very overwhelming and often times these demands come with the added cost of fewer recess or physical education minutes. At a time when so much physical and emotional change is occurring for our students, we are asking them to sit longer and tolerate more. It's no wonder there has been a significant increase in diagnosed anxiety. So how do we meet the social emotional needs of our students and also abide by the demands of our administrators? Drew Schwartz, founder of 1-2-3 Wellness™, has created this simple poster (pictured above) to accompany his program at any age level (Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, and High School, teaching students to recognize their feelings and provide concrete strategies to help them self-monitor and self-soothe. What I like about this program is that once you introduce it, it's absolutely no-prep and no extra work for teachers. On his website, Drew offers online courses (for graduate credit!) that helps teachers bring mindfulness into their own lives so they can model it better for their students, as well as a more detailed program for students, but in my opinion, this poster is the easiest way to get started. Students just follow these simple steps: 1. Take a deep breath 2. Identify how you're feeling 3. Use the suggestions on the poster to honor that feeling That's it. So easy! It could be a great way to start or end class each day, or even as a brain break.
1 Comment
Lorysa Prichard
9/17/2019 06:11:41 am
Recently, I've been feeling sort of down. I feel so rushed with homework and catching up on sick days. Sometimes i just want to go home and take a nap because i haven't been sleeping very well in the past couple of weeks. Last night, I went to bed at 2 (I stayed up to do homework) and I woke up at 6 to get ready for school and take a shower. Girls also love spreading rumors. Same with boys. School just all around is so overwhelming and in my opinion, students shouldn't have as much homework if they have to wake up as early as the buses start picking them up.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |