‘A hand of joy’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video I ask you to draw around your hand and then mindfully fill it with things that bring you joy.

My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Use them as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video you will learn to eat mindfully. You will learn to appreciate your food, be thankful to the person who made it and use your senses to take notice of what you are eating.

This 1-page pdf gives real advice about teaching formal Mindfulness practices to primary classes.

This A3 pdf document is a collection of quotes and personal understandings about the nature and reality of thoughts. Use as a poster or teaching aid to give students insights and a better understanding of their inner world.

This 3-page A3 poster pdf , for primary teachers, includes a sample poster and supporting appendix. The poster is the first in a series that illustrates behaviours that often lead to break downs in relationships. It can be used for display purposes, as well as a teaching aid, to assist students in finding resolutions. The appendix is designed to support the poster by providing a worksheet style activity. This resource is a sample that is best used in conjunction with the other seven posters, in the full resource.

‘Feely Bag’ is one of many videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

‘Mindful Movement’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. Walking is something most of us take for granted and we rarely think about everything that goes into this everyday movement. By slowing down, we can notice what is going on when we walk and how our body feels.

‘Ice-cube Challenge’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

‘3 Things’ is one of many videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

‘Hand Breathing 2’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Use them as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video, a simple science demonstration is used as a Mindfulness anchor. A way to be present to the moment by watching the amazing colours at work.

‘Squiggles’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. Get a piece of paper and some colouring pens ready, to complete one of my favourite mindful activities. Don’t forget to bring your senses and your breath too!

‘Just listen to the music’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video I encourage you to use music as an anchor for Mindfulness. Choose a pleasant song, find a quiet spot and just listen to the music.

‘Mindful Photography’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video, I talk about how photography is a mindful task and encourage students to focus on a them for taking photographs.

‘Gratitude Name’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

‘Mind-body connection’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. This task helps you to notice that the thoughts in your mind change your body sensations and emotional state. It’s a powerful connection!

‘Counting thoughts’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. We can’t avoid having thoughts, but we can choose how we listen to them. This takes practice, and we first have to notice our thoughts. In this video, I help you do this by learning to count them.

‘7/11 breathing’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. Here is a simple breathing exercise for you: breathe in for a count of 7 and out for a count of 11. Watch the video to find out more and to help you practice.

‘Counting breaths’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. Learning to count your breaths will help you to focus on your breathing and also make you more aware of when you are having thoughts; this, in turn, helps you to calm your mind.

This 1-page pdf resource, for primary students, uses a real story as a springboard into lessons about ‘emotions’. You will find a short paragraph about the theme, thought-provoking questions, four activities and a Mindful moment script, which can be done within 5 minutes. The story is online, and the activities require regular classroom resources and collage materials.