A collection of fun practices that introduce mindfulness or supplement your mindfulness curriculum for older elementary students.
Flow and Tell
In this circle activity, students practice mindful speaking and mindful listening.
Shake It Off
Students observe their breath while relaxing and tensing their bodies, and then practice shaking and freezing their bodies.
Mindful Seeing for Elementary Students
Students pay close attention to the experience of seeing while observing an object.
Appreciating Our Bodies: A Body Scan with Gratitude
Students practice a mindful body scan and express gratitude for what their bodies allow them to do.
Loving-Kindness Buddy Wishes
Students extend kindness to themselves and others.
Finger Tracing: Mindful Breathing for Students
Students track their breathing as they trace up and down the fingers of one hand.
Mindful Listening for Students
Students learn to notice sounds, their beginnings and endings, and the silent spaces between each sound.