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Each week we will be sharing a tip from our school psychologist, Mrs. Rollins.

Three Easy Ways to Practice Mindfulness in the Classroom

Maybe my tip on mindfulness sounded nice, but you are unsure where in the school day you will find time to practice mindfulness. Here are three practical times to practice mindfulness and a few ways that to do it in just a few minutes.

  1. Transitions between activities – doing a quick mindfulness exercise can help students reset, especially if the lesson was intense or confusing. This also applies to coming into class at the start of the day or from lunch and recess.
  2. Before a test or quiz- if students are nervous, anxious, or upset about taking a test, a quick mindfulness moment could help them settle and be mentally prepared to take the test.
  3. Before or after an assembly – emotions can run high around assemblies so taking a moment to cue into the present moment so your students can be ready to enter the assembly calmly or start the next activity in class.

Last week I posted a few meditations from my Meditations for Kids book. But maybe your students need something concrete to guide the exercise.

Have you heard of breathing shapes? If a student or all your students need to take a breather, pick a shape and have them move their finger along that shape as they breathe. This can help them track progress and feel a sense of completion when they are done. It can also get them excited to do the breathing exercise.

GoNoodle and Headspace for Educators also have several kid-friendly guided meditations.

Consejo psicológico de la semana

Cada semana compartiremos un consejo de nuestra psicóloga escolar, la Sra. Rollins.

Tres maneras fáciles de practicar la atención plena en el aula

Tal vez mi consejo sobre la atención plena haya sonado bien, pero no estás seguro de en qué momento de la jornada escolar vas a encontrar tiempo para practicar la atención plena. Aquí tienes tres momentos prácticos para practicar mindfulness y algunas formas de hacerlo en pocos minutos.

  1. Transiciones entre actividades: hacer un ejercicio rápido de mindfulness puede ayudar a los alumnos a restablecerse, especialmente si la lección ha sido intensa o confusa. Esto también se aplica al entrar en clase al comienzo del día o desde el almuerzo y el recreo.
  2. Antes de un examen o prueba – si los estudiantes están nerviosos, ansiosos o molestos por hacer un examen, un momento rápido de mindfulness podría ayudarles a calmarse y estar mentalmente preparados para hacer el examen.
  3. Antes o después de una asamblea – las emociones pueden ser altas en las asambleas, así que tómate un momento para entrar en el momento presente para que tus estudiantes puedan estar listos para entrar en la asamblea con calma o para empezar la siguiente actividad en la clase.

La semana pasada publiqué algunas meditaciones de mi libro Meditaciones para niños. Pero quizá tus alumnos necesiten algo concreto para guiar el ejercicio.

¿Has oído hablar de las formas de respiración? Si un alumno o todos tus alumnos necesitan tomarse un respiro, elige una forma y haz que muevan el dedo a lo largo de esa forma mientras respiran. Esto puede ayudarles a seguir el progreso y a tener una sensación de haber completado el ejercicio. También puede hacer que se animen a hacer el ejercicio de respiración.

GoNoodle y Headspace for Educators también tienen varias meditaciones guiadas para niños.

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