Awake Minds
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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20 years as a special educator in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms.
8 years as a mindfulness educator in schools and retreat centers.
Currently: yoga retreat leader, mindfulness educator, and yogi
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Mindfulness 101: Introduction to Mindfulness Unit 1
This document includes the scope and sequence of an introductory unit on mindfulness. It includes a syllabus, videos, Power Points, articles, guiding questions, activities, and a final quiz on brainscience and mindfulness. Please let me know if you have any questions about this document. :) **It is highly recommended that teachers and facilitators of mindfulness classes have their own practice and have been trained as mindfulness facilitators. **
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education, Health
Mindfulness and The Marshmellow Test: Healthy Habits and Self Control PPT
This PPT is based on the book The Marshmallow Test, by Walter Mischel.
It covers:
*studies behind marshmallow test
*evidence in building healthy habits and disciplines over long-run
*science behind healthy choices
*how to stay disciplined and use self control (in studying and completing homework, etc.)
Synopsis of book:
"A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior l
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education
Mindfulness, Yoga, and Social Emotional Learning Lesson Bundle
This bundle includes five mindfulness, yoga, and SEL lessons including an introduction to mindfulness, mindful listening, mindfulness of body, mindfulness of emotions, Inside Out Movie PPT on mindfulness of emotions, and a lesson on gratitude. Lessons contain fun games and activities, read aloud books, movement and writing prompts!
K - 4th
Character Education, Social Emotional Learning
Marshmallow Test: Setting Goals & Mindfulness of Impulses PowerPoint
This PowerPoint's topics include: self control, delayed gratification, perseverance, and setting goals. It covers the study and results of the Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel- and how people who are able to resist temptation are more successful in life. Neuroscience and questions to ponder for managing impulses and staying disciplined are offered. Great lesson before tests and for making new years resolutions!
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education
Mindfulness and Inside Out Movie! PPT
This PPT slide show reviews the mindfulness behind the movie Inside Out. The PPT focuses primarily on emotions and the role mindfulness plays in managing and regulating emotions.
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
School Counseling
Also included in:Â Mindfulness, Yoga, and Social Emotional Learning Lesson Bundle
Qualified Teacher Tutoring Flyer
This flyer is just needs your name and personal information and is ready to go!
It includes eye-catching pictures and a quote!
The Power of Habit lesson
This lesson helps students to change habits in their lives...possibly in the area of class participation or homework completion. We used this for our Habits of Mind intervention with high school students. It was awesome to see them reflect on themselves and try to change some of their routines.
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education
Pay It Forward ~ character development and movie questions
Based on Character Counts's "Six Pillars of Character Development", when watching the movie, "Pay It Forward", these questions ask students to reflect on the movie and their own lives. They are asked to truly think: Can one person really change the world?
*Note: the movie "Pay It Forward" is rated PG-13, for any sixth or seventh grade classes wanting to show this movie.
6th - 12th
Character Education
Mindfulness and Technology Use
This 8 slide PPT provides questions for students to consider around their use of technology and offers the definition and practice of the STOP mindfulness method- Stop, Take a Breath, Observe, Proceed. At the end, students will be asked to set goals in monitoring their technology usage and how they can use mindfulness when using their phones and technology.
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education, Health
Mindfulness 101 High School Elective Final Product/ Service Project Bundle
This bundle includes prompts and rubrics (for a final project/ product grade) that are from the 9th-12th grade Mindfulness 101 High School elective that I facilitate. It includes a service project choice board (students may choose one topic from- Mindfulness in Business, Education, Health/ Medicine, or Sports. Rubrics and prompts are included.
**I have additional documents for sale that includes an interview question graphic organizer, and service hours signature page for this project, as well
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Business, School Psychology
Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
A lesson around Growth vs. Fixed Mindset...we used this with our Habits of Mind intervention group, with high school students. It was pretty awesome! This would be applicable for middle school students, as well! Please see the additional questions that would work with this, too!
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education
Potential Jobs: Benefits and Expectations
This transition lesson could be done with 8th-12th graders in helping them to search for and evaluate possible job opportunities and careers (during or post-high school). I used this in my resource class where students were able to analyze jobs and the skills they would need for each job.
It is a great first lesson before participating in a resume writing or interview lesson.
This includes a step-by-step lesson plan, brainstorming sheet, and chart.
