Students will be able to express their thoughts regarding what makes them happy. Sharing is caring - students share their happiness with their peers and learn about what makes them happy and they act to make them happy as well.
What the short video below and think about yourself. What makes YOU happy?
Use Answer Garden to answer 1-3 questions about happiness. Your answers will instantly form a growing word cloud. Save the final product (Export > Download image png) in your shared Drive folder. Sample Question
Study and practice the words below. You may need them to talk about happiness.
Find someone in your class who shares similar things that make him/her happy. Do the following tasks together using a shared Google Docs or an assignment in Google Classroom:
Discuss what the cause of your happiness is.
Find out sources on the internet that specifically talk about what makes you happy.
Has there been any research on the topic?
What makes you happy? Have you ever wondered why? Watch this experimental approach on what makes people happier. Answer the following questions.
Think of the person who has influenced you the most.
Why did you choose that person?
Do you think you have influenced other people's lives? If yes, how and if not, how do you think you can do that? How can you make other people happy?
assess your knowledge of:
the causes of happiness
what research on happiness has shown
affective forecasting and how accurate people are in forecasting happiness
things that make people happier
EXTRA: What is the happiest country in the world? Why? Source suggestion
Critical thinking - apply relevant concepts to examine information about human happiness and what causes it in a different light
Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer questions about what research on happiness has shown and the concept of affective forecasting
Interpreting information - verify that you can read information regarding what truly makes people happy, and interpret it correctly
Google Classroom (create a new tab) or Google Sites
Google Slides - Presentations
Canva - Poster making
Answer Garden - polls, brainstorming
On Shape - 3D printing
Word maps: Wordcloud Generator | Monkeylearn Word Generator
Learning station
Research station
create a list of inspirational videos on happiness - post results on a shared Google Docs and then the teacher posts all the links.
Team up station
Presentation station
Making station - posters and 3D samples
hanging posters all over the school walls and in the classrooms
weekly pools checking state of mind and mood
funny jokes, stand up comedies, inviting a stand up artist, stand up competitions
interest groups, collaboration teams, expert panels
Graphics department - making posters, printing 3D models, inspiration cards, "you're not alone card"
Biomedicine department - creating "medicine for happiness", recipes for a happy and healthy life, inspiration cards
Electronics department -
Advertising department - how to "sell" and promote the happiness vibe on a daily regular basis