Margaret's First Thank You Day
From Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood · 2022
27 minPre-KK1stSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
The Tiger family celebrates 'Thank You Day' — a neighborhood tradition of expressing gratitude. Baby Margaret participates for the first time, and Daniel practices noticing what others do for him and saying a genuine thank you. A warm, direct entry point for a gratitude unit or a before-holiday lesson.
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Discussion
Gratitude is a concrete, teachable skill. This episode models noticing and expressing it.
- What is 'Thank You Day' in the neighborhood?
- Who did Daniel thank, and what did he thank them for?
- Who is someone you are grateful for this week? What did they do?
- How does it feel when someone says thank you to you?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: grateful, thank you, appreciate, notice, kind.
Try it: Write or draw a 'thank you' for one person in your school. Deliver it today.