The Thank You Letter

Name: The Thank You Letter
Author: Jane Cabrera

A story that explores gratitude and opens a conversation with your child.

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♥ This book teaches: Gratitude. noticing and appreciating what is already good.

Before, During & After Reading

Guiding Questions for Parents.

Definition:Someone who is grateful is thankful for people, nature, and things. Stewardship means taking good care of what we’ve been given. In short: Thankful for every blessing, big or small. Summary: Grace prepares for her birthday party by writing and illustrating a list of her gift wishes. The party is lots of fun and the next day, Grace writes thank you notes to each person from whom she received a gift. An enthusiastic Grace continues to write thank you notes to all the people in her life, her dog, cat, and even the sky. Each page of this book features one or more thank you notes that Grace wrote, providing great examples for students who want to write their own thank you notes. Lesson Objectives:

Students will be motivated and equipped to get in the habit of writing thank you notes.
Teachers can guide students to illustrate and write thank you notes.

Guiding Questions:

What were some of the things Grace wanted as birthday gifts?
Why did Grace write thank you notes?
What did Grandpops give Grace?
What did Grace receive from her mom and dad?
Grace wrote many thank you notes. Share about some of the unusual notes she wrote.
What surprised Grace at the end of the story?
Share about a birthday celebration you had or went to - what food did you eat, what were some of the gifts, who was there?
When is your birthday?
What kind of gifts would you like to get? Will you make a list like Grace did?
Write a thank you note to someone who gave you something or did something for you.

🌿 Virtue Connection: Gratitude means noticing and appreciating what is already good.

About the Story.

This guide is part of the Values & Virtues library, a free collection of 400+ book guides and activities organized around 12 core virtues for children from pre-K to 6th grade. Each guide includes Guiding Questions designed to open a real conversation with your child in 10 minutes or less.