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Mindful Holiday Reflections

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Lesson Plan

Mindful Holiday Reflections

Emotional Regulation & Reflection

This lesson guides students through a mindfulness session focused on reflecting on their thoughts and feelings as the year closes. It aims to support emotional regulation and promote tranquility in the classroom. By engaging in mindfulness and reflection, students can develop a deeper understanding of their emotions and learn strategies to manage them effectively.

Audience

Grades 3-5 Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Emotional Regulation & Reflection

Materials

Discussion Guide, Reflection Worksheet, and Calm Music (optional)

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

  • Welcome students and explain the purpose of the session: to reflect on the past year and practice mindfulness.
  • Briefly discuss what mindfulness is and how it can help us feel calm and focused.

Step 2

Mindfulness Exercise

10 minutes

  • Guide students through a simple mindfulness exercise:
    • Ask students to sit comfortably and close their eyes.
    • Encourage them to take deep breaths, focusing on their breath as it goes in and out.
    • Play calm music softly in the background (optional).
    • Prompt them to think about a positive memory from the past year.

Step 3

Reflection Activity

10 minutes

  • Distribute the Reflection Worksheet.
  • Ask students to write or draw about their positive memory and how it made them feel.
  • Encourage them to think about what they learned from this experience.

Step 4

Closing Discussion

5 minutes

  • Use the Discussion Guide to facilitate a conversation about the exercise:
    • How did the mindfulness exercise make you feel?
    • What positive memories did you reflect on?
    • How can we use mindfulness to help us in the future?
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Discussion

Mindful Reflection Discussion

A guide to facilitate a discussion on mindfulness and reflection after the exercise.

How did the mindfulness exercise make you feel?

Encourage students to share their feelings and experiences during the exercise.







What positive memories did you reflect on?

Ask students to share their memories and discuss why they chose them.







How can we use mindfulness to help us in the future?

Discuss practical ways to incorporate mindfulness into daily life.







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Worksheet

Reflection Worksheet

A worksheet for students to reflect on a positive memory from the past year and their feelings about it.

Describe or draw a positive memory from the past year.








How did this memory make you feel?








What did you learn from this experience?








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