One of my favourite lesson ideas for primary teachers/parents/anyone wanting to encourage creative thought and awesome winter poetry.
Mindfulness and Yoga
Essays, thoughts, ideas and strategies related to Mindfulness and/or Yoga. Whether you’re looking into this for yourself, for your colleagues/employees, for a class you teach, for a Special Needs child you support, for your own children… there’s something for everyone in here!
QUICK READ: 5 Teaching strategies to benefit the shy and socially anxious
As a former socially-anxious student, now in the position of a teacher, I’ve gathered some good strategies to support these students in becoming confident as well as academic. Here are my top 5!
Supporting mental illness and anxiety in the classroom
The role of educators when it comes to students battling poor mental health.
Teacher Wellbeing: My top ten TED talks
Ten of my favourite TED talks, guaranteed to inspire and motivate!
Teacher Wellbeing: Never put your happiness on hold.
A quick reminder that stepping into the moment at any given time can bring about happiness.
Teacher Wellbeing: Are you hanging out with school Dementors? Are you one yourself?
Do you know someone who sucks the life out of you after a 5 minute chat? Are you guilty of this yourself?
Teacher Wellbeing: I kept a Gratitude Diary for a year and this is what happened…
The positive benefits of writing down what you’re grateful for.
Teacher Wellbeing: Mindfulness over multi-tasking
How using mindfulness can allow you to mentally separate from the never-ending to-do list.
Teachers: are you paying attention to your own body language?
Thoughts, science and an awesome TED talk on the importance of body language.