Gratitude Scavenger Hunt for Intermediate Grades Character Education at Birchwood Elementary School.

Directions - Click here to download and print a sheet for recording your answers. (PDF file)
Click on the blue underlined links to find the answers to the questions. Record your answers on the work sheet.

1. What is the definition of gratitude?_________________________________________________________

2. Use the thesaurus to write 3 synonyms for gratitude?

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3. Instead of Niskayuna, you could live in Gratitude, Thankful, or Thanksgiving.
Write the states where these towns are located.
Gratitude___________________________
Thankful____________________________
Thanksgiving_________________________

4. PUT YOUR HEAD PHONES ON FOR THIS ONE.
If you could send this message to anyone, who would it be?____________________________________________

5. What is the purpose of Operation Gratitude?___________________________________________________

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6. Explain what you think this quote about silent gratitude means?______________________________________

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7. What would you have to do in order to change this wreath to a Gratitude Wreath? _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________

8. List 3 reasons why you should write Thank-You notes?

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9. Which is better...an email thank you note or a hand written note? ____________________________________

Why?________________________________________________________________________________

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10. PUT YOUR HEAD PHONES ON FOR THIS ONE.
Watch the movie at this site. Then fill in the blank with one difficulty or problem you are grateful for and tell why.

I am grateful for ________________________________________________________________________

because _______________________________________________________________________________

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11. PUT YOUR HEAD PHONES ON FOR THIS ONE.
Watch the movie at this site and read the explanation of Random Thanks. Then answer the question below.

What good do you think could come from giving a Random Act of Thanks to a stranger? _____________________

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Updated by Mrs. Disque, November 2010.