Mindfulness in Action: Cultivating Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion
What am I learning?
Learning Intention: I am learning to be mindful by being present in the moment.
How will I know if I am successful?
Success Criteria I can: * describe what it means to be present. * notice situations when people are present in the moment. * be present in my life.
What Catholic Values does being present foster?
Sacramentality or God's Presence in the Whole World (CV5) When I am in the present moment I have the opportunity to worship God, appreciate and look after God's creation. Hope and Resurrection (CV7) God has created us to be with him now.
What does it mean to be present?
Mindfulness is about being in the present moment. What else can you learn about being present from this story?
What are some ways you can live in the present moment?
Did you know that being present is good for our wellbeing?
Create your own class definition for being present.
Did you know that a wandering mind, a mind that daydreams, leads to unhappiness, even if the wandering thoughts are happy thoughts?
Did you know that cultivating presence can be achieved with
Did you know that there are strategies to promote active, present conversations? If you knew these strategies would you engage with these strategies?
What are Talk Moves?
Basically Talk Moves are strategies that help build a culture of engaged dialogue, where all participants are regularly expected to speak, listen and respond to one another in an environment of present awareness. The silent signal aspect enables thinking to be visible and accountable.
What would talk moves look like in your classroom?
What other strategies would support engaged dialogue?