October 2017

Introduce Listening Kit: Eyes ON, Ears ON, Brain ON, Hands OFF, Mouth OFF, Heart ON

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi20qtkrsqQ (This clip was designed for parents as the target audience.)

What is ON and what is OFF when you are LISTENING?

How can we be ready to be a good listener so we can learn all we can?

Breathing Toolbox: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/breathing

Meet Howard B. Wigglebottom: https://wedolisten.org/lessons

Review Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen:

https://youtu.be/SUBG9RLXOgU

How does it feel when someone is listening? How does it feel when someone is NOT listening? Which strategy accomplishes the most learning? Which is safer? What kind of friend is a good listener?

Practice with finger puppets?

Read Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones

BIG Hoberman Sphere -- I want my life to make a difference! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1DUz5eWKUo

Kindergarten--Falling for Healthy Choices

Brainstorm Healthy Choices

Decorate a fall leaf with one choice you know and gluestick to tree.

1st Grade--Celebrating Healthy Choices

Read Sweet Tooth

Brainstorm Healthy Choices

Decorate a balloon with one choice you know and gluestick to bulletin board paper.

2nd Grade--"How to Move from your UPstairs Brain to your DOWNstairs Brain"~It's a Healthy Choice to Know!

Brainstorm Healthy Choices

Specialize in 2nd Grade to know how to move to DOWNstairs brain.

Move through "Breathing Stations"~

#1 Peacock Feathers

#2 Juggling Clothes

#3 Breathing Toolbox w/ iPads

#4 All Feelings are OK

#5 Color Tablets--put in order the depth of feelings, only move to the next shade

#6 Yoga Books

Decorate a "quilt square" with one choice you know.