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50TeacherWell-Being
tActivity:Oneofthemostefectivewaysofboostingpositivityistoengagein
gratitudepractices(e.g.,Frohetal.,2009).Regulargratitudepracticeshabituate
ustorecognisingmorepositivesinourlivesandlearningtoappreciatethem
moreconsciouslybysavouringtheirpresenceinourlives.Terearemanyforms
ofgratitudepracticesyoucandowithlearnerssuchaskeepingadailygratitude
journalwheretheynotedownthreethingseachdaytheyarethankfulforor
keepingagratitudejarwheretheyaddanoteonaslipofpapereverydayof
thingstheyaregratefulfor.Tesetwooptionsalsoprovidearesourceofpositivity
torevisitifemotionsaretakingadip.Learnerscanalsothinkofsomebodyin
theirliveswhomtheyaregratefulforandwritethemalettertellingthemhow
thankfultheyareforthispersonandwhy.Tisapproachbenefitsboththegiver
andreceiverofgratitude.
tActivity:Savouringreferstouthecapacitytoattendto,appreciate,andenhance
thepositiveexperiencesinlife”(Bryant&Vernof,2007,p.xi).Ashumans,
wearegifedtobeabletomentallyengageintimetravel.Tismeanswecan
revisitpastpositiveexperiences,slowdowntimetoconsciouslyandmindfully
appreciatepositivemomentsinthepresent,andlookforwardtofuturepositive
experienceswithhopeandpositiveanticipation.Withlearners,wecanhelp
themrememberpleasantmemoriesthroughstory-tellingaboutpositivepast
experiencesorusingtheirimaginationandvisiontoimaginepositivefuture
experiences.Teseideascanbeusedinwritingorspeakingactivitieswithlearn-
erssharingtheirpositivestoriesandsavouringeachother’s.Learnerscanalso
beaskedtosavouramomentinthepresent.Teycanchooseanactivityoutof
schooltofocusonsuchasdoingahobbyorhavingamealwithone’sfamily.
Teyshouldtaketimetoslowdownandconsciouslysavourtheexperience,
thinkingaboutalltheir5sensesastheydoso.Teycanthenreportbackin
classonwhattheynoticedwhilesavouringtheirmomentofpositivityandthey
canoferadvicetopeersabouthowtheywereabletobecomemoremindfuland
appreciativeinthepresent.
tProject:Everyoneknowsthatsmilingandlaughingboostyourmood,release
endorphinsinthebrain,andarecontagiousforthosearound.Studentscan
workonaprojecttocollecttogethersomeoftheirfavouritefunnythings-
thesecanbejokes,comedymemes,excerptsoffilmsorTVprogrammes,or
cartoons.Studentscanprepareaportfoliooflaughterreflectingonwhatthey
findfunnyandwhy.Dependingontheirlevelofproficiency,theycanalsotake
amorecriticalstancetounderstandingtheculturalcharacterofhumourana-
lysingexamplesfortheirculturalcontentorcreatingtheirownfunnystories
andmemes.
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