Lesson summary
In this 5-minute activity, students will undertake a nature-based mindfulness practice, exploring their connection to nature and allowing for present-moment focus. This activity is based on our sense of hearing and offers students the opportunity to connect with the natural world, while enabling deep focus through sensory observation. This activity has been designed to ‘punctuate’ the day. You can use it before, during or after your class.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- wake up their sense of hearing, enabling deep focus and engagement.
- connect students with nature.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Curriculum Mapping
These activities can be used with all subject areas to enable deep focus and engagement within students; however, the following curriculum links directly relate to these activities.
Australian Curriculum content descriptions: Health and Physical Education
Year 7 & 8:
- analyse factors that influence emotional responses and devise strategies to self-manage emotions (AC9HP8P06)
- plan and implement strategies using health resources to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP8P10)
Year 9 & 10
- evaluate emotional responses in different situations to refine strategies for managing emotions (AC9HP10P06)
- plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP10P10)
Syllabus Outcomes: PD4-7, PD5-7
Resources Required
Optional
- Source simple instruments from the school to provide basic sounds, such as drums, cymbals, rattles, chimes, singing bowls, triangles, rainsticks, beat sticks, etc.
- If instruments are not available this audio recording can be substituted: The Nature of Mindfulness: Guided Meditation 2 (available in lesson plan)
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