GRATITUDE
What is Gratitude?
the strong emotional, cognitive, or appreciative feeling of thankfulness, appreciation, or blessing in response to a gift, kindness, or positive outcome received
What is Empathy?
means understanding and caring about how someone else is feeling.
What is Mindfulness?
ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us
What is Emotional Literacy?
the ability to recognize, understand, express, and manage emotions effectively, as well as empathize with the emotions of others
This is one simple way a Year 8 student could practise gratitude at school each day.
thanking someone, writing something you’re grateful for, or noticing a positive moment?
something you might do to show empathy when a classmate is upset.
Listening, checking in, or offering support?
Being mindful means responding to a situation instead of doing this straight away?
Reacting.
something emotionally literate people can do when they feel angry or upset?
identify how they’re feeling or name the emotion?
Gratitude is part of this wellbeing framework that also includes? Name two other values?
Empathy, Mindfulness
Empathy helps you do this before reacting when someone annoys or frustrates you?
pausing, thinking first, or considering their feelings
This mindfulness strategy involves noticing what you can see, hear, feel, smell, and taste.
The five senses
Emotional literacy helps stop small problems from turning into this.
conflicts, arguments, or bigger problems
Instead of complaining about a bad day, gratitude encourages you to do this with challenges.
finding a positive, reframing the situation, or focusing on what you can learn or appreciate?
This skill involves trying to see a situation through another person’s eyes.
perspective-taking
Mindfulness can help you do this before speaking when you feel angry or frustrated.
pausing, calming down, or thinking first
Being emotionally literate helps you do this instead of reacting without thinking?
pause, think before acting, or respond calmly?
This is how practising gratitude can change the way you respond during conflict with others.
helping you pause, reducing anger, increasing empathy, or shifting focus from blame to understanding?
Empathy can improve relationships by helping to reduce this during disagreements?
conflict, misunderstanding, or blame
One benefit of practising mindfulness regularly is improving this part of your learning at school.
focus, concentration, or attention
how can emotional literacy can help repair a relationship after conflict.?
apologising, forgiving, communicating respectfully, or rebuilding trust?