Mindful Morning Routine

At a Glance:

Grades:	4, 5, 6
Subject:	SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
Topic:	Mindfulness
Lesson Length:	15 - 20 mins

Standards / Framework:

What will students learn in this activity?

Students will use a comic to guide themselves through a short mindful practice.

What should students know before this activity?

Students should know the definition of mindfulness and how it can impact emotional health.

How can teachers introduce this lesson?

Discuss stress.
- What are some things might be stressful?
- How do you cope when you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed?
Explain that all it takes to recenter yourself is as easy as counting backwards from five! Let’s begin in 5...4...3...2...1

What will students do?

Print or display the sample comic.
Ask students to think about how they are feeling both in their brains and in their bodies. Let them share.
Walk the class through each panel of the comic, practicing the mindfulness techniques in each.
Have students create a comic using the mindful practices shown in the sample comic.

How can teachers wrap up the lesson?

Ask students to reflect on how they are feeling after these mindfulness activities.
- Do they feel different than before they did it? How so?

How can teachers differentiate this activity?

Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
Provide visual representations of stressful situations.
Display key words to describe feelings in our brains vs. body.
Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

Related Resources:

Comic to print or display: Comic.
Suggested Readings:
- Mind Bubbles by Heather Krantz. (Grades 4-5)
- Now by Antoniette Portis. (Grades 4-6)

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