Mindfulness Activities You Can Use at Home with Your Students

Welcome to my blog post on mindfulness activities for students that you can use at home. I will be sharing important information on what mindfulness is and activities designed to help our students here at Detroit Prep. These activities are not only fun and engaging but also promote effective self regulation. 

What is Mindfulness 

Mindfulness is a state of being conscious of whatever is happening around you. A mindful student knows well how to deal with emotions and react to certain situations while maintaining self-control. Mindfulness is also about how children respond to challenges and stressful scenarios getting in the way of learning. 

Mindfulness Activities

Children of all ages need to have a well-focused mind to learn and achieve goals in a better way. To help with this, mindfulness activities are presented to students at Detroit Prep to help with this challenge. Mindfulness activities include: 

Mindful Breathing: 

Mindful breathing is great for bringing the mind back to the importance of our breath. Deep belly breaths focus our attention and calm us. When using this activity, sitting or standing, ask your students to breathe deeply and slowly for around 1-2 minutes. Ask them to count to three on the inhale and three again on the exhale. You may like to suggest your student put their hands on their stomachs to feel the air as it moves in and out. 

Color Breathing:

In this activity, ask your student to think of a relaxing color and another color that represents anger, frustration, or sadness. Have your student close their eyes and imagine breathing in the relaxing color and letting it feel their entire bodies. On the exhale, ask your student to picture the negative color leaving their body. 

Mindfulness Drawing:

Drawing and sketching is an activity that improves concentration. As they move a pen or pencil on the paper, they devote themselves to achieving the goal by doing something different. For this purpose, you can try doodling, then move on to smooth drawing practice, coloring, and sketching anything from the surroundings. This also helps to give students a break from stress.  

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