Taking a Pause

The past few posts have been largely about our work in Literacy and Math.  I'm taking a minute here to show you some other aspects to our learning.  We take some time everyday to move our bodies and practice focusing our minds. The children are learning how important it is to be able to focus on one thing at a time- that's being mindful!  We often say- "when you are walking in the hall, just walk" or "when you are listening to directions, just listen". This past week we did a mindfulness activity called "Pass the Cup" where we literally passed a cup full of water around the rug so each child was responsible for handing it to and receiving it from someone else.  It took focusing on just that one thing!  Below you can see us doing some Mindful Movement with  leadership by Jamie from the Cosmic Kids website. A fun thing you can try at home with your Kindergartner.