DiscoverThe Unteachables Podcast#149: 3 Thanksgiving activities to beat the November behaviour wobbles
#149: 3 Thanksgiving activities to beat the November behaviour wobbles

#149: 3 Thanksgiving activities to beat the November behaviour wobbles

Update: 2025-11-17
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Whether you're wrapping up the year in Australia (hi, me too!) or heading into Thanksgiving mode, this one's for the teachers out there who want to keep the vibe high, the connection strong, and the behaviour smooth as the term winds down.

In this episode, I’m giving you a front seat to the actual gratitude-based activities I use with my own students when things start taking an energetic nosedive! 

We’re talking:

🧠 sneaky SEL

💬 beautiful conversations

✍️ creative, calming brain breaks

🎨 and some genuinely lovely wall displays if you’re into that

Whether you're in it for the dopamine hit, the classroom calm, or the end-of-year buy-in, these gratitude strategies are your new best friend.


What you’ll learn:

  • Why gratitude-based tasks are GOLD for classroom management
  • 10 deeper-than-usual conversation starters to use right away
  • How to use these prompts for starters, journaling, or brain breaks
  • 6 mini-tasks that build regulation and community
  • My go-to activity when the class energy is off and I need a circuit-breaker
  • How these “fun” tasks are actually classroom structure in disguise
  • Why gratitude is secretly one of the best proactive behaviour tools you’ve got


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#149: 3 Thanksgiving activities to beat the November behaviour wobbles

#149: 3 Thanksgiving activities to beat the November behaviour wobbles

Claire English