Southview Elementary Students Teach Gratitude

Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Southview Elementary may be helping people in the district live happier lives. It started with a challenge: How might we spread gratitude in our community?  

It is a proven fact that those who live grateful lives are generally happier people. So, Southview students got to work on how to spread gratitude in the community.

Students worked in teams to create prototypes to visualize gratitude and create reminders to be grateful. They used what’s called the Human-Centered Design process and showcased their ideas in a community gallery.

Students worked on this project in partnership with All’s Well, a local nonprofit organization focused on improving the mental and physical health of everyone in the area.

Many of their creations were on display in the community during the last weeks of the school year. The students and All's Well encourage you to try to incorporate these concepts into your daily life.

• GRATITUDE JARS will encourage people to thank one another.
• GRATITUDE FLIPPERS, or flip books, will teach about different aspects of gratitude.
• GRATITUDE BRACELETS can be given to someone you are grateful for and then they can pass it on.
• GRATITUDE GAME includes spaces that say something to brighten someone’s day.
• GRATITUDE FRISBEE includes compliments for the receiver.
• THE CARING COMIC reminds people to be nice no matter the situation.
• GRATITUDE TRAIN delivers heart stickers to wear to remind us to be thankful.
• GRATITUDE SNOWMAN will bring happiness to those in the hospital.
• GRATITUDE COFFEE CUP Grab a warm fuzzy out of the Gratitude Coffee cup and give it to someone with a compliment.
• GRATITUDE BAKERY includes gratitude quotes to say “Thanks!”