Having an “Attitude of Gratitude”      

PEACEFUL WARRIORS ATTITUDE (SECTION #1) – Week 2 – Teacher’s Script

Start the lesson by gathering your students into a tight huddle and ask these three questions:

• What does it mean to have a good attitude?
• Why is it important to have a good attitude?
• Can you give me an example of having a good attitude?

Then share the following story or lesson and ask the questions listed.

This week we are going to talk about having an attitude of gratitude.
Once there were two kids. One of them spent a lot of time thinking about things that made him sad. The other spent a lot of time thinking about things that made him smile.

Which one is the happiest?
Which one would you like to have as a friend?

Poor is the person who spends a lot of time thinking about the things that aren’t right, or thinking about the things that they want, but don’t have.

Wealthy is the person who spends a lot of time having an “Attitude of Gratitude.”

Having an “Attitude of Gratitude” means that you think about whatever is lovely, admirable, excellent or praiseworthy. It is taking time to appreciate your life and all the things you have.

What are you grateful for in life?

(Listen to three or four answers - repeating as necessary.)

For the next week, every morning when you first wake up, I’m going to challenge you to think of five things that you are grateful for.

Conclude this huddle discussion by saying: Repeat after me “I have an attitude of gratitude!”