HAPPINESS
Lesson plan
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Step 1
What is happiness and how do we know when we are really happy ? Let ’ s ask the kids . Here are some comments made by a group of 12 year olds : What do you think ? Discuss them with a partner and then write you own definition of happiness .
Created by Julie Pratten from
Heart ELT
1 ‘ Happiness is the little things in life .’ 2 ‘ I think happiness is learning new things .’ 3 ‘ I think love and peace doesn ’ t always make you happy .’ 4 ‘ If everybody loved each other , then we wouldn ’ t have wars and we ’ d all be happy .’ 5 ‘ Happiness is coming home again .’ 6 ‘ I think happiness comes from really simple things , like sharing a meal with friends .’ 7 ‘ I think there is no such thing as true happiness .’ 8 ‘ If you are satisfied with your life , you are happy .’
Step 2 Here are some famous quotations about happiness . Which one do you like the best ? Why ?
‘ A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness . It is an expression of humility . It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer , faith , courage , contentment , happiness , love , and well-being .’ James E . Faust
‘ Happiness is not something ready-made . It comes from your own actions .’ Dalai Lama
‘ Happiness is not something you postpone for the future ; it is something you design for the present .’ Jim Rohn
‘ Be so happy , so that when others look at you , they will be happy too .’ Winnie the Pooh
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