Activities: Build Rapport Maintaining balanced eye contact demonstrates attentiveness while avoiding aggression or dominance. Tips Maintain natural eye contact (about...
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Keep Your Hands Visible
Activities: Using Non-Verbal Communication Visible hands signal openness and non-aggression. Tips Avoid hiding your hands in your pockets or crossing your arms.
Lack of Family Involvement
Encourages collaboration between school and home. Tip: Share progress charts with families during conferences or updates.
Lack of Follow-Up After Activities
Solution: Discuss or journal about what students learned from the stories or role-play. Result: Reinforces lessons and encourages further reflection.
Lack of Follow-Up after Discussions
Reinforces learning and encourages further reflection. Tip: Assign a reflection task, like writing about a time they felt an emotion discussed in class.
Lack of Participation in Group Movement
Solution: Create 'movement stations' with individual activities to encourage engagement. Result: Provides options for independent participation.
Lack of Structure in Art Activities
Guides students toward meaningful reflection. Tip: Introduce guided art exercises, such as drawing emotion faces or creating 'mood collages.'
Lack of Understanding About Mindfulness
Solution: Introduce mindfulness with simple explanations and fun metaphors, like "training your brain." Result: Makes the concept relatable and appealing to students.
Lack of Understanding About the Benefits
Solution: Explain how breathing reduces heart rate and helps the brain think clearly. Result: Builds student awareness of the purpose of the exercises.
Lack of Understanding of Progress
Solution: Share data on improvements through visuals like charts or graphs. Result: Families feel reassured and motivated to continue their efforts.
Let Them Choose the Setting
Activities: Offering Choices to Empower Allows them to feel comfortable and in control of their environment. Tips Say, 'Would you prefer to discuss this here or...
Limit Noise Levels
Reducing noise helps prevent sensory overload and creates a peaceful learning environment. Tip: Use soft background music or white noise, and establish quiet times during...
