Fostering Mindfulness : Building Skills That Students Need to Manage Their Attention, Emotions, and Behavior in Classrooms and Beyond.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Using This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Why Mindfulness Matters in the Classroom -- What Is Mindfulness? -- Common Myths about Mindfulness -- Self-Regulation and Emotions, Attention, and Behavior -- Mindfulness and Emotion -- Mindfulness and Attention -- Mindfulness and Behavior -- Mindfulness and a More Compassionate World -- Chapter 2: Getting Started -- Key Considerations -- Start with Your Own Practice -- Ensure Mindfulness Practice Is Secular -- Be Trauma-Sensitive -- Differentiate for Diverse Student Needs -- Have Reasonable Expectations -- Treat This Time Differently -- Give Mindfuless Invitational Status -- Preparing for Mindfulness -- The "So What?" -- The Ready Position -- Daily Practice -- Planning and Scheduling Mindfulness -- Opportunities to Debrief -- Communication with Parents -- Resources and Tools -- Introducing Mindfulness to Students -- Starter Lesson: Mindful Listening with a Chime -- Starter Lesson: Defining the Present Moment -- Chapter 3: Mindful Breathing -- What Is Mindful Breathing? -- Tips for Teaching Mindful Breathing -- Breath Activities -- Breathing Sphere Activities -- Pinwheels -- Birthday Candle Activity -- Introducing Guided Mindful Breathing -- Three Deep Breaths -- Mindful Breathing -- Thoughts As Clouds -- Breath Counting -- Buddy Breathing -- Snake Breathing -- Bumblebee Breathing -- Elephant Breathing -- Back-to-Back Partner Breathing -- Square Breathing -- 4-7-8 Breathing -- Five-Finger Breathing -- Chapter 4: Mindfulness and the Five Senses -- What Is Mindful Sensing? -- Tips for Teaching Mindful Sensing -- Introducing Sensory Awareness -- Tapping Into the Senses -- Individual Senses -- Sense of Smell -- Sense of Hearing -- Sense of Touch -- Sense of Taste -- Sense of Sight -- All Five Senses -- Five-Senses Tour -- Mindful Eating.

Chapter 5: Mindfulness of Emotions -- What Is Mindfulness of Emotions? -- Tips for Teaching Mindfulness of Emotions -- Mindfulness and the Brain -- Reaction vs Response -- Mindful Responding -- Recognizing, Naming, and Managing Emotions -- Emotion and Traits Vocabulary Chart -- Emotions Graffiti Board -- Emotion Mapping -- Worry Box -- Gratitude Practice -- Grateful-Heart Mindfulness -- Gratitude Journal -- Gratitude Cards -- Gratitude Tree -- Loving Kindness -- Chapter 6: Mindful Movement -- What Is Mindful Movement? -- Tips for Teaching Mindful Movement -- Mindful Heartbeat -- Mindful Mirroring -- Mindful Walking -- Mindful Yoga Movement -- Chapter 7: Guided Mindfulness -- What Is Guided Mindfulness? -- Tips for Teaching Guided Mindfulness -- Introduction to Guided Practice -- Body Scan -- Be the Mountain -- Favorite Place -- Chapter 8: Mindfulness and the Peace Corner -- What Is a Peace Corner? -- Tips for Creating and Using a Peace Corner -- Mind Jar -- Mindful Coloring -- Mindfulness Cootie Catcher -- Self-Care in the Peace Corner -- Self-Care Anchor Chart -- Recording Self-Care in the Peace Corner -- Resources -- Recommended Resources -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.

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