Student Contributor: E. Rosenau
Guided meditation helps students relax their mind, bodies, and helps them direct their focus to the classroom and classmates.
This tool should be implemented in the morning before the lessons for the day begins. This tool can also be beneficial to use after lunch. The teacher has to be consistent with this tool and give students two-three minutes a day to participate in this practice. The teacher can use a short video to guide students through the meditation. These videos usually tell students to close their eyes and breathe in and out. They also include peaceful sounds, and scenes for students to focus on in their head to bring them relaxation and comfort.
This tool fits in the preventative stage because it is done at the beginning of the day and helps students relax their mind, bodies, and helps them direct their focus to the classroom and classmates. This tool can be intertwined with practicing gratitude- students can meditate on what they are thankful. A topic a day can be given and this will foster positive attitudes, kindness in the classroom, and respect for self. On the authority base continuum This tool fits in the teacher-collaborative because the teacher organizes the time and content for students to engage with. This tool effectively prevents negative behavior and should be considered by all teachers across grade levels.
More Information –
Tool Source: Dr. Henning @ EWU
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/pause-refocus-assess-meditation-classroom-adam-kuranishi#:~:text=As%20a%20classroom%20practice%2C%20meditation,negative%20feelings%2C%20and%20fosters%20compassion.
