As we get ready for the launch of season two next week on Safe, Welcoming, and Inclusive Schools, season one concludes with a wellness discussion focused on students. Sara Roadman, first grade teacher in Eugene, has been practicing mindfulness with students since 2019. She uses many different mindfulness strategies including eyebreaks, noticing what’s around you, yoga, one-minute guided meditations, affirmation meditations, and breathing exercises. By adding these strategies to the daily routine, students have grown to be very comfortable with mindfulness. Most of her students know 10 yoga poses! Sara also discusses the power of appreciation circles where students simply make eye contact with other students and appreciate the opportunity to be in in-person school; some of her young students haven’t been in face-to-face school since preschool. Sara has also found that these mindfulness techniques help kids with Covid-related worries and anxieties that are unique to today’s students.
Resources:
4 Ways to Cultivate Mindfulness in the Classroom (video) - edutopia
A Mindful Minute Helps Students Arrive in the Classroom (video) - Mindful Schools
Best Practices for Bringing Mindfulness into Schools - mindful
Integrating Mindfulness in Your Classroom Curriculum - edutopia
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