Mindfulness Day 2023

Every year, September 12th is observed as Mindfulness Day with the aim to raise
awareness about the insightful value and benefit of mindfulness.
What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is about focusing on the present and being aware of what is going
on both inside and outside, in a non-judgmental way. It’s about noticing
physical sensations and emotional responses, as well as your connection to
other people and to your surroundings.

Benefits of practising mindfulness for children:

 It helps to increase their attention span
 It helps them to understand and regulate their emotions
 It helps with stress management and general wellbeing
 It helps them become more aware of their bodies and their senses
 It helps to build a connection with the natural world
 It helps them to develop empathy and compassion for others

SEL- Social Emotional Areas that focus while practicing mindfulness are

Self- awareness
Social Awareness
Self-management
Relationship Skills
Responsible decision-making
 Mindfulness day Activities
The following mindfulness activities will be carried out on Mindfulness day and
also regularly in daily plans.

Activity Details Objectives Class

Musical Mindful Outdoor singing time To build connections to Nursery
Morning with Sultan. other people and the
surrounding

Guided Get the children to lie To build self-awareness Grade 1

Mindfulness or down on the floor, on and self-management
Guided comfortable mats. by focusing on
relaxation/visualizat Take them through a imagination
ion visualisation story (e.g.
imagining they are
lying on a beach).

Monster Tell the story The colour To build Self- Pre Nursery
Mindfulness monster which is about awareness
specific coloured they get better at
recognizing and
monsters representing
processing their own
an emotion
emotions.
Make the children sit in
a circle and ask them
to describe different
emotions. How does it
feel when they are
angry, happy or
worried?

Let the children play

with a pompom
sensory tub to remove
stress and improve their
emotions

Prep

Activity 2:

Have them tell you

what they are feeling:
sad, angry, etc. as they
put the pom poms in
the jar. Talk about what
is causing the emotion.
For instance, your child
is disappointed
because a favorite toy
was lost.
Mindful breathing There are several ways All classes
Breathing exercises of practising mindful To encourage well-
breathing with young being.
children. It works best To improve the
when combined with emotions.
some kind of action, for To strengthen the
example counting off attention.
on one hand as you To manage the stress.
breathe in and the To help students how
other hand as you to use Mindfulness daily
breathe out, or putting
your hand on your
tummy to feel it moving
in and out.

Teddy Bear Breath

Nursery and
This is a great variation prep
of the belly-breathing
practice. Have the
children lie down with
a teddy or stuffed
animal on their belly,
and let them watch as
it moves up and down
while they breathe, as
if they are rocking it to
sleep.

Windmill breathing Grade 1

Use pinwheels in
conjunction with the
mindful breathing ,
making the pinwheel
spin with every exhale

Rainbow and other Grade ll

symbols to breath
Mindfulness games Bubble balloon game To encourage well- Grade ll
Blow up some balloons being.
and play the don’t- To improve the
touch-the-floor game, emotions.
but focusing on gentle To strengthen the
movements. Pretend attention.
that the balloons are To manage the stress.
bubbles that might
pop, so you can only
tap them delicately.

Practise animal poses To encourage well- Nursery,

Yoga and nature Yoga being. Preps and
To improve the Grade 1
emotions.
To strengthen the
attention.
To manage the stress.

To help students how

to use Mindfulness daily
Mindful Mandalas Mandala‘s complex To improve the Grade 1 ,
Craft circular patterns make emotions. Prep
them a great To strengthen the
attention.
mindfulness tool.
To manage the stress.
Mandalas are typically
symmetrical, but this
isn’t necessary. Place
the round base firmly
on a flat surface.
Place items in a circular
pattern leading to the
middle of the mandala

Calm Corners or Provide a safe place To improve their self

Break Spots for children to calm regulation skills.
down. Keeping
calming tools such as
Soft toys , balls,
emotion cards ,
stickers, Sand timers,
bubble blowers,
playdough etc

Provide a checklist of To improve social

Emotions emotions or emotion awareness and
Scavenger Hunt – cards to hunt for to the empathy
children. Ask them to
be empathetic to a
crying or sad child.