Gratitude - "I Am Glad for Many Things"

November is all about Gratitude.  It is learned by example but when you add music, it only enhances the learning process.

I Am Glad for Many Things, p. 151, is a great song for all of us to have in our minds.  It is an easy song to teach.

• Sing the first verse.
• Invite the children to sing it with you.
• Sing the second verse
• Have the children sing it with you.

You sing "many things" 4 times in the first verse.  Ask 4 children to share something that they are thankful for : parents, friends, food, home, etc.  Use those in place of "many things" and sing the first verse.   Ask 4 children to share something that they are thankful for and sing it again.

You can do this several times and this song will be forever in their memory.  End with the second verse.

Thankful Song

This month is a great time to learn some of the "thankful" songs in the Primary Songbook.  "I Am Glad for Many Things," p. 151 is fun to sing.  After you sing the first verse, sing it again but instead of singing "many things," substitute something that you are thankful for, such as "Primary."  Ask the children to think of what they are thankful for and use their ideas in the song.  You could sing as many verses as you'd like as the children share their thankfulness.  End with the last verse to tie all the thankfulness together.