MIndfulness in the classroom!

Did you know that we have a group of teachers who are meeting once a month to learn

about MIndfulness! Each month we meet with either Mrs. MacKinnon or Mrs. Reynolds

before or after school. During our meetings they have been sharing valuable information

about how we can incorporate mindfulness strategies into our daily classroom routine.

Teachers have been incorporating many mindful activities from gonoodle.com

(free account for families, explore the mindfulness activities with your child)

and cosmic kids zen den into their curriculum. In addition, Mrs. MacKinnon,

Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Kelly (certified Mindfulness instructor) have been able

to teach mindfulness in 4 pilot classes this year. If you would like to follow up on

incorporating mindfulness at home, then we encourage you to view these interactive

videos with your child.
For further information about how mindfulness is beneficial

for students (as well as adults) please visit these links:

https://blissfulkids.com/what-is-mindfulness-and-how-to-explain-it-to-kids/

https://leftbrainbuddha.com/10-ways-teach-mindfulness-to-kids/

https://nabnassetguidance.blogspot.com/

Watch this Adorable short video -click here from BBC with kids explaining why

they like mindfulness)

https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/mindfulness-for-children

In addition, here are some books read aloud on Youtube which are helpful in

introducing mindfulness to children:

1. Watch and listen to “What does it mean to be present”
2. I am Peace  by Susan Verde  (read aloud on youtube by Susan Verde)
3.  Puppy Mind by Andrew Nance (read aloud on you tube)
4. The following link brings you to 5 ways to teach thankfulness to kids - some good book suggestions included:  (Mayuri Gonzales, Little Flower Yoga)

We also wanted to show you our new Mindfulness Bulletin Board! We are about to add our February Mindful Activity of the month so stay tuned for our next February post.