Wellbeing PLD
After taking sometime to reflect on wellbeing in my classroom, I've realised that as a teacher I could be doing so much more in the classroom to ensure the children are happy, settled and ready to learn. Sometimes I can get hung up on what curriculum I'm meant to cover instead of thinking about what curriculum area the children need to learn. However, the reality is that there won't be any learning if the child's mind and body aren't ready for learning.
Reading about happiness I realise that I do have a happy class. The children are excited and enthusiastic learners and are ready to enjoy a joke. The areas I feel I need to focus on are 'managing emotions' and 'mindfulness'.
'Managing emotions' include the excitement children feel doing a certain activity, frustrations when they don't get things, sadness when they've argued with a friend, and other emotions they may bring from home.
'Mindfulness' includes being rested, relaxed and focused on what is going on around them. Children need to feel safe and at peace enable to turn their mind on for learning.
I have started having mindful music playing after lunch everyday. The children come in and know they need to sit quietly, read, meditate or draw in order to prepare them for learning. I need to explore the student wellbeing sites more intently to find other activities that can teach children more about these areas.
Reading about happiness I realise that I do have a happy class. The children are excited and enthusiastic learners and are ready to enjoy a joke. The areas I feel I need to focus on are 'managing emotions' and 'mindfulness'.
'Managing emotions' include the excitement children feel doing a certain activity, frustrations when they don't get things, sadness when they've argued with a friend, and other emotions they may bring from home.
'Mindfulness' includes being rested, relaxed and focused on what is going on around them. Children need to feel safe and at peace enable to turn their mind on for learning.
I have started having mindful music playing after lunch everyday. The children come in and know they need to sit quietly, read, meditate or draw in order to prepare them for learning. I need to explore the student wellbeing sites more intently to find other activities that can teach children more about these areas.
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