celebrity clientele.
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Great post! Thank you for the link to my post.
How do I buy your book on gratitude games?
Thank you for this.. I will be trying it tomorrow in my class..
thanks once again!