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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- Preparation
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- Subject
- Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Topic
- mindfulness, ESL
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What's inside this resource
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.
In the classroom
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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