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Mindfulness Club
Yesterday at our Mindfulness Club meeting, I had two students engage in sensory work. They used slime, foam, and dough to create Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) sounds and they added things like glitter and LED lights for an added visual effect. ASMR is a pleasurable response to specific stimuli, such as: sounds, imagery, physical sensations,…
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Mindfulness Monday: Candlelight Visualization Activity
For today’s activity, I gave each student a battery operated tea light candle. I put a snowy cabin scene from YouTube on the SMART Board. I asked students to imagine that the candle represents something important to them, a friend, a loved one or some one they have lost. We Took a few moments to…
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Mindfulness Monday: Mindful Coloring (Holiday Edition)
Today’s activity is mindful coloring and by now students know the routine so they choose either markers or colored pencils to color their Happy Holidays coloring page. They also know they can switch out the design for an other choice as I leave a pile of other options on the middle desk.
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Mindfulness Monday: Mindful Snowflakes
Today we are cutting snowflake shapes out of paper and writing all the things we want to let go of on them. A friend gave me copies of snowflakes patterns to use and I made four copies of each of the 21 designs. Email me at [email protected] for copies of the patterns. Once your students…
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Mindfulness Monday: Mindful Coloring
Today’s activity was Mindful Coloring. I shared a variety of fall and Thanksgiving themed coloring pages with my students. Not as many students participated today, which is unfortunate because the level of dysregulation in my classroom was palpable. I find this to be very common around this time of year. I find myself struggling to…
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Mindfulness Monday: Fluffy Slime
Back by popular demand, today we are making slime. As always, I like to keep the activity as simple as possible so we made 3 ingredient “fluffy” slime. You will need the following: -glue -contact solution -shaving cream -food coloring -a large bowl
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Mindfulness Monday: Mindful Stickers
Today I gave my students stickers with positive statements and motivational quotes. I like to give them the option of choosing the one they want and I have to remind them not to stick them on the chrome books or desks, LOL.
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Mindfulness Monday: Affirmation Apparitions
Today we are choosing positive affirmations to write on ghost or “apparition” sheets. These Affirmation Apparitions are an easy way to reinforce healthy self-esteem in the classroom.
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Mindfulness Monday: Mindful Games
Today’s activity is a student request. I have a student who suggested I set up stations and allow the class to choose from a variety of games. I loved the idea and brought in games such as Uno, Legos, and jigsaw puzzles. My classes gravitated to Uno and Jenga so most students worked in larger…
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Mindfulness Monday: Origami Fortune Teller
Today’s activity is an origami fortune teller. I have students follow the instructions from this video and then I have them write positive affirmations as the fortunes on the inside flaps.