Mindfulness activities are fantastic social emotional learning activities. Mindfulness can help students cope with anxiety, while also developing self-regulation and conflict resolution skills.

This is a ready-to-use script for a mindful body scan meditation, lasting about five minutes. This activity is suitable as an introduction to mindfulness or as a practice for experienced meditators! This script leads students through a breathing exercise where they think about relaxing each part of their body.

This script has been used successfully with moderate to advanced English language learners. I frequently use this script with high schoolers, undergraduates, and adults, but this could be suitable for some middle schoolers as well.

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