GRATITUDE to Improve Relationships, Foster Optimism, and Promote Better Health
Did you know that thinking or showing gratitude can improve your happiness? Writing a handwritten thank you note or expressing thankfulness in a journal improves your health.
In Lesson G from Powerful You, Grateful Gretta chooses gratitude over self-pity. She noticed that being grateful reduced her anger, won friends, improved manners, relieved stress, and improved resilience.
Below are breathe and stretch videos you can use with Grateful Gretta’s story.
Meet Grateful Gretta and find gratitude quotes, resources, and ideas here: https://www.powerfulyou.info/meet-the-kids/2016/7/31/meet-grateful-gretta
Powerful You is a grab-and-go counseling resource designed to make group and classroom counseling simple, meaningful, and effective. Packed with 26 short, easy-to-use themed lessons, this book helps counselors, educators, and support staff guide students through important life topics with confidence and care.
Each lesson begins with a true story that reflects real challenges children face, followed by engaging turn-and-talk prompts that encourage student reflection, discussion, and connection. Inspiring quotes, hands-on activities, and practical tips are also included for optional lesson extensions.
Created by a school counselor with more than 35 years of experience listening to and supporting children, these lessons align with ASCA National Standards and explore sensitive school and home issues through a child’s perspective. Powerful You gives adults ready-to-use tools to build emotional awareness, resilience, communication skills, and confidence in students.
To bring each lesson to life, companion Powerful You laminated role-playing cards and colorful classroom signs are also available separately. These engaging tools correspond with every lesson and provide an interactive way for students to practice skills, deepen understanding, and reinforce key concepts.
The 26 Classroom Skill Signs from Powerful You (A–Z) are a bright, meaningful addition to your classroom board or home refrigerator!
Each letter features a Powerful You skill and is designed to be displayed after reading and discussing the corresponding Powerful You story. Every sign directly matches a lesson from Powerful You and covers important topics such as friendship, bullying, feelings, leadership, grief, and more.
Using these signs in the classroom (or at home) helps reinforce social-emotional learning concepts, keeps skills visible all year long, and supports ongoing conversations around character and emotional growth.
✨ What’s included:
26 skill signs (A–Z)
Each sign aligns with a Powerful You lesson
Perfect for classrooms, counseling offices, or home learning spaces
Printable in 8.5 x 11 inches or 11 x 17 inches
A simple, powerful way to keep Powerful You skills front and center every day 💛