{"id":796,"date":"2020-05-09T01:07:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T05:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/?page_id=796"},"modified":"2021-08-30T21:34:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T01:34:14","slug":"the-book-of-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/positive-motivation-and-perseverance\/expressing-gratitude\/the-book-of-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"The book of gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='accordion md-accordion' id='accordion0' role='tablist' aria-multiselectable='true'><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Instructions-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneInstructions-0' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapseOneInstructions-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Instructions<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneInstructions-0' class='collapse show' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneInstructions-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><ul>\n<li>Over the year, have students document things they are grateful for (notes, images, pictures, etc.) and compile them as an individual or class\u00a0keepsake (book, box, binder, website, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Post in a collaborative collage on a class board.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage students to also read the comments of others from past classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Adaptations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneAdaptations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneAdaptations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Adaptations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneAdaptations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneAdaptations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><ul>\n<li>Provide students with a template to follow that is developmentally appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Assign or have students volunteer to monitor and complete the class scrapbook.<\/li>\n<li>An occasional teacher could have students create a page of things they are grateful for in their classroom\/with their educator and have students &#8220;leave&#8221; it for the classroom educator to find when they return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Evidence-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneEvidence-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneEvidence-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Evidence<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneEvidence-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneEvidence-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Gratitude is a concept related to the positive psychology movement and reflects the value that has been shown in holding an optimistic worldview. Many evidence-based programs that are designed to enhance optimism and reduce depressive symptoms have activities that help students to \u201cfind the silver lining\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Toepfer, et al. (2012) found that writing letters of gratitude had, over time, a positive impact on individual well-being and supported a decrease in depressive symptoms (not a measure of major depression). Identifying gratitude and sharing it with another was found to benefit not only the individual but also the receiver (Kleinman, et al., 2013).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='References-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneReferences-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneReferences-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> References<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneReferences-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneReferences-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Kleiman, E. M., Adams, L. M.,\u00a0Kashdan, T. B., &amp;\u00a0Riskind, J. H. (2013). Gratitude and grit indirectly reduce risk of suicidal ideations by enhancing meaning in life: Evidence for a mediated moderation model.\u00a0<i>Journal of Research in Personality, 47<\/i>(5), 539-546.<\/p>\n<p>Toepfer, S. M.,\u00a0Cichy, K., &amp; Peters, P. (2012). Letters of gratitude: Further evidence for author benefits.\u00a0<i>Journal of Happiness Studies, 13<\/i>(1), 187-201.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help students intentionally notice the positive elements in their day and shift the balance towards optimism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":799,"parent":307,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"practice-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,45,32,47,221,239],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-796","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intermediate","category-junior","category-positive-motivation-and-perseverance","category-primary","category-promote","category-virtual-option"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3014,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/796\/revisions\/3014"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}