This article explains 6 ways to use breathing for stress relief and mental wellness.
- Subject:
- Education
- Health & Fitness
- Health Education
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Author:
- Jordan Shakeshaft
- Date Added:
- 01/15/2020
This article explains 6 ways to use breathing for stress relief and mental wellness.
On y retrouve des idées d’activités à faire avec les jeunes, des jeux et des activités sportives à faire, beau temps ou mauvais temps. Voici les 71 idées !
Explore eight different SEL strategies for use in the classroom or small group settings (including instructions for implementation!).
"With big changes come bigger learnings. In the online learning space, our students (and honestly ourselves as educators!) contend with countless new challenges: distractions, shared spaces, lack of eye contact, missed social cues, passive observation and more.
Amid these challenges, how can we as educators and families ensure engagement, connection and quality learning within the students under our care?
We’re here to share what we’ve learned with you. In this month’s toolkit, you will:
Understand the imbalances in the mind-body that may happen during distance learning,
Identify when you and your students may be experiencing overstimulation of mental/cognitive domain and under-stimulation of physical, emotional and social domains, and
Learn 8 accessible yoga and mindfulness tools to feel connected and engaged during distance learning.
Enter your info below to download the toolkit."
Use YouTube-Like videos to inspire and engage your students! There are some amazing ideas in here.
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"Learning skills to support our mental health early in life can provide significant benefits to our physical, emotional, and social growth for life. For example, for children to choose calm in times of stress, they first need the opportunity to experience calm and practice arriving at a calm state.
All of the tools you find in this toolkit help cultivate calm, mental health, and overall well being. In this resource, learn 9 yoga and mindfulness practices for mental health that are suitable for a variety of settings and time frames: each tool may be as brief as 1 minute or expanded as needed.
Use the tools individually or all together to tailor your own experience, now and for the long term."
*Counting Breath
*Core Breath
*Yoga Poses at Desk
*Brain Break
*Relaxation
You will need to share your email to download the guide.
EVERFI provides unrivaled cloud-based digital courses to a growing and connected high-speed network base of technology users of all ages from K-12 students.
These courses are FREE and excellent. Students navigate engaging courses at their own pace.
This is a wonderful opportunity to continue learning at home!
(Courses for younger students will require adult participation, but courses for grades 3/4 and up can be done independently).
This site has a series of pre-made free lesson plans that are ready to teach right away. MATH, ELA, SCIENCE, SEL, CAREER, ART, DIGITAL LITERACY, TECH, STEM
They have clips of popular movies and TV shows built right in - and you are allowed to use them bc the site is made by AT
&T and Warner Bros.
"The Achievery helps connect students to a new world of digital learning through stories that spark curiosity and content that entertains as well as teaches."
Don't miss checking this one out! You can use the filters to find exactly what you need.
You will have to sign up to access the lessons but it's totally worth it.
13 animal walks to help your children calm their anxiety.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Explains types of aggressive behaviour, identifies related factors, distinguishes between normal and concerning behaviour, and gives advice on how to address aggression in youth, including proven prevention and intervention strategies
"Covid is restricting our lives, but we can find new ways to keep making progress. Trying out new things can actually boost our well-being. When we open up to new ideas, it helps us stay curious and engaged. It can also bring a sense of accomplishment and help to boost our self-confidence and resilience. There are so many ways to learn new things and this month we're encouraging everyone to find new and creative ways to overcome our frustrating situations."
"This month we're encouraging you to get active, get outdoors and take care of your body! Let's reap the benefits of getting our bodies moving and breathing more deeply as a result of exercising, laughing and even singing! We don't all need to run marathons - there are simple things we can all do to take care of our bodies - for example unplugging from technology, getting outside and - importantly - making sure we get enough sleep!"
Ce site offre des idées et des plans de leçons pour des activités pour jeunes enfants.
**pour la pré-maternelle jusqu'à 12 ans
Active Kids + Minds is a free physical activity program for kids of all ages and abilities. The BOKS program includes lesson plans, training, and support needed to get kids moving for up to 45 minutes a day. It also includes shorter movement breaks, games, and activities tailored to your needs as an educator or parent. Resources include full unit plans for Phys. Ed. Another great feature of this website are the monthly calendars with daily movement breaks. The calendar links to videos showing how to complete each activity.
First Nations communities with addiction challenges have access to two programs funded by the Government of Canada. These programs are the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP) and the National Youth Solvent Abuse Program (NYSAP).
For information on NNADAP and NYSAP treatment programs, contact a treatment centre near you. You can also contact your local regional office at the number provided below.
For information on NNADAP community-based prevention programs, contact your community nursing station, health centre, band council or local regional office.
Check out this collection of challenge materials for fun, easy, and engaging ways to get your students learning!
There are new challenges every month so keep checking back! Be sure to explore past Creative Challenges as well!
This article has a ton of information on adolescent development such as physical development and their behavior. It gives statistics and shows the differences between boys and girls adolescent development. It also gives parenting advice about their kids sexuality and safety tips.
Agriculture has a wealth of links to the Saskatchewan curriculum. This document lists each grade and the specific curricular outcomes that connect to agriculture for the related subjects. Outcomes are listed for Science, Health and Social Studies.
Grade 1 to 9.
A fabulous resource for K-12 students that makes connections to ELA, Social Studies, Science, Career Ed, PAA, Health, Art & Math.
Use the filters on the left of the screen to filter down to the grade and subject you're looking for resources for.
Featured resources include :
My Food My Story (Gr. K-4)
Saskatchewan Seed Kit (Gr. 3)
Global Food Security (Gr. 7)
Ag Careers (Gr. 7/8)
What is Growing Around Us? (Gr. 2-4)
Exploring a Healthy Relationship with the Land (ES20 or Gr. 10)
Ag in Sk: Past Present Future (Gr. 4)
There is much much more available as well!