Health Education

K0-2

Welcome to Health Education class! This week, you will be learning how to be mindful. Mindfulness means paying full attention to something. It means slowing down to really notice what you're doing. Being mindful is the opposite of rushing around or multitasking. When you're mindful, you're taking your time. You're focusing in a relaxed, easy way.

What is mindfulness?

Watch this video to learn more about mindfulness. To begin, click on the picture of the bird.

In English

In Spanish

Time for read aloud!

A... B... C... follow me to our mindful journey! Click the picture of the book below to listen to today's mindfulness read aloud story.

K-1 Week 1.0.pdf

Now practice mindfulness while moving around your space! Click on the activity above to get started.

Find a quiet, relaxing place to enjoy this peaceful music.

Are you ready to listen? Click the kitty to get started.

Are you ready to listen? Click the white arrow to get started.

Healthy Ways to Work through Stress

There are many healthy ways to work through stress and worries. Listen to how Ruby handles her worries and stress in the story, Ruby Finds a Worry.

After you listened to the story, think about how Ruby managed her worry. How can you manage a worry? Talk to a trusted adult to make a list of ideas.

What is Stress?

Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. This worry can make your mind and body feel upset.

What happens when you feel stressed?

When you get worried or stressed out about something it can affect your body in a number of ways.

Your heart beats faster.
Your muscles feel tight and tense.
Your stomach feels sick.
Your breathing gets faster.
You head aches, you may feel flush and hot.
It can be hard to fall asleep, or you wake up feeling like you didn't really sleep because you still feel tired.
It's hard to concentrate on any one thing.
You may not feel like eating or you may feel hungry all the time.

Work through Stress with Yoga

Another healthy way to work through stress and worries is to move your body. Let's practice a relaxing movement activity called, "Fly Like a Butterfly" to help manage our worries. Invite a trusted adult to move along with you.

CLICK THE WHITE ARROW in the video TO MOVE TO THE MUSIC

DISCUSS: The students in the video managed their worries by singing and moving their body. What butterfly movement did you like best?

K0-2_Calm_Down_Cards.pdf

Calm Down Cards

These calm down cards show six other ways to work through stress and worry. Choose your favorite cards and/or create your own calm down cards or notes by using paper and crayons.

Store your CALM DOWN CARDS in a small box. When you are feeling stressed or worried, choose a CALM DOWN CARD and follow the directions for a more peaceful mind and body.

Practice B-COOL BREATHING

Manage your stress and worries with B-Cool breathing. Here's how to practice B-Cool breathing:"

Breathe: Take three deep breaths slowly and calmly. You may choose to close your eyes if that feels comfortable & safe.
Calm: Use your breath to calm yourself down by listening to your breath enter and exit your body.
Okay: Remind yourself that you’re okay. In your mind say, "Everything will be okay, this feeling will pass," three times.
Observe: Notice how you’re feeling. Continue to listen to your breath as you slowly breathe in and out.
Love: Use your breath to hold yourself with love.

K0-2_working-with-difficult-emotions.pdf

ROAR away your Anger and Stress

Sometimes stress and worries make you feel angry, frustrated or sad. Listen as Daniel Tiger teaches you how to be calm when your are feeling upset with a friend or you are frustrated when at play. Invite a trusted adult to sing along with you

Click the white arrow to sing along.

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