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Tips and tools for promoting calm and focused attention in the classroom. This volume from the editor of the SEL Solutions Series provides a concise introduction to mindfulness for teachers and others who work in preschool and elementary-school settings. Each chapter includes simple, research- tested, practical activities that can be integrated into the school day to help kids calm down and pay attention.

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"""Tish Jennings is a pioneer in bringing mindfulness into the realm of elementary school education. This book is a treasure trove of practices and tips for classroom teachers in nurturing an optimal, interconnected, and fully embodied learning environment. If implemented, the teachers stand to benefit from this approach in parallel with—and at least as much as—their students. "" -- Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School, author of Meditation Is Not What You Think: Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important ""Dr. Jenning's book is a 'must-read' for anyone who teaches young children. By incorporating mindfulness into the classroom, teachers can create an environment that is conducive to social emotional learning and supportive of the whole child. There is absolutely no downside to teaching children to self-regulate, manage stress, and demonstrate compassion for themselves and others. It may be the most important thing they learn at school! Mindfulness in the PreK-5 Classroom is filled with ideas to help busy teachers make mindfulness practices a part of every school day. "" -- Paige Lindblom, M.Ed., Preschool Teacher, City of Charlottesville Schools, Charlottesville, Virginia ""I urge all readers of Mindfulness in the PreK-5 Classroom to incorporate the instructional scripts for guided practice and the many other gifts of this book into your classroom, school, or community setting. You will feel inspired, empowered, and amply resourced with knowledge, tools, and strategies to lead mindfulness with children. "" -- Judith Nuss, SEL Consultant, Former Director of Social and Emotional Learning, Harrisburg (PA) School District"

Tish Jennings is a pioneer in bringing mindfulness into the realm of elementary school education. This book is a treasure trove of practices and tips for classroom teachers in nurturing an optimal, interconnected, and fully embodied learning environment. If implemented, the teachers stand to benefit from this approach in parallel with-and at least as much as-their students. -- Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School, author of Meditation Is Not What You Think: Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important Dr. Jenning's book is a 'must-read' for anyone who teaches young children. By incorporating mindfulness into the classroom, teachers can create an environment that is conducive to social emotional learning and supportive of the whole child. There is absolutely no downside to teaching children to self-regulate, manage stress, and demonstrate compassion for themselves and others. It may be the most important thing they learn at school! Mindfulness in the PreK-5 Classroom is filled with ideas to help busy teachers make mindfulness practices a part of every school day. -- Paige Lindblom, M.Ed., Preschool Teacher, City of Charlottesville Schools, Charlottesville, Virginia I urge all readers of Mindfulness in the PreK-5 Classroom to incorporate the instructional scripts for guided practice and the many other gifts of this book into your classroom, school, or community setting. You will feel inspired, empowered, and amply resourced with knowledge, tools, and strategies to lead mindfulness with children. -- Judith Nuss, SEL Consultant, Former Director of Social and Emotional Learning, Harrisburg (PA) School District

I urge all readers of Mindfulness in the PreK-5 Classroom to incorporate the instructional scripts for guided practice and the many other gifts of this book into your classroom, school, or community setting. You will feel inspired, empowered, and amply resourced with knowledge, tools, and strategies to lead mindfulness with children. -- Judith Nuss, SEL Consultant, Former Director of Social and Emotional Learning, Harrisburg (PA) School District Dr. Jenning's book is a 'must-read' for anyone who teaches young children. By incorporating mindfulness into the classroom, teachers can create an environment that is conducive to social emotional learning and supportive of the whole child. There is absolutely no downside to teaching children to self-regulate, manage stress, and demonstrate compassion for themselves and others. It may be the most important thing they learn at school! Mindfulness in the PreK-5 Classroom is filled with ideas to help busy teachers make mindfulness practices a part of every school day. -- Paige Lindblom, M.Ed., Preschool Teacher, City of Charlottesville Schools, Charlottesville, Virginia Tish Jennings is a pioneer in bringing mindfulness into the realm of elementary school education. This book is a treasure trove of practices and tips for classroom teachers in nurturing an optimal, interconnected, and fully embodied learning environment. If implemented, the teachers stand to benefit from this approach in parallel with-and at least as much as-their students. -- Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School, author of Meditation Is Not What You Think: Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important

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Patricia A. Jennings, MEd, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness in education with a specific emphasis on teacher stress and how it impacts the social and emotional context of the classroom and student well-being and learning. She is an Associate Professor of Education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia.

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