-
Mindfulness Monday: Compliment Activity
For this activity, I ask students to tape a pice of white paper to their back, grab a marker (I make sure they are washable just in case) and have them write compliments on each others’ backs.
-
Mindfulness Monday: Marble Fidgets
Today I gave class marble fidgets. They are a popular choice when it comes to fidget selectio but they break very easily so be warned!
-
Mindfulness Monday: Crystals
Today I gave each of my students a crystal and a guide to their meaning.
-
Mindfulness Monday: May Flowers
April showers bring May flowers! Here’s a fun way to bring a little joy to your classroom. What you’ll need: -white paper (square-shaped) -scissors -markers and/or colored pencils Here is the video I used:
-
Mindfulness Monday: Thought Cloud
For today’s activity, we wrote our thought out on a printo out of a cloud with the intention that they would just float away. Putting your thoughts on paper prevents them from getting stuck in your head whchich can lead to rumination and anxiety spirals.
-
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
-
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.
-
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:
-
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.