In the first 5 min of class I lead 1-3 min of focus and breathwork. A “balanced breath” is the foundational practice for my students. My students report very positive feedback every year. Students find assessments especially stressful as well as other activities in school. Oxygenating your brain results in positive decision making and calm collaborative communication. In addition to breathwork I have a Google Classroom with a weekly question for reflection and response. Here are my first 4 weeks of reflection questions:
Calm classroom initiative is supported by the Pembroke school district where I teach. Research based curricula is important to me. I have been using breath techniques since I started teaching in 2006. I have called breathing techniques ‘ratio breathing’ since I teach math and am a math teacher. long before confirmed by the Calm Classroom initiative. Computer science is a math elective. Calm classroom curriculum is helpful in providing PD so that teachers can use these SEL- social emotional learning techniques across districts that are helpful to students.
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