Mindfulness Newsletter
By Mindful Classrooms -- November 2017
In This Month's Newsletter...
- Free Retreats for Educators
- New Mindful AISD Video
- Mindfulness on Class Dojo
- Mindfulness for Teens
- AISD Mindfulness in the News
- School Mindfulness Highlights
Reminder: For more regular mindfulness updates, please follow me on Twitter,@mindfulclassrms. I post regularly, providing tips and highlighting mindfulness happening across the district. Also, feel free to tag when posting about mindfulness.
Free Retreats for Educators
New Mindful AISD Video
All of these videos can also be found on the #mindfulAISD YouTube Playlist. Remember, you can also add these to your GoNoodle account and use mindfulness to help your champ grow stronger.
Mindfulness on Class Dojo
Mindfulness for Teens
Austin ISD Mindfulness in the News
Baldwin Elementary (Austin ISD) students were also featured in the second piece with some great quotes.
Mindful Classrooms Highlights
Mindfulness Trail -- Carrcroft Elementary, Wilmington, DE
Carrcroft has some beautiful space on their campus that they're converting into a Mindfulness Trail. I had the honor of helping out during their groundbreaking in early October. There was such incredible support from the community! See tweet for more.
Kindergarteners on the Mindfulness Trail -- Carrcroft Elementary, Wilmington, DE
The Mindful Minute -- Olmsted Academy North (Middle School), Louisville, KY
Ms. Ballard is a 6th grade Language Arts teacher at an all boys middle school and she implements mindful moments in her class to support learning. See tweet for more.
Gate Pose Starts Power Hour -- Hoover Elementary, Houston, TX
Katie Todd, Pre-K/PPCD teacher, has an awesome Boomerang of her class doing Gate Pose.
Mindfulness Training -- Montessori Teachers Association of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
I had the honor of sharing mindfulness with 175 Montessori Teachers in Delaware last month as the keynote for their annual meeting. It was awesome!
Mindfulness Training -- Northwest Elementary, Pflugerville, TX
I had the honor of sharing mindfulness at a faculty meeting at Northwest Elementary. We played a Rock Paper Scissors tournament while bringing attention to physical sensations we experienced while playing. So fun! See tweet for more.
Staff Mindfulness Room -- Padron Elementary, Austin, TX
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Mindful Classrooms Newsletter Archives
October 2017 Newsletter (Videos & Highlights)
September 2017 Newsletter (Mindfulness videos)
August 2017 Newsletter (Starting mindfulness from Day 1)
2016-2017 Newsletters (One link to access all newsletters from last school year.)
Mindful Classrooms: The Educator Guide
Elementary Videos Explaining Mindfulness
Secondary Videos Explaining Mindfulness
#mindfulAISD YouTube Playlist
Calm--FREE for educators!
FREE Calm.com Lifetime Subscription for Teachers (PreK-12)
Multilingual Mindfulness
Want mindfulness activities in Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Burmese, Swahili & Kinyarwanda? We've got them for you!
Zen Den YouTube Playlist
The "Zen Den" YouTube playlist offers 18 videos, ranging from 4-8 minutes in length.
Mind Yeti: Connecting Mindfulness w/ Explicit SEL Lessons
Mindyeti.com is a great resource that connects mindfulness with Second Step lessons, and it's FREE!
GoNoodle
GoNoodle is for the body and the mind.
Here is a link to a document that lists all the GoNoodle Mindfulness videos sorted by channel and with the length of each video.
De-Escalation Strategies Poster
This poster can be an addition to your classroom, Peace Area, hallways, Mindfulness Room, etc.
Mindful Life Project
Guided Mindfulness Activities in English & Spanish--Great for Secondary.
They also have a free app titled "Mindful Life Project."
Stop, Breathe & Think
Sign Up for Mindfulness Support
Contact
Founder & Author of Mindful Classrooms
Austin ISD SEL Mindfulness Specialist
2014 Austin ISD Teacher of the Year
Email: james@mindfulclassrooms.com
Website: mindfulclassrooms.com
Facebook: facebook.com/mindfulclassrooms
Twitter: @mindfulclassrms