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Mindfulness Monday: Slime

Slime is always a classroom favorite, but it can get messy. Over time, I have learned that the best way to make slime in the classroom is in groups with only three ingredients: What You’ll Need per Group: -small bowl -slime ingredients: 8oz. Elmer’s glue, 1 tablespoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon contact solution (activator) -food

Mindfulness Monday: RAIN

Today I made coloring pages with a message about RAIN for my classess. RAIN is a mindful framework for dealing with anxious thoughts it stands for: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture. It is a great strategy to use when you are feeling uncertain and not sure what to do. It’s a way to go inside

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Mindfulness Monday: Personal Pansies

In honor of spring, I brough in pansies for my students to nuture for the rest of the year, and take home on the last day of school.

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Mindfulness Monday: Origami Flower

Despite the snow on the ground in late March, we have our hearts set on spring! Today we made origami flowers. I used this video to teach myself and then I demonstrated for the class:

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Mindfulness Monday: Four-leaf Clover Origami

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, we made four-leaf clover origami in class today. Full disclosure: As of yet, I have not been able to make this one, I had to have a fellow teacher make a deom one for my class, LOL.

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Mindfulness Monday: Zentangle Art

Zentangle art is a soothing activity of creating patterns. I give my students a page with 15 blank square and a sharpie. I then show them my examples (see below) and tell them to create their own.

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