Week 26
Grade 3 & 4·Year 3 · Year 4
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Week Twenty Six celebrates the life skill of gratitude, inspired by Saturn and its shimmering rings, which remind us that thankfulness radiates outward and brings people closer together. Across this week, students explore gratitude through joyful play, creative expression, and mindful movement. From sharing thankful thoughts in Gratitude Balloon Toss to reflecting on meaningful moments in My Thankful Hand, children learn that appreciation can be spoken, drawn, felt, and shared. Each activity invites students to pause, notice the good around them, and experience the warm connection that comes with acknowledging the people, places, and things that make life special.
This week also nurtures calmness, kindness, and emotional awareness. Stretch and Say Thanks blends gentle physical movement with reflective gratitude, helping students connect their bodies with positive thoughts. Thank You Space Power Cubes allow students to turn gratitude into action by creating thoughtful tokens for someone they appreciate. Together, these experiences build confidence, strengthen relationships, and remind students that gratitude is more than a feeling, it’s something we can practise and express every day. Like Saturn’s rings, gratitude circles outwards, creating harmony, connection, and joy throughout the classroom community.
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Personal & Social Capability and HPE Version 2.0, VCAA, used by Victorian schools.
- VC2CP4O01Similarities and differences between individuals and groups based on factors such as sex, age, ability, language, culture and religion.
- VC2CP4S03Strategies for developing and using personal strengths to support themselves and others; strategies for developing personal interests.
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- VC2CP4O01Similarities and differences between individuals and groups based on factors such as sex, age, ability, language, culture and religion.