{"id":744,"date":"2020-07-24T21:20:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T01:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/?page_id=744"},"modified":"2021-08-22T16:40:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T20:40:11","slug":"thank-you-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/positive-motivation-and-perseverance\/expressing-gratitude\/thank-you-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you, God!"},"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>To frame the practice, consider reading the suggested supplementary resource as a class or in small groups, and ask students to pick out key ideas through a \u201cthink, pair, share\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>During the day, ask students to write down\/draw in their journal, two things they are grateful for.<\/li>\n<li>May be combined with a gratitude moment\/circle, in which case students can also prepare to share one thing they feel grateful for with the class (\u201cThank you God for\u2026\u201d).<\/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>Gratitude can be expressed through drawings, quotes, pictures, etc., or by having a \u201cgratitude wall\u201d where students can add Post-its describing what they are grateful for that day.<\/li>\n<li>This tool can also be private for each student. It can be referred to if the student is struggling or if they need a positive motivation during their day.<\/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.<\/p>\n<p>Students who were \u201ccounting blessings\u201d reported more gratitude, optimism, life satisfaction and decrease in negative emotions and negative self-concept. The impact, however, was greatest on the increased feelings of school satisfaction (Froh, Sefick &amp; Emmons, 2008).<\/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. NOTE: This is not a measure of major depression, nor is it meant as a treatment for depression.<\/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>Froh, J. J., Sefick, W. J., &amp; Emmons, R. A. (2008). Counting blessings in early adolescents: An experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being. <em>Journal of school psychology, 46<\/em>(2), 213-233.<\/p>\n<p>Toepfer, S. M., Cichy, K., &amp; Peters, P. (2012). Letters of gratitude: Further evidence for author benefits. <em>Journal of Happiness Studies, 13<\/em>(1), 187-201.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Catholic-connection-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Catholic connection<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneCatholic-connection-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Journaling can be a useful tool to reflect upon the many blessings, opportunities, and beauty in the world around us, and form a deeper sense of connectedness to God and others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Catholic-graduation-expectations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Catholic graduation expectations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneCatholic-graduation-expectations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>(5d) A collaborative contributor who finds meaning, dignity, fulfillment and vocation in work which contributes to the common good.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Kindergarten-four-frames-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneKindergarten-four-frames-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneKindergarten-four-frames-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Kindergarten four frames<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneKindergarten-four-frames-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneKindergarten-four-frames-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Belonging and contributing:\u00a0to develop a sense of connectedness to others<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help improve students intentionally notice the positive elements in their day and to shift the balance towards optimism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1907,"parent":272,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"practice-template.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[126,34,38,78,42,130,224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-744","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-include","category-intermediate","category-junior","category-positive-motivation-and-perseverance","category-primary","category-promote","category-virtual-option"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=744"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2811,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/744\/revisions\/2811"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/fw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}