Mindfulness Resources

Mindfulness: Mindful Listening

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness 101! Students focus on the present moment using their senses to observe what is happening right now. They are introduced to the idea that mindfulness is about paying attention to the present.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: Mindful Listening

Mindfulness: Mindful Listening

In this worksheet, we listen like like an owl — and go on a sound hunt — to become more aware of the sounds around us.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness: Mindful Listening

Owls hear so well that they can hunt in the dark. Have your students try on their owl ears! In this lesson, students open up their ears to all the sounds around them, close and far away, and go on a sound hunt.

Kindergarten

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: A Home Inside

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Children use their five senses to explore what it means to be mindful with this worksheet, part of our Mindfulness series.

Kindergarten

Worksheet

Learning How to practise Empathy

Mindfulness: A Home Inside

We all have our own home of feelings inside, like a shell that we can tuck into when needed. This we learn from turtles, and now your students can too. This lesson helps students access that place inside full of feelings, emotions, and thoughts.

Kindergarten

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: A Home Inside

Learning How to practise Empathy

In this lesson, students will practise empathy through learning the "just like me" mindfulness practise.

Year 5

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: Deep Relaxation

Mindfulness: A Home Inside

In this worksheet, children explore what it means to be aware of their emotions, drawing inspiration from the turtle.

Kindergarten

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Mindfulness: Butterfly Breath

Mindfulness: Deep Relaxation

In this worksheet, children grow roots, branches, and leaves as they practise deep relaxation — then design a relaxation technique of their own.

Kindergarten

Worksheet

My Internal Weather Report

Mindfulness: Butterfly Breath

What if you imagine your lungs as wings? In this lesson, a butterfly helps teach students about mindful breathing. Learn to use the butterfly breath in three different ways!

Kindergarten

Lesson plan

Working Effectively In Groups

My Internal Weather Report

Being aware of your emotions can be tricky! This worksheet helps students tune in by taking their own internal weather reports.

Year 3

Worksheet

Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation

Working Effectively In Groups

Teamwork makes the dream work! In this lesson, students will learn how to work effectively in groups.

Year 5

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: The Outside and Inside Present

Learn Self-Awareness Through Deep Relaxation

Deep relaxation is a great way to create the conditions for learning by helping students let go of tension and worry.

Year one

Activity

Mindfulness: Deep Relaxation

Mindfulness: The Outside and Inside Present

What happens when students explore their senses on the inside? This lesson encourages students to look at, listen to, and feel what is happening on the inside through practising mindfulness.

Kindergarten

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: Deep Relaxation

Deep relaxation in school? Yes, it is possible! Through this process you will guide students to consciously focus on relaxing various body parts, leading to a visualization to help relax their full body mindfully.

Kindergarten

Lesson plan

Practise Mindful Eating

Practise Mindful Eating

How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practise mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.

Year one

Activity

The Way I Act

Mindfulness: Mindful Movement

The Way I Act

In this lesson, students will hear the story "The Way I Act" and complete two activities connected to the story. They will practise mindful breathing and explore how to have more control over their bodies, behaviors, emotions, and choices.

Year 3

Lesson plan

Create an Internal Weather Report

Mindfulness: Mindful Movement

In this worksheet, we look to a deer to practise moving mindfully.

Kindergarten

Worksheet

Yoga for Kids: Mountain Pose

Create an Internal Weather Report

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

Year 3

Activity

Yoga for Kids: Mountain Pose

In this worksheet, Roly demonstrates the Mountain Pose. Kids can colour in the picture, and practise this yoga pose along with him.

Kindergarten

Worksheet

Create a Peace Treaty

Create a Peace Treaty

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.

Year 5

Activity

Just Like Me

Just Like Me

This worksheet helps students reflect on the “just like me” practise of building empathy.

Year 5

Worksheet

Range of Emotions

Mindfulness: Mindful Movement

Range of Emotions

This social emotional learning resource is a great tool to open up discussion around mindfulness, such as how to recognise and manage certain kinds of emotions and different feeling words that can be used to describe emotional states.

Year one

Worksheet

Mindfulness: Mindful Movement

Imagine wild animals teaching students to walk mindfully, and camoflauge teaching about stillness. This lesson takes a cue from animal adaptations as students practise walking and pausing mindfully.

Kindergarten

Lesson plan

Mindful Eating