Three good things
The 'three good things' activity encourages students to share good things that have happened in their life with other students which can help build relationships and connections.
Year level
7-12
Duration
5 minutes
Type
In class activity
Online learning
SEL Competencies
Self-awareness
Learning intention
students reflect on positive things in their lives and share.
Key outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
reflect on good things that have happened in their lives
deliberately practise gratitude, increasing their wellbeing and happiness.
Materials needed
A4 paper/Microsoft Word or student workbooks
Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Analyse and reflect on the influence of values and beliefs on the development of identities (AC9HP8P01)
Analyse factors that influence emotional responses and devise strategies to self-manage emotions (AC9HP8P06)
Refine, evaluate and adapt strategies for managing changes and transitions (AC9HP10P02)
Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities
Personal and Social Capability:
Self-awareness
Self-management
Critical and Creative Thinking:
Generating
Reflecting
NSW PDHPE Syllabus
Examines and evaluates strategies to manage current and future challenges (PD4-1)
Assesses their own and others’ capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges (PD5-1)
Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Investigate the impact of transition and change on identities (VCHPEP123)
Evaluate situations and propose appropriate emotional responses and then reflect on possible outcomes of different responses to health and wellbeing (VCHPEP147)
Activity 1
Instructions
5 minutes
Explain to students that when we reflect on things that we’re grateful for, it can improve our general mood and wellbeing.
Ask students to take five minutes to think about and write down three things they are grateful for.
Each student should then share their three good things with five randomly selected students in the class.
Discuss as a group whether there were any similarities and differences between the students’ answers.
Debrief:
This activity encourages students to reflect on some of the good things that have happened in their day or week. By deliberately cultivating gratitude, students can increase their wellbeing and happiness.
