Thankfulness

Gratitude Journal: Thankful for Teachers

Giving thanks each day in November

Ellie Jacobson
Thank You Notes
Published in
3 min readNov 2, 2021

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When my kids were younger, we would do a gratitude project in November. I would set up a fun container from a dollar store and each day they would write on a slip of paper what they were thankful for that day and place their paper into the container, which we would read at the end of the month.

Recently we found our last container of gratitude, which we did before moving about four years ago. It was like finding a time capsule. The kids pulled out each slip, remembering the thing/person/experience they wrote about (and trying to read their handwriting LOL).

Let’s do the same here on Medium!

First of all, thank you Trista Signe Ainsworth for hosting it here at Thank You Notes; I figured this was the best place to begin.

Today I’m thankful for my kids’ teachers.

My sons are in middle school and high school, not easy years for the students, for the parents, or their teachers, especially since the pandemic started.

We were lucky our school district already was set up for e-learning, as most of the students (grade three and up) have iPads. They swiveled into place for full-time distance learning when…

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Ellie Jacobson
Thank You Notes

Editor at Flash Fiction Magazine & Intrepidus Ink | Flint & Steel editor | MFA candidate working on first novel | mom to 2 kitties, 2 teenage sons & many cats