Mindful Classrooms(tm): Daily 5-Minute Practices to Support Social-Emotional Learning (Prek to Grade 5)

A guide for busy elementary educators on how to easily incorporate mindfulness activities into existing curriculum

Teaching students how to focus and self-regulate at a young age can provide them with skills that will help throughout their schooling and adult lives. Like anyone, they need easy-to remember tools and strategies to calm their minds and focus on the moment. This interactive, research based curriculum helps preK and elementary teachers integrate simple, ready-to use stretching, breathing, and reflective exercises as well as other mindfulness practices into their daily routines. Includes digital content with reproducible handouts from the book.

Author: James Butler
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Published: 04/03/2019
Pages: 194
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781631983696
ISBN10: 1631983695
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Professional Development
- Education | Teaching | General
- Education | Classroom Management

About the Author
James Butler, M.Ed., has been teaching kindergarten and prekindergarten since 2002. He has a B.S. in education and early childhood from Indiana's Manchester University and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from Grand Canyon University. He is now the SEL (social-emotional learning) mindfulness specialist for the Austin Independent School District (AISD), working with teachers, staff, administrators, parents, and grades preK-12 students. During the 2016-2017 school year, James helped implement a mindfulness curriculum in all 130 AISD campuses. He lives in Austin, Texas.