Unit 1: What is Mindfulness?
OVERVIEW OF MINDFULNESS
Return to: ETAP 623 Spring 2020 (Zhang) | Mindfulness in the Elementary Classroom | Unit 2: Combating Chronic Stress with mindfulness | Unit 3: Different Types of Mindfulness Practices | Unit 4: How can you implement mindfulness into your classroom?
An Overview of this Unit
By completing this unit you will meet the following objectives:
1: Be able to define mindfulness.
2: Be able to explain the benefits of mindfulness.
Pre-Assesment
Click here on Survey Monkey to take a short pre-assessment to see what you know about mindfulness.
Defining Mindfulness
Watch this quick video to help you understand mindfulness and what it is.[1]
Mindfulness for Children
Mindfulness is the mental state achieved by focusing on the present. It allows us to acknowledge our feelings and emotions and accept them.
Read the following New York Times article [2] "Mindfulness for Children" By David Gelles. This article defines mindfulness and its benefits focusing particularly on young children. With a push for testing and assessments, more students are stressed and having a hard time managing their emotions. By incorporating mindfulness into the classroom we can teach our students coping skills in order to engage in self-regulation. This can decrease behaviors in the classroom and create a safer, more stress-free 21st-century classroom environment.
After reading, reflect on the difference between best practices to implement mindfulness for infants, toddlers, young children, and school-aged children. Why do you think it is important to teach mindfulness to children at a young age?
"Mindfulness for Children" By David Gelles
Defining Mindfulness and it's Benefits
Click here to open our Collaboration Nearpod use the code JGXCZ to join the discussion board as a student. Respond to the question: Define mindfulness in your own words and what are some benefits of mindfulness? -- Describe in your own words your definition of mindfulness. Feel free to add pictures or images that represent mindfulness to our collaborative board.
Your contributions will be public to any other participants in this course. Feel free to respond to other members.