Q: Why did the speech therapist use gratitude activities?
- Aug 20, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 25, 2025
A: Because she wanted to give thanks for every sound decision.
We all know the feeling.
The year starts and you have 43 e-mails lined up (mostly from Frank) about future meetings (that will inevitably change dates 8 times), 22 assessments with a 30-day deadline and a whole lotta speech students with sand in their shoes and mischief in their eyes.
It's hard to make the right decision with all these things on our plates. That's where gratitude activities can help!
In this post you will learn tips and tricks to help you and your students build a gratitude mindset using mindfulness and other helpful strategies!
Gratitude Activities | Gratitude Jar By Gina Britt
The Gratitude Jar is a simple way to “jar up” all the good things in life. Write something you are grateful for on a ticket, stick it on the jar, and read it out loud. It’s one of those gratitude activities for kids that also works perfectly as a speech therapy exercise. You can work on articulation, intelligibility, increasing volume, slowing down your speech or grammar by putting these words into a sentence—because you can’t preserve too much thankfulness
Gratitude Activities | 6 Meditations For Kids By Gina Britt
Meditations aren’t always direct gratitude activities, but they help children notice and stay in the present moment. Being present makes it easier to recognize and appreciate everyday blessings. Combining mindfulness with gratitude exercises deepens awareness and thankfulness.
Gratitude Activities | How SLPs can develop a mindfulness practice to reduce stress By Gina Britt
During our busy days as SLPs it's hard to find time to de-stress. Take a minute to read through this list to find simple and effective ways to infuse some mindfulness into your day! As you become more mindful, you will find things to be grateful for! It will have a ripple effect on those around you :)
Gratitude Activities | Cute Gratitude Activities For Kids By Positive Psychology
This website is filled with helpful and easy-to-read ideas on gratitude activities for kids from journaling, rock painting, thank-you notes, classroom collages, acts of kindness and more!
Gratitude Activities | How To Explain Mindfulness To A Five Year Old By Gina Britt
This is a cute and simple way to explain the concept of mindfulness to a five-year old. Help them become aware so they can expand upon their feelings of gratitude!
Gratitude Activities For Children To Do At School By Teach To Love Learning
This website has cute gratitude activities including scavenger hunts, ways to improve gratitude toward ourselves through journals, and more!
Gratitude Activities For Children To Do At Home
In order to practice gratitude, we have to have mindfulness or awareness of the things we have in life! These simple mindfulness practices will enhance self-awareness of all the positive things we have around us.
Thank you for stopping by to read about gratitude activities!
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