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Practicing gratitude can help us feel good in our mind and body. In this activity we explore what is feels like when we think about someone we are grateful for, write a letter to that special someone and, if it's possible, read the letter to that special someone. Writing a gratitude letter benefits both you and the recipient. You both get to receive the love and kindness of this practice! Instructions: 1. Click on the link to watch mindful little's youth and facilitators taking a mindful breath, writing a gratitude letter and practice giving and receiving gratitude letters. 2. Click on to complete the mindful journal responses 3. Press play and take a mindful minute then answer the questions on page 2. 4. Decide if you want to create your own letter using materials from home or if you want to use the letter template created for you using the or 5. Begin or the gratitude letter. 6. Use the or to describe what if felt like or could feel like if you read the gratitude letter aloud to the recipient. 7. Click the to submit to your teacher.