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Superstar
Students build trust and inclusion through a quick and fun game that reveals their commonalities.
Crooked Circle: A Game for Building Trust
A game involving balance and teamwork that helps build trust.
Giving Wise Feedback
A simple way to build students’ academic mindset, trust, and positive identity.
2 x 10: Getting to Know A Student
Build positive relationships with students in 2 minutes a day.
Reducing Test Anxiety Through Art
Help students calm themselves through a short coloring exercise.
Breath-Counting Mindfulness Practice for Tweens and Teens
Students redirect their attention to their breath each time their minds wander.
Finger Tracing: Mindful Breathing for Students
Students track their breathing as they trace up and down the fingers of one hand.
Shake It Off
Students observe their breath while relaxing and tensing their bodies, and then practice shaking and freezing their bodies.
Gratitude Journal for Students
Students write five things they’re grateful for once a day for two weeks.
Three Good Things for Students
Students record three good things that happened to them each day for a week.
Contemplative Writing
Students explore their thoughts, emotions, or ideas by freewriting on a topic of their choosing, an academic-related question, or an ethical dilemma.
Feeling Connected for Students
Students think about a time when they felt close to someone in order to foster a sense of belonging and well-being.
“The Guest House” Poem and Body Scan for Teens
Students learn to observe and accept emotions and body sensations.
Take-Home Skill: Gratitude Questions for Kids
Discussion questions for families to deepen their child’s experience of gratitude
Flow and Tell
In this circle activity, students practice mindful speaking and mindful listening.
SOBER Breathing Space for Teens
Students briefly check-in with themselves and focus their attention on their breath.
Listening to Music Mindfully
Students listen to a song or piece of music and observe their responses.
Making Science Meaningful
Students reflect on how their science learning is relevant to their lives.