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Lesson 6 - Being Mindful

Year 3

Year 4

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Lesson overview

Lesson Objectives
  • What mindfulness is.
  • How mindfulness can help you to relax.
  • Mindfulness techniques to help you feel calm.
Key Vocabulary

Mindfulness, relaxation, calm, enjoy, body, skill, brain, learn, feelings, happiness, healthy, present, meditation, recharge, poses, positivity, notice and techniques.

Curriculum Links
  • Supports pupils understanding of how to be mindful.
  • Supports pupils learning of ways to relax and feel calm.
  • Support pupils understanding of mental health.
Equipment and Resources
  • Lesson PPT.
  • Paper, pen, and colours.

Lesson activities

Starter Activity
  • Introduce the session with the lesson objectives.
  • Group discussion: Ask pupils to discuss the questions about feeling relaxed on slide 3. Initiate a whole class discussion.
  • Group discussion: Ask pupils to discuss the questions about feeling frustrated on slide 4. Initiate a whole class discussion.
Main Activity
  • Explain what mindfulness is and why it is important using slides 5 and 6.
  • Watch the video about mindfulness.
  • ‘The present moment’ activity: Ask pupils to sit quietly and pay attention to what is going on right now using their 5 senses. Ask pupils to then complete the questions about their experience on slide 8.
  • Explain what feelings are using slide 9.
  • ‘Feelings forecast activity’: Ask pupils to talk about which of our feelings can be like the weather and which feelings might go with which symbols.
  • Discussion: Pupils can discuss with a partner what they do each week to help them relax.
  • Triangle breathing class activity: As a class complete the triangle breathing exercise on slide 13.
  • Show the rainbow breathing video on slide 14 and complete the activity.
  • Mindful posing activity: Ask pupils to have a go at the mindful poses on slide 16 and in pairs to come up with their own versions.
Plenary
  • A helping hand activity: Pupils can draw around their hand. In each finger pupils can identify one person who they feel safe to talk to when they are feeling sad or worried or cross.
  • Explain the top tips for being more mindful.
  • Reflection time: Ask pupils to think about 3 things they have learnt today and what they will do differently to be more mindful.

Related Downloads

  • Lesson Plan - Healthy Lifestyle L6
  • Resource - Healthy Lifestyle R6

Lessons in this unit

Lesson Plan Content

Lesson 1 - Healthy Eating
Lesson 2 - Rest and Sleep
Lesson 3 - Healthy Habits
Lesson 4 - Energy
Lesson 5 - Hobbies
Lesson 6 - Being Mindful
Be happy. Be healthy.

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