Building Social Emotional Learning - Mindfulness

Activity Summary

The animated series Bluey serves as a valuable tool in fostering children's development of imagination, curiosity, and social and emotional learning. This activity uses intentional teaching strategies to focus on the capability of mindfulness. Children will engage in simple mindfulness exercises aimed at improving focus and enhancing enjoyment of activities. These exercises involve techniques to slow down breathing and opportunities to explore outdoors in search of natural items.

Learning intentions:

This suite of resources has been designed to provide opportunities for children to explore social and emotional learning through imaginative play and also supports oral language development through a values framework. Each activity uses intentional teaching strategies to develop a specific value. This activity focuses on...

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This activity showcases a Bluey episode, which can be viewed on ClickView or iview.

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The Zones of Emotional Regulation

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