Playful breathing activities for kids, a fun list of 18 mindful breathing exercises to try with your kids, great for parents and teachers.

A helpful list of mindfulness activities for kids, including yoga, breathing and focus tools, as well as mindful children's books and self-management teaching resources for K-2 and 3-5.

I'm sharing 5 Mindfulness Activities for Kids. Now, more than ever is the time to teach them how to manage stress and emotions.

Ready to try mindfulness with your kids but don't know where to start? Try these simple mindfulness activities for a fun way to get kids excited about this life-changing practice!

Want to teach kids about resilience? Try these hands-on activities in your classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling sessions!

Listen up! Pay attention! I wish I had a nickel for every time I said that in class. "Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." - Stephen Covey When I started researching and exploring mindful practices, I realized that there are mindful activities that can help improve my student's listening skills. Yay! Since mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present, mindful listening skills help develop listening for understanding. These 4 exercises can be incorporated into public speaking or communications units or use them as ice-breakers or class starters. I do all my activities with high school students, but they would be great for younger grades. 1. Telephone. Do you remember playing telephone as a kid? I love this game. Have students line up next to each other. Whisper a sentence into the first student's ear. (Since I'm an English teacher, I like to use famous quotes from literature, but you can use a tongue twister or your favorite quote.) Have the students whisper the saying in each other's ear until you reach the last student. That student repeats the sentence they heard to the class. It's never the same. Use this opportunity to discuss with the students about why they think the sentence changed and how. Ask them where and why the changes took place. Then set a goal of keeping the sentence the same from beginning to end. Repeat the activity a few more times to see if they can accomplish their goal. This is always fun! 2. Meditative Listening. This is so easy! You listen while you meditate. If you already incorporate a meditative practice in your classroom, this is easy to add. While students have their eyes closed, have them pick out 3-4 sounds in or outside the room. See if they can focus on exactly where the sounds are coming from. It's amazing to see students notice they can suddenly hear the clock ticking, birds chirping, and footsteps in the hallway. This activity should last 1-2 minutes. Have a discussion about what they heard. If you don't already have a classroom mediation practice, see my post on how to implement one here. 3. Bell or Chime Activity. I use this chime in class, but you can use a chime or bell app on your phone. Have students sit in their chairs and close their eyes. Tell them to listen to the chime and to raise their hands when the can't hear it anymore. I hit the chime two or three times and let it ring until all the student's hand are up. I repeat this 1 or 2 more times. 4. Listening to Understand. This is a pairs activity. Have the students find a partner. I have them decide who is going to listen and who is going to speak first. The speaker will speak to the listener for 1 minute, while the listener pays full attention and does not speak. After one minute, the listener repeats what the speaker said back to them. They then switch. After the activity, have a class discussion on how well they listened. To implement these and other quick and easy mindful activities into the classroom, check out my One-Minute Mindfulness Activity Cards or visit my Etsy store. For more tips and hints on how to start a mindful classroom practice see my blog posts: 5 STEPS TO TEACHING MINDFULNESS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM - FOCUS HOW TO INCORPORATE MINDFULNESS INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM - WHEN DO I HAVE TIME? ONE-MINUTE MINDFULNESS ACTIVITY CARDS MINDFUL CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT - AS EASY AS 1-2-3-4-5! MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM -ENCOURAGING STUDENTS WITH POSITIVE AFFIRMATION BOOKMARKS HOW TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM - GRATITUDE ACTIVITIES THE BIG LIST OF MINDFULNESS IN EDUCATION RESOURCES PRACTICING MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM - CREATING A NURTURING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF GETTING STUDENTS TO READ IN CLASS - READERS THEATER

This rainbow exercise is a deep breathing exercise for kids that can be used as a mindfulness activity, coping tool, or meditation.

Mindfulness practice helps kids develop a sense of calm, self-awareness, & emotional regulation; a holistic life skill that promotes mental & physical health.

