SEL & Mindfulness in the Block Schedule
What is it?
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is...
a set of skills needed for healthy human development
a wide range of skills covering the competencies of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making
Mindfulness is...
a state of awareness that is conscious, curious, and non-judgemental.
These tenets will be woven into our daily class time.
A Sample Class Schedule
(5 minutes) SEL/Mindfulness Activity, examples below...
Listen to a guided meditation (apps: 10% Happier, Headspace)
Sensory awareness exercise: notice 5 things you see, 4 things you feel, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, 1 thing you taste
5 Finger Breath: trace your hand and inhale as you go up a finger, exhale as you go down.
Yoga or stretching such as sun salutations or cat/cow
Take 5 deep belly breaths, concentrating on slowing the exhale
Journaling
Name your emotion (tool: The Feelings Wheel)
(10 minutes) Intro to class or demonstration
Sometimes this will be a quick recap of what we're working on, other times it will be a demonstration of a technique, or an introduction to a new project.
(25 minutes) Studio time
Uninterrupted time to work on your project.
(about half way through) Break
Motor break! Go to the bathroom, get some water, stretch...
(25 minutes) Studio Time
Uninterrupted time to work on your project.
(5 minutes) Clean Up
Clean up your space
Complete your daily cleaning task
Help someone else
Sit back down
(5 minutes) Closure
Before heading off to the next thing, we'll take a moment to debrief about the class through exit tickets, a turn & talk, or a quick group discussion.