8th - 12th
Mindful Communication and Empathy PPT
This PowerPoint contains an introduction to mindful communication and empathy (including information on mirror neurons). It guides students through practicing mindful listening/ speaking, reflection questions, journal questions, and "Home Practice"
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education, Health
Introduction to Mindfulness PPT
This PPT uses the analogy of creating space within wood of a fire, as we would create space to pause and breathe throughout our day. The definition of mindfulness is provided, along with examples/ analogies of mindfulness.
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education, For All Subjects, Health
Mindfulness Listening Lesson ~ Grades 1-4 ~ Google Slide Show
Lesson topic: Mindfulness of SoundsEach 30-40 minute lesson contains a mindfulness tool, activity, video (most lessons), movement, and more. The slides may be altered by you to suit your classroom and school's mission or moto. Every slide show has notes that will guide teachers on what to say and focus on throughout the lesson. *These slides were meant for at-home Zoom learning, but may be modified for in-person learning.
1st - 4th
Character Education, Health
Also included in:Â Mindfulness, Yoga, and Social Emotional Learning Lesson Bundle
Introduction to Mindfulness ~ Grades 1-4 ~ Google Slide Show
Lesson topic: Introduction to Mindfulness *What is mindfulness? *How does it help us in school? In life? *Practice mindfulness together Each 30-40 minute lesson contains a mindfulness tool, activity, video (most lessons), movement, and more. The slides may be altered by you to suit your classroom and school's mission or moto. Every slide show has notes that will guide teachers on what to say and focus on throughout the lesson. *These slides were meant for at-home Zoom learning, but may be modi
1st - 4th
Character Education, Health
Also included in:Â Mindfulness, Yoga, and Social Emotional Learning Lesson Bundle
Mindfulness of Body ~ Grades 1-4 ~ Google Slide Show
Lesson topic: Mindfulness of BodyEach 30-40 minute lesson contains a mindfulness tool, activity, video (most lessons), movement, and more. The slides may be altered by you to suit your classroom and school's mission or moto. Every slide show has notes that will guide teachers on what to say and focus on throughout the lesson. *These slides were meant for at-home Zoom learning, but may be modified for in-person learning.
1st - 4th
Character Education, Health
Also included in:Â Mindfulness, Yoga, and Social Emotional Learning Lesson Bundle
Mindfulness of Emotions ~ Grades 1-2 ~ Google Slide Show
Lesson topic: Mindfulness of EmotionsEach 30-40 minute lesson contains a mindfulness tool, activity, video (most lessons), movement, and more. The slides may be altered by you to suit your classroom and school's mission or moto. Every slide show has notes that will guide teachers on what to say and focus on throughout the lesson. *These slides were meant for at-home Zoom learning, but may be modified for in-person learning.
1st - 2nd
Character Education, Health
Also included in:Â Mindfulness, Yoga, and Social Emotional Learning Lesson Bundle
Mindfulness & Gratitude ~ Grades 1-2 ~ Google Slide Show
Lesson topic: GratitudeEach 30-40 minute lesson contains a mindfulness tool, activity, video (most lessons), movement, and more. The slides may be altered by you to suit your classroom and school's mission or moto. Every slide show has notes that will guide teachers on what to say and focus on throughout the lesson. *These slides were meant for at-home Zoom learning, but may be modified for in-person learning.
1st - 2nd
Character Education, Health
Also included in:Â Mindfulness, Yoga, and Social Emotional Learning Lesson Bundle
Distributive Property Practice in Groups!
This handout can be used to practice the distributive property and it could also be used as a short assessment in the classroom, using brown bags and small blocks. Students are asked to write two expressions, after given a bags and blocks scenario and a real world scenario. They are then asked to practice expanding using the distributive property.
6th - 12th
Algebra, Math
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Experience
20 years as a special educator in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms.
8 years as a mindfulness educator in schools and retreat centers.
Currently: yoga retreat leader, mindfulness educator, and yogi
Additional biographical information
Meghan has been practicing meditation and yoga for the past 20 years and is certified with Mindful Schools as a mindfulness educator. She has written and developed mindfulness and social emotional curriculum with Meena Srinivasan (educational leader and author) and implemented mindfulness in unique ways in classrooms, weaving in Expeditionary Learning practices into each lesson.
Meghan Leighton (Dutton), MAT, is a Massachusetts licensed educator, and has provided professional development with schools and retreats for educators. Her career has also lead her to mentor with iBme (Inward Bound Mindfulness in Education) during their teen and Harvard retreats in California and Massachusetts.
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