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Create a chart of mindful activities.Diana Lee Santamaria, an early childhood educator and author, does this in the classroom. “When they are experiencing heavy emotions, the students become aware and select the best technique to get through it on their own or with help from a teacher,” s...
Check out these mindfulness activities for kids that can work in a classroom setting. They take just 5 to 10 minutes a day for social and emotional learning!
At its most basic level,mindfulnessis about attending to the present moment. In the classroom, mindfulness practice may include activities such as asking students to notice the sights, sounds and stimuli in the room, observe where they feel tension in their bodies, or simply take a few deep b...
and ultimately control over their busy lives. But there are lots of ways that mindfulness exercises could help even younger users as well. Elementary school students who are having a tough day and acting out, for instance, could be given the chance to breathe deeply and refocus. Others who ...
Two universal mindfulness education programs for elementary and middle school students. The Handbook of Mindfulness in Education is a must-have resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians, and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, education, and medicine, as well as counseling, social work...
Maximizing mindful learning: An innovative mindful awareness intervention improves elementary school students’ quarterly grades. Mindfulness. 2015 Advance online publication. Diamond A, Barnett WS, Thomas J, Munro S. Preschool program improves cognitive control. Science. 2007;318:1387–1388. [PMC free ...
Mindful Life Project, a non-profit 501(c)3 based out of Richmond, California, teaches mindfulness to elementary school students in underserved schools in the South Richmond school district. Utilizing Mindful Schools curriculum, “Rise-Up” is a regular school day intervention program serving 430 ...
Children will respond to the games differently, and activities that come naturally to some kids might be difficult for others. There’s no reason to force a child to play if they feel uncomfortable. Just switch to another game that explores similar life skills and themes. Have fun! All of ...
Monday would be“Mindful Mondays,”and on this day, we would do breathing activities, guided relaxations, short meditation practices, etc. It was our day of silence and breath. Wednesdays became our“Wind-Down Wednesdays,”and they were days for activities like mindful coloring, reading stories ...