Thankful Hearts: A Song and Story Lesson

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 2:05 Video
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Lesson Description

A Pre-K lesson focused on understanding and expressing gratitude using a song and activities based on the 'I Am Thankful' video by Bubbly Vee.

Video Resource

I Am Thankful / A Song for Children

Bubbly Vee

Duration: 2:05
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Key Concepts

  • Gratitude
  • Identifying things to be thankful for
  • Expressing feelings of thankfulness

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify at least three things they are thankful for.
  • Students will be able to express their gratitude through singing, speaking, or drawing.
  • Students will be able to recognize and repeat rhyming words from the song.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what the word 'thankful' means. Discuss things that make them happy. Introduce the 'I Am Thankful' song by Bubbly Vee and explain that it's about all the good things in our lives.
  • Video Viewing (3 mins)
    Play the 'I Am Thankful' video. Encourage students to listen carefully to the words and watch the visuals.
  • Song and Discussion (7 mins)
    Sing the song together as a class. After singing, discuss the things Bubbly Vee is thankful for (food, love, brain, land). Ask students to repeat the lines after you.
  • Group Sharing (10 mins)
    Divide students into small groups. Have each student share one thing they are thankful for. Prompt them with examples if needed (e.g., family, toys, friends, pets).
  • Thankful Art (10 mins)
    Provide each student with paper and crayons. Ask them to draw a picture of something they are thankful for. Encourage them to label their picture (with help if needed).
  • Closing (5 mins)
    Have a few students share their drawings and explain what they are thankful for. Reiterate the importance of being thankful every day, not just on holidays.

Interactive Exercises

  • Rhyme Time
    Identify rhyming words from the song (e.g., eat/eat, share/share, use/use, see/see). Say a word and ask the students to say the word that rhymes with it in the song. Then, introduce new rhyming pairs (e.g., cat/hat, dog/log) and have students repeat them.
  • Thankful Charades
    Write down things children might be thankful for on slips of paper (e.g., toys, family, food, books). Have students take turns acting out the item, and the other students guess what it is. After guessing correctly, have the guessing student say 'I am thankful for [item]'.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to be thankful?
  • What are some things that make you happy?
  • What is your favorite part of the song?
  • What is one thing you are thankful for today?

Skills Developed

  • Active Listening
  • Expressing Gratitude
  • Verbal Communication
  • Creative Expression
  • Social Skills
  • Rhyming

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to be thankful?

Correct Answer: To be happy for what you have

Question 2:

In the song, what is Bubbly Vee thankful for?

Correct Answer: Food

Question 3:

Can you be thankful for your family?

Correct Answer: Yes

Question 4:

What is one part of your body that Bubbly Vee mentions in her song?

Correct Answer: Brain

Question 5:

What does Bubbly Vee use her brain with?

Correct Answer: Books

Question 6:

What grows on the land that Bubbly Vee is thankful for?

Correct Answer: Flowers

Question 7:

Can you be thankful for your toys?

Correct Answer: Yes

Question 8:

Is it important to only be thankful one day a year?

Correct Answer: No

Question 9:

Who sings the 'I Am Thankful' song?

Correct Answer: Bubbly Vee

Question 10:

What do you do when the food goes in your tummy?

Correct Answer: Say yummy yummy

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

I am ________ for the food I get to eat.

Correct Answer: thankful

Question 2:

I am thankful for the _________ I get to share.

Correct Answer: love

Question 3:

I am thankful for my ________ I get to use.

Correct Answer: brain

Question 4:

I am thankful for the ________ I get to see.

Correct Answer: land

Question 5:

When food goes in my tummy, I say ______ ______.

Correct Answer: yummy yummy

Question 6:

The song tells us to be thankful for our ________.

Correct Answer: food

Question 7:

Trees, flowers, and grass grow on the ________.

Correct Answer: land

Question 8:

I am thankful for my __________ and friends.

Correct Answer: family

Question 9:

I like to share ________ with my family.

Correct Answer: love

Question 10:

I can use my brain to read __________.

Correct Answer: books

Educational Standards

PK.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon rules with prompting. PK.1.S.2:Students will engage in collaborative discussions about various topics and texts, including their own writing, with peers and adults in small and large groups with prompting. PK.2.F.2:Students will chorally recite familiar texts (e.g., rhymes, songs, poetry, etc.). PK.3.R.2:Students will answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, and when) about texts, photographs, or illustrations during shared reading or other text experiences with prompting. PK.8.W:Students will begin to express their ideas using a combination of drawing and emergent writing with prompting.

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