So my teacher introduced us to a Gratitude Grid, since a lot of my coursework is online or hybrid classes I don’t get to interact with many of the other students often. The staff got together and decided to do a Gratitude Grid on Flipgrid to allow for people to talk about ways they can show gratitidue and things they are grateful for. Its been fun to see some of the other videos. I haven’t posted one yet because I hate making videos of myself but I thought I’d share some of the prompts!
– Share a video of the food you are most grateful for
haha I love food. I am self proclaimed foodie so talking about all the food I love isn’t hard. BUT sitting there and thinking about what food I am most grateful for is not as easy. I decided on avocados. Random but true. I absolutely love avocados on things, in things, and by themselves. Not only do I love the way it tastes but I love how much it helps my hair & skin and body in general when I am eating enough of it.
– Share one way you can show gratitude today.
I think the most simple way is to just say Thank You. We forget that we don’t always have to do something extra special to show someone we appreciate their effort/time. So just saying Thank You is huge.
– Who is one teacher that you have had that you are forever grateful for? Why?
Ooh man. I feel I am fortunate in that I had some amazing teachers growing up. The one I am most thankful for is actually my High School English Teacher Mr. Downing. He is a former basketball player and you can actually read an article from the Chicago Tribune from a few years ago that talks about him. Let me tell you, I always loved reading and writing but he was the kindest and most inspiring teacher I had in High School and is probably one of the top reasons I finally decided to become an English teacher.
– What is one small pleasure you are grateful for?
Hmmm…I think I would go with time. Time is the thing I am most grateful for because we often are so busy and working so hard and getting things done and there just isn’t enough time. Also, I recognize that I am privileged enough to have time because I can afford it. Time to do whatever I want is so important and necessary for my mental health.
So those are some of the prompts. I might just suck it up and post a few videos on the grid…have to comb my hair first though!
Answer some of these, let me know what kinds of things you are grateful for!
I think that the art of writing thank you notes in dying and should be brought back asap. I think it makes the writer feel good and gracious, and it makes the receiver know that their time/money/effort was appreciated; enough so that someone took time to express their thanks