Let’s Be Grateful for Water!
Posted by Iman RastiSitting in their chairs and listening to the relaxing music in the background, my fifth graders enjoyed some mindful moments by reflecting on and expressing gratitude for water: “Let’s be grateful for water. Let’s be grateful for all the major bodies of water in the world. Let’s try visualizing some of them one by one. Let’s be grateful for the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Let’s be grateful for the Great Lakes: Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior. Let’s be grateful for Gulf of Mexico. Let’s be grateful for the longest rivers in the United States: Missouri River and Mississippi River and their tributaries. Let’s be grateful for the Long Island Sound. Let’s be grateful for the Connecticut River System…”
This mindfulness activity served as an introduction to a lesson on Bodies of Water in social studies. The students became very receptive to the whole learning process during that period and had an outstanding performance in the class!
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