Gratitude in the Classroom

Part of my SEL implementation plan was highs/lows every Monday/Tuesday depending on our class cycle. The goal of this is to get to know students better. This Monday, the 19th, and Tuesday the 20th, are our last days before Thanksgiving break.
What: Instead of highs and lows from the weekend, we will do something we are thankful for outside of school. Getting these high level academic minds out of school for a bit can really help them center as actual people and not just students.
Update:
So what?
They were so cute about this! I really liked simple things they were thankful for.
Now what?
I think I'll carry this with me to my next institution and make it an annual Thanksgiving tradition.

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