Learning to Live with Gratitude and Intention with Nicole Thomson [IEP 184]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are all in the middle of the adventure that has become this school year. The only certainty seems to be that uncertainty continues, and we have to make adjustments along the way. Gratitude is a mindset that has become more relevant than ever, and teaching gratitude practices can help set our students up for success in the classroom right now and in their lives for the future. Join us for a closer look at learning to live with gratitude and intention!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nicole Thomson is a wife, mom, teacher, author, and entrepreneur in Ontario, Canada. She co-authored the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Love Math Journal</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and wrote the children’s book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Little Things: Finding Gratitude in Life’s Simple Moments.</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">As a new business owner of The Fulfilled Classroom, Nicole uses her talents to help teachers live better lives. Her focus is on living with gratitude, setting intentions, and finding fulfillment in and out of the classroom.</span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get to know Nicole, a lifelong teacher from the kindergarten to college level</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is gratitude, and why is it important for our students?</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why gratitude has to be practiced before it becomes second nature</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How gratitude benefits kids from a young age</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Examples of gratitude practices for the classroom: read-aloud books, sharing verbally, bulletin boards to highlight gratitude, challenges for students to notice the little things each day, etc.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to use things you hear and things you see as triggers for moments of gratitude</span></li> <li><span style="font-