Ages 4+ · Life Skills · Friends and kindness
Thank-you notes
🗣️say it🎨draw it💌a card😊a smile
Three ways to say thank you.The big ideaA thank you can be said, drawn, or written by a grown-up.
How it works
A thank you tells a giver you like what they did.
You can say it, draw it, or ask a grown-up to write your words on a card.
Kit could not write yet, and that was okay.
Example 1: Say it
- Dot gives Kit a little wooden boat.
- Kit says, thank you, Dot! I love my boat!
- Dot's cheeks go pink, and she feels proud and glad.
Example 2: Draw it
- Later, Kit wants to say thank you all over again.
- He draws a big yellow sun and a little blue boat.
- A picture can say thank you too.
☀️a big sun⛵a little boat💛thank you
A thank-you picture.Example 3: A card
- Kit tells his grown-up his words.
- His grown-up writes them on a card, and Kit makes his own squiggle.
- The next morning, Kit gives the card to Dot, and her eyes shine.
Words to know
- thank you
- Words that tell a giver you are glad.
- gift
- Something someone gives you.
- card
- Paper with a message inside.
- giver
- A person who gives.
Watch out
- Do not walk away without a word. Say it, or draw it.
- Do not take a gift and say nothing. Say thank you.
- Do not grumble about a gift. Say thank you.
Try it
- Name one way to say thank you.
- Who can write your words on a card?
- How does a giver feel after a thank you?
- Does walking away without a word say thank you?
Answers: 1. say it, draw it or give a card · 2. a grown-up · 3. glad · 4. no
Try at homeWith a grown-up, make a thank-you picture for someone who was kind to you. Say your words, and they can write them down.
For grown-upsMake a thank-you picture together for someone who was kind, and write down your child's own words on it.