I’m sharing the best creative mindfulness activities for kids that they will love and will encourage self awareness! Creative mindfulness...

Working with kids and young adults who are oppositional can be challenging. Being oppositional might mean refusing to do work, breaking rules, and engaging in other challenging behaviors. The truth is, many kids can be oppositional from time to time, so many of these strategies work with all learner

Foundational skills of resiliency are often overlooked when it comes to the classroom. Making a meaningful connection with students can be the first step toward making sure they develop the appropriate components of resilience. Resilience in children comes in a variety of forms including but not limited to;

Neuroplasticity is the science behind growth mindset. When kids understand neuroplasticity, their perception of their own abilities changes. It becomes much easier for them to understand growth mindset and embrace mistakes, obstacles, and challenges. In this article, we’ll provide helpful resources and activities to teach your children or students about their brains ability to grow and change.

Squiggle challenges are a fun way to enjoy the end of the year or any time of the year to be honest! Your students will love this.

Physical Boundaries and Consent Activities for Kids

Mindfulness is great to reduce stress, anxiety, and pain.

Another one in the series of 5 minutes activities for kids. It is good fun and kids love to compete while learning English. I always bring these wss for the last minutes of a lesson or to have them do them at home.Link for number 3: http://en.islcollective.com/worksheets/worksheet_page?id=42201Link for number 1: http://en.islcollective.com/worksheets/worksheet_page?id=13356 - ESL worksheets

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Teach kids to be mindful with this 5 step activity. This "break" method will help kids and adults focus and live in the moment.

Crafts, activities, and printables you can use during your brain or nervous system unit study

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Perseverance and especially passion may sound unteachable but they aren’t. It just takes time and consistency. Repeat the following activities with your child to help them develop their inner grittiness, putting them on the path to happiness and success.

Activity pack of "Helping Kids Identify Emotions" includes engaging worksheets to explore BIG feelings in a fun, visual & interactive way!

A list of games to develop theory of mind concepts in your students. This concept is a critical one for perspective taking and empathy.

Have you ever had a class with so many difficult, disruptive students that you felt that you could barely even teach? What can you do to get past it? In this post, I am going to address this problem with my best advice, and some advice from others as well.

Let's do a brain activity for kids. This simple activity is a great way to build new pathways in the brain, safely, while promoting problem solving. Kids

As kids explore science, one of the fundamental concepts they will encounter is understanding solids, liquids, and gases - although it might...

25 Fun problem-solving activities and games for kids + 10 Tips to teach kids problem-solving skills + 10 problem-solving strategies

I wanted to stop by today and share some a few of my “go-to” activities during the first week of school to build our classroom community and set expectations for […]

Two vocabulary exercises to introduce some adjectives divided into five categories according to the five feelings shown in the movie "Inside Out": joy, disgust, fear, anger and sad. You are free to editing the sentences depending on the level of your students.Key included.It can be used with this one as a reinforcement:https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/inside_out_feelings_-_wordsearch/feelings-emotions/83640And here you are another one similar but easier:https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/how_do_you_feel/adjectives-to-describe/78458 - ESL worksheets

This 7 minute animal themed HIIT workout for kids improves emotional regulation and reduces meltdowns. Loved by OTs, teachers, and parents alike!

These attention activities cover various types of attention: divided attention, sustained attention, selective attention and more.

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Free tutorials and printable resources for helping kids learn about chemistry, including baking soda and vinegar reactions and acids and bases.

This post was originally posted back in 2015 on my blog and has been a popular post since that time. I worked for a decade as a family counselor and elementary school counselor before staying

All educators, at one time or another, are likely to work with kids and young adults who struggle with anxiety. Sometimes we know about those challenges, and other times, we don't. As a special educator, I have spent countless hours helping students work through their worries about homework, family

Planning, organization, time management, and self-control. These are just a few of the extremely critical executive functioning skills that we use every day to accomplish tasks and be successful. We use them so regularly that we may forget their importance. But to kids and teens (and yes, even adult