[ola] Re: Minute of Silence/Mindfulness
- From: Nanosh Lucas <nanoshlucas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 12:05:55 +0100
I did this, though I’ll warn you that the class gets super chill. It’s an
interesting way both to start class and to end it.
I taught students how to breathe & where to focus, so before we even began, we
did a few physical exercises - reaching up, breathing in, reaching the floor
breathing out. We practiced different ways of breathing and being quiet -
inhaling through one nostril, exhaling through another, focusing on the breath.
For some students, counting if that’s what helped them (one good focusing
technique is to count from 1-10 without distractions - if a new thought enters,
they have to start over again).
Words that came up - inhalar, exhalar, nariz, arriba, abajo, agachar, tocar,
respiración, relajarse, …. this is from memory.
You can also talk about their reactions afterward - what did they think about
while they were sitting there? Did they notice a special silence that took
place, or was everyone screwing around?
Above all, I think demonstrating the patience you are hoping to engender with
your own affect.
Hope this helps :-)
Nanosh
> On Mar 2, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Warren Billings
> <wbillings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I would like to do a minute of silence/mindfulness with one of my classes.
>
> How do you do it?
>
> I'm thinking of just saying a minute of silence in L2 and staying with them
> in the circle, not even look at a clock or phone, just guess the timing.
> Modeling what you're supposed to do.
>
> I want them to have mindful thoughts during this time. Not what someone just
> said to you, the text you got, etc. I want them to think about what we
> learned yesterday, what you want to learn today, areas of focus, etc.
>
> How do you do it? How do you think it should be done? I'm looking for
> specific wording.
>
> It's a group of freshmen that are crazy energetic. Super talkative in
> English. There are like three groups that are the main players and I can't
> get them to stop talking in English. I am trying other strategies with them
> but this is one thing I would like to try.
>
> Thank you,
> Warren
>
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> Spanish Teacher
> Pittsfield Middle High School
> Pittsfield, NH
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