Mindful Reflection Activity to Express Gratitude - Gratitude Jar
Mindful Reflection Activity to Express Gratitude - Gratitude Jar is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- In advance, gather all of the resources you will need for this activity.
- Distribute one jar and a bunch of short strips of paper to each person.
- Announce that you will soon lead your group through a fun activity to reflect on their achievements and express gratitude.
- Instruct each person to write as many things that they have achieved or are grateful for, one per single strip of paper.
- Frame your group’s reflection as appropriate, eg the most recent group experience.
- Encourage your group to identify those things that they have control over, eg not the weather.
- When ready, invite everyone to place these strips of paper into their jar.
- If desired, invite one or more volunteers to share some of what they contributed to their jar.
- Gratitude Jar Mindful reflection activity to build gratitude & awareness.
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Prompts to use +
Announce that you will soon lead your group through a fun activity to reflect on their achievements and express gratitude.
Instruct each person to write as many things that they have achieved or are grateful for, one per single strip of paper.
Encourage your group to identify those things that they have control over, eg not the weather.
When ready, invite everyone to place these strips of paper into their jar.
If desired, invite one or more volunteers to share some of what they contributed to their jar.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Mindful Reflection Activity to Express Gratitude - Gratitude Jar. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Announce that you will soon lead your group through a fun activity to reflect on their achievements and express gratitude.; Instruct each person to write as many things that they have achieved or are grateful for, one per single strip of paper.; Encourage your group to identify those things that they have control over, eg not the weather.; When ready, invite everyone to place these strips of paper into their jar.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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