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As eighth graders are increasingly reliant on their friends and peers for support, their mindfulness practice involves active listening and breathing through conflict and stress. They work on expanding their comfort zones and capacity for understanding through visualizations and reflections on their experiences. Eighth grade students are learning to be focused and intentional with their words and actions.
Fly Five includes twenty mindfulness lessons per grade level, and each lesson aligns with the themes of an instructional unit. The lessons are designed to teach students strategies for recognizing and managing intense emotions. These mindfulness strategies help them stay successful in the moment and remain on a successful trajectory. The lessons are based upon our seven Fly Five Mindfulness Principles:
Mindfulness is the intentional practice of focusing attention to recognize and manage emotions without suppression or judgment and to process those emotions in the appropriate area of the brain. Recognizing and managing emotions is an integral part of a student’s ability to thrive in peer relationships, school, their community, and beyond. Success in learning, life, work, play, relationships, and business requires a set of social and emotional competencies, namely cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control.
The Mindful Student activities should be used to build a toolbox of strategies for students to name and manage their thoughts or emotions. When considering how to best implement these mindfulness activities, teachers can choose to implement them with the Fly Five lesson or as a separate component. Keep in mind that students will not become experts on a mindfulness strategy after one experience; therefore, students will benefit from revisiting activities throughout the week, month, semester, or school year.
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