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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