Gratefulness Acrostic
(Exploration, 15 minutes)
Make an acrostic using the word “Gratefulness” that lists
various people and things your class appreciates.
Sample Acrostic:
Variations:
lMake a list of things for which you are grateful,
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- grandparents, golf, gorillas, grapes
- relatives, rain, running, reading
- aunts, apples, animals, automobiles
- teachers, toys, teeth, trains, tools
- elephants, electricity, exercise, excitement
- family, friends, food, fun, festivals
- uncles, umbrellas, understanding
- light, land, language, lollipops
- neighbors, nationalities, naps, nectarines
- energy, eating, every day!
- smiles, schools, stickers, songs
- salt, sugar, savory sandwiches
beginning with the letter “A” and going
through the whole alphabet.
lStudents can look up various words related to
“gratefulness” in a thesaurus and make a list
of the words they find. Make another acrostic
using words only out of the thesaurus, such as
“thankful” or “appreciation” or “gratitude.”