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5 Techniques to Be Happy | SEL & Mindfulness Activities

Five happiness techniques for SEL, covering gratitude, meditation, journaling, exercise and kindness, each paired with a short writing, drawing or video reflection task.
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Topic
mindfulness, ESL
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5 Techniques to Be Happy teaches students about mindfulness and social-emotional wellbeing. This PDF packet provides 5 research-based happiness techniques that build gratitude, emotional intelligence, and positive thinking. Students will learn about meditation, journaling, exercise, acts of kindness, and more through informational pages and reflective writing prompts. Educators can implement these printable activities in small groups, whole class discussions, or independent practice to nurture students' self-awareness and coping skills. With engaging self-reflection and SEL lessons, this resource helps create more positive, mindful classrooms.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Write about things they are grateful for
  • Describe how they felt after a guided meditation

Teaching tips

  • Internet access is needed for the linked TED talk, meditation and workout videos.

Skills covered

  • Reflective writing — recording a takeaway from a TED talk and three gratitude sentences
  • Self-awareness — noting feelings after a meditation and recalling a good memory in words or pictures

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Gratitude
  • Mindfulness
  • Meditation
  • Kindness
  • Journaling

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