Mindfulness in the PreK-5 Classroom: Helping Students Stress Less and Learn More (SEL SOLUTIONS SERIES)

by Patricia A. Jennings

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393713978
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	08/20/2019
Series:	Social and Emotional Learning Solutions
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,061,935
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Patricia (Tish) Jennings is a professor of education at the University of Virginia and an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness. Her honors include the 2023 Distinguished Researcher Award from the University of Virginia and the 2018 Cathy Kerr Award for Courageous and Compassionate Scientific Contributions from the Mind & Life Institute. With more than 22 years of experience as a teacher, school director and teacher educator, Jennings has authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and chapters, as well as several books. She is the editor of Norton Books in Education’s Social and Emotional Learning Solutions series.

Editorial Reviews

"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

"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

"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