lesson plan, you and your students can luxuriate—and pause—to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). Photo caption:Ruth Kaiser, founder of the , sees smiley faces in everyday life: macaroni salad, playground equipment, tree branches, and sourdough bread. Photo by Ruth Kaiser, from “Spontaneous Smiley Project” photo essay. Photo facts:The Smiley Project has thousands of people worldwide photographing and posting the smiley faces they find in everyday objects. The University of Leicester study used 80,000 responses from people worldwide to create a world map of happiness.