(playful music) - "I'm Thankful" is a happy song that focuses on the many things
we have to be thankful for. It's a great song to explore
the feeling of gratitude, and it's perfect for
singing at Thanksgiving time or anytime you're feeling thankful. It also includes the phrase,
thank you, over and over, giving everyone who sings
along the opportunity to practice that helpful vocabulary. Stay tuned until after the song to learn some fun activities
you can do with "I'm thankful." Now, let's get st
arted. (playful music) ♪ I'm thankful for the flowers ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the trees ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the birds ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the bees ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for my teachers ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for my family ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for my friends ♪ ♪ I'm thankful that you play with me ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the hugs you give ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the things you do ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the love you share ♪ ♪ I'm thankful that you are you ♪ ♪ Thank you, thank you ♪ ♪ Thank you, thank you ♪ ♪ Thank you, th
ank you ♪ ♪ Thank you ♪ (playful music) ♪ I'm thankful for the flowers ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the trees ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the birds ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the bees ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for my teachers ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for my family ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for my friends ♪ ♪ I'm thankful that you play with me ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the hugs you give ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the things you do ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for the love you share ♪ ♪ I'm thankful that you are you ♪ ♪ Thank you, thank you ♪ ♪ Thank you, thank you
♪ ♪ Thank you, thank you ♪ ♪ Thank you ♪ That was, "I'm thankful." This song is a great introduction to teaching the meaning of gratitude. Ask your students what
they feel thankful for and see what they come up with. You can also talk about the different ways we can show our gratefulness, not only to the people around us, but also to our environment. In the song, we sing about being thankful for the birds and the trees,
so have a conversation with your students about
how we can show gratitude fo
r those things in nature too. Once you've discussed the different things you're thankful for, you can make a thankful
pie craft as a class. Here is an example, and you can find the
step-by-step instructions at supersimple.com. This is a great activity
for the week of Thanksgiving when those who celebrate consider the things they're grateful for, and there's usually pie involved too. Come up with a few things
you're grateful for as a class and put them into your pie craft. Then you can move the p
ie each day to reveal another thing
your class is grateful for, and you can have a further
discussion on the topic. You can also have each of your students make a thankful collage. Have them cut out pictures of things they're thankful
for from magazines or photos, and glue them to a piece of paper to make a special artwork of gratitude. They can present their
artwork to the class and explain the different
things they chose to include. Another fun activity
is Thanksgiving Bingo. You can use this
printable
from Super Simple or make your own game cards by adding in your own images to each box. You can either play as a class or give each of your students a game card so they can play on their own. The goal is to spot the
things in real life, kind of like a scavenger hunt, and to mark it off once it's been found. You can work towards four in a row or cover the whole game board. This is a nice activity to encourage little ones
to be on the lookout for the things they
should feel grateful for
and to recognize those
things when we see them. For older students who can write, encourage them to write
a letter to someone they want to say thank you to. It can be for someone
they feel grateful for or for a specific thing
that a person did for them. Just be sure they include those
important words, thank you. We hope you enjoy "I'm thankful." Keep on singing, learning, and having fun. - [Child] Woo!
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