VVS Mindfulness Session
#mindfulVVS -- April 24th, 2019
Here's a Smore for us to share resources about our Skype sessions. Each session will cover 5 areas that we discussed when we were together last month...
- Trauma-Informed
- Time
- Families
- Science
- Mindfulness for the Adults (I added that because it's very important) :)
Looking forward to all our times together!
James
Opening
- Find a photo on your phone of something that brings you pride and share with a partner.
It Starts With Us
Trauma-Informed Mindfulness
De-Escalation Strategies Poster
This poster can be an addition to your classroom, Peace Area, hallways, Mindfulness Room, etc.
Ain't Nobody Got Time For That
Mindful Classrooms Published!
Mindfulness In A Jar
SEL Coloring Book
Science!
Family Mindfulness
Here are a few ways that Austin ISD schools have included families in their school-wide mindfulness efforts. Please let me know if you have any questions about these ideas...
- Mindfulness presentation/session at Parent Coffee w/ Principal
- SEL Family Night
- Mindfulness table at any Family Event
- Volunteer opportunities to create a Mindfulness Room/Garden
- Mindfulness "homework" where students get opportunities to teach their family about mindfulness (the photo to the right is from Overton's project like this)
Mindfulness Book List
Letter to Families
Here's a letter about mindfulness you can share with families. It provides a brief description of mindfulness and a message from Austin ISD Superintendent Dr. Cruz supporting mindfulness in schools.
Feel free to edit this to personalize for your school/district.
The letter is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari & Burmese.
Multilingual Mindfulness
Want mindfulness activities in Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Burmese, Swahili & Kinyarwanda? We've got them for you!
Closing
- What are you looking forward to in the next week?
Support from Mindful Classrooms
James Butler, M.Ed.
Teacher, Author, Founder
Mindful Classrooms
Austin ISD SEL Mindfulness Specialist
2014 Austin ISD Teacher of the Year
Email: james@mindfulclassrooms.com
Website: mindfulclassrooms.com
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Twitter: @mindfulclassrms