Celebrate thankfulness and creativity with this Gratitude Jar and Leaves Craft, perfect for grades 1–5!

This hands-on activity helps students reflect on gratitude, express appreciation, and build classroom community while coloring and writing.

✅ What You Can Do:

• Create up to three jars, each holding nine leaves.
• Group your students into three teams, giving each group a jar and nine leaves to decorate and write on.
• Students can write short gratitude sentences on the leaves and add their names to the jar for a personal touch.

✅ What’s Included:

• 1 Gratitude Jar design
• 27 themed Gratitude Leaves (enough for three jars)
• Detailed instructions for preparation and assembly

✅ Before You Begin:

• Read the instructions carefully to understand how to organize and print the materials.

✅ What Do You Need?

• A printer and standard 8.5 x 11-inch paper (black and white)
• Colored pencils for coloring
• A pen for writing
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Colored construction paper (9x12 inches) for the jar background
• Alternatively, standard 8.5 x 11-inch colored paper (if construction paper is not available)

This activity is ideal for fostering gratitude and teamwork in your classroom. Encourage students to decorate their jars and leaves, write meaningful messages, and share their appreciation with others!

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