I’ve previously posted in this blog, and written in my books, about how I use the concept of “gratitude” with students. With Thanksgiving coming up tomorrow, I thought I’d bring those resources together in a short “The Best…” list to make them more easily accessible.

You might also be interested in My Best Posts On Why It’s Important To Be Positive In Class.

Here my choices for The Best Resources On “Gratitude”:

I’ve written three posts on the subject:

New Gratitude Interactive

On Gratitude

Gratitude Letters and Student Achievement

A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day was just published by John Tierney in The New York Times. It provides a good overview of recent research, along with recommendations.

Why Your Negative Outlook is Killing Your Career is a very useful article reviewing research on the issue, and how showing more “gratitude” can impact a person’s life.

The Neuroscience of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier is another useful review of research.

The Benefits of Thanks comes from Scientific American, and gives a brief overview of gratitude research.

What Are You Grateful For? is from The New York Times Learning Network.

You could end a lesson on gratitude with this video (I’d suggest beginning at the 4:20 mark). Thanks to Nancy Flanagan for the suggestion.

Why you should give thanks this Thursday—and always is a review of recent research on gratitude, and appeared in Scientific American.

After the Turkey, How to Cultivate Gratitude in Kids is from TIME.

“Share your Good News, and You [ & Others ] will be Better Off”

Fostering A Culture Of Gratitude comes from The Harvard Business Review.

Feedback on this topic are welcome!

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