All Practices
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Breath-Counting Mindfulness Practice for Tweens and Teens
Students redirect their attention to their breath each time their minds wander.
Be Like Nature: Mindfulness for Young Children
Students go outside and experience mindfulness linked to elements of nature.
Barefoot Walk: A Mindful Movement Practice
Students feel the earth under their feet in this mindful movement practice.
36 Questions to Increase Connectedness at School
Ask and respond to a set of questions in pairs to get to know your colleagues better.
Wishes for the World: A Loving-kindness Activity
Students send kindness and good wishes to others.
Staff Meeting Rituals that Build Trust and Community
A way to foster feelings of safety, consistency, and joy amongst school staff.
Fostering Empathy Through Literature (Elementary Level)
A list of discussion questions to help cultivate students’ empathy.
Fostering Empathy Through Literature (Middle School & High School)
A list of discussion questions to help cultivate students’ empathy.
Reducing Test Anxiety Through Art
Help students calm themselves through a short coloring exercise.
2 x 10: Getting to Know A Student
Build positive relationships with students in 2 minutes a day.
Challenging Your Thoughts and Beliefs
Re-evaluate your thinking patterns to become more emotionally resilient at work.
Helping Students to Do Better Next Time
Students brainstorm ways to self-correct after saying or doing the wrong thing.
Rock-a-bye: Mindful Breathing for Elementary Students
Students learn to relax their bodies and quiet their minds.
Developing a Growth Mindset About Bullies and Victims
Students shift their beliefs about people’s ability to change.
Developing a Growth Mindset About People’s Ability to Change
Reduce student anxiety by changing students’ beliefs about social challenges.
My Mind is a Cast of Characters: Exploring the Nature of Our Thoughts
Students learn how their thoughts can affect them.
Identifying Social-Emotional Learning Skills
School staff highlight which SEL skills were used during a meeting and share with others.
Noticing Kindness
Students identify ways that they have acted with kindness towards others.
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