MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM GRATITUDE ACTIVITIES Helping students become thankful and return kindness to others will not only add to the quality of your classroom environment, but it will help your students to be a better human being! Here is a list of gratitude activities to add to your classroom: Gratitude Meditation If... Continue Reading →
How to Create a Nurturing and Mindful Classroom The Mindful Educator Workshop that I attended this summer through my Fund for Teachers grant at Omega Institute has helped me shape my classroom into a mindful atmosphere. A little lavender or orange oil, closing the lights and only using natural light from the window, and daily meditation helps... Continue Reading →
MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM OPENING TO EMPATHY Before you begin to teach mindful activities it's important to remember; how can we teach the kiddos if we haven't experienced it? There are many activities that we, as teachers, can do to improve our own mindful practice and bring it into the classroom. Opening to Empathy gives... Continue Reading →
Listen up! Pay attention! I wish I had a nickel for every time I said that in class. "Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." - Stephen Covey When I started researching and exploring mindful practices, I realized that there are mindful activities that can help improve... Continue Reading →
FIVE STEPS TO TEACHING MINDFULNESS INTHE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM Parents and teachers are always telling kids to focus, but they don't teach them how. Focusing on the Breath is a basic mindfulness practice you can incorporate easily and daily into the classroom? I start every class with this 2-minute exercise. The process is started at... Continue Reading →
How to incorporate mindfulness into the high school classroom. Simple, easy and effective ways to help students through mindful exercises