Three good things
Card 2 of 52
Put it on the board and read it out. Nothing to prepare.
Before we pack up, bring to mind three small things that went well today. Ordinary moments count, and they do not need to matter to anyone else.
If you are comfortable, share one of them with the person next to you and listen to one of theirs.
Keep the other two for yourself. Taking part silently also counts.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Some students need an example first. Accept ordinary answers, and let anyone take part silently.
The skill of celebration. Joyfully acknowledging and appreciating the good in your life and the lives of others, both small and big.
What good in your own or someone else's life could you pause to notice and appreciate today, before rushing to what's next?
The skill of celebration
Joyfully acknowledging and appreciating the good in your life and the lives of others, both small and big.
Try it yourself first
“What They Did, Out Loud” takes a few quiet minutes, just for you, before you teach it. Nothing you write in it is saved or sent.
Adapting it
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There is a full lesson on this skill, about 40 minutes.
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