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Are you looking to teach your students to better manage stress and face life's challenges head-on with engaging, unique activities? Download our Mindfulness Lesson Plans and Portfolio Project for the perfect social emotional learning resource to teach your students all about mindfulness, gratitude, meditation, feelings, and more!

Mindfulness teaches children the ability to stay focused, improve memory, manage their stress and mental health, jump from one task to the other quickly, and respond accordingly when needed. These executive functions are absolutely essential for advanced tasks such as planning, problem-solving, and even improving social relationships. With our portfolio project, your students will get all the resources they need to get started and grow on their mindfulness journey.

With this SEL resource, we’re giving your students an invaluable head start in life that no textbook can match – a wide set of skills that will truly help them succeed and make them well-rounded individuals. Imagine how much your students can achieve after learning how to practice mindfulness? Anything is within reach when you know how best to take control of stress and channel it into success!

This portfolio is divided into six individual lessons. You can choose to use the lessons in isolation or scaffold them. The six lessons include:

1. What is Mindfulness?

• What is Mindfulness?
• Questions about Mindfulness Worksheet
• STOP Poster
• Brainstorm Worksheet

2. Mindful Moments

• What are mindful moments?
• Mindful Mindset Questions
• SPOTLIGHT on today
• Put it on Paper Worksheet

3. Exploring Feelings

• Your feelings in this moment…
• Feelings Pie Chart Activity
• Color Your Emotions Worksheet
• Feelings & Emotion Cards

4. Mindful Senses

• Mind and Body Connection
• Body Scan
• Mindfulness & Me Questionnaire
• 5-4-3-2-1 Mindful Senses
• 5-4-3-2-1 Mindful Worksheet

5. Mindful Breathing

• What is Mindful Breathing
• Smelling the Flowers
• Tracing your hand with your breath
• Balloon Breathing
• Blowing Candles
• Chasing Rainbows
• Hot Chocolate Breathing

6. Craft Activity – Gratitude Tea

• What is Gratitude?
• Why is Gratitude Important
• 3 Steps to Being Grateful
• Create Your Own Gratitude Tea Craft Templates

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Discover the Indigenous Medicine Wheel through this social-emotional learning and goal-setting activity, complete with a lesson handout. Students explore the four aspects of well-being and apply them to their lives. Craft your own Medicine Wheel and set personal goals aligned with its teachings. Ideal for grades 3 and above, this resource offers a transformative journey into self-awareness and holistic wellness.

Page 1: Lesson Plan for teachers
Page 2: All About the medicine wheel (handout)
Page 3: The medicine wheel (black and white)
Page 4: My medicine wheel (coloured)
Page 5: Making our own medicine wheel (Activity #1)
Page 6: Making our own medicine wheel (example)
Page 7: Setting goals with the medicine wheel (Activity #2)
Page 8: Setting goals with the medicine wheel (example)

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