Books for Educators
A foundational element of being able to successfully teach students how to use mindfulness skills, relies on the educator’s own capacity of mindfulness. This is not a subject that can be taught simply from a curriculum. It needs to be embedded in your own way of being, and the way you model it every day to your students. Developing your own practice is therefore essential. Here are some ways to explore this journey.
Books for teacher wellbeing & mindfulness practices
Happy Teachers Change the World
by Thich Nhat Hanh
An approach to mindfulness in education. Spanning the whole range of schools and grade levels, from preschool through higher education, these techniques are grounded in the everyday world of schools, colleges, and universities.
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Mark Williams & Danny Penman
The book is based on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT revolves around a straightforward form of mindfulness meditation which takes just a few minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed.
Take Time For You
by Tina Boogren
The key to thriving, as both a human and an educator, rests in mindfulness, reflection, and daily self-care activities.The author offers a range of manageable research-based strategies that will guide you in developing an individualized self-care plan.
Mindfulness for Teachers
by Patricia Jennings
The book offers valuable information about how mindfulness can help teachers manage the stressful demands of the classroom, cultivate an exceptional learning environment, and revitalize teaching and learning.
Mindset habits for Teachers
by Grace Stevens
Based on current research in positive psychology and more than 15 years experience in the classroom, this book provides a practical roadmap to reduce stress, improve student behavior and be happier in your classroom and your life.
Mindfulness in the Classroom
by Season Mussey
Introducing eight mindful principles that support social and emotional learning for teachers and students in today's schools, leading to increased empathy, kindness, self-awareness, integrity, self-control, and honesty.
Mindfulness for Beginners
by John Kabat-Zinn
With Mindfulness for Beginners you are invited to learn how to transform your relationship to the way you think, feel, love, work, and play―and thereby awaken to and embody more completely who you really are.
Wherever You Go There You Are
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Through mindfulness, one makes every moment count. By "capturing" the present and living fully within each moment, one can reduce anxiety, achieve inner peace, and enrich the quality of life.
Games and activities for mindfulness in the classroom
Mindful Games Activity Cards
by Kaiser Greenland
A deck of 55 mindfulness games for kids that takes a playful approach to developing attention and focus, and identifying and regulating emotions--by the author of Mindful Games and The Mindful Child.
Mindful Games for Kids
by Kristina Sargent
50 fun exercises showing kids techniques like deep breathing, visualization, meditation, and more. Many of these off-the-page games take 10 minutes or less, making it easy to practice mindfulness anytime, anywhere.
Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities
by Witney Stewart
This boxed card deck includes 50 creative mindfulness games, visualizations and exercises to help children feel grounded, find calm, improve focus, practice loving-kindness and relax.
Sitting Still Like a Frog
by Eline Snel
75 fun mindfulness games and activities to teach children ages 4-8 to calm themselves down, focus, be attentive to people around them, and to feel more peaceful.
Mindful Arts in the Classroom
by Andrew Jordan Nance
Bring mindfulness, social and emotional learning and the arts into the classroom. This book offers a complete course to help kids identify and talk about their feelings, self-regulate and self-soothe when stressed, and learn from easy mindfulness practices.
Calm: Mindfuless Flash Cards
by Wynne Kinder
The perfect introduction to mindfulness, this box of 40 cards teaches children how to be mindful and handle stress by focusing their thoughts and noticing the world around them using fun activities.
The 3 minute Gratitude Journal for Kids
by Modern Kid Press
The 3 Minute Gratitude Journal is a guide to cultivate an attitude of gratitude for children. It is a self exploration journal designed to focus on being thankful for what we have, the big things in life, as well as the simple joys.
Yoga Games for Children
by Danielle Bersma
This introduction to yoga for children to develop physical strength, flexibility, emotional calm, and self-expression. The games involve relaxation, trust, and cooperation.
Mindfulness Curriculums
The MindUp Curriculum
by The Hawn Foundation
This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons for K-2, 3-5 & 6-8 classes using easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life.
Learning to Breathe
by Patricia C Broderick PhD
L2B is designed to coordinate with curriculum standards for health, developmental guidance or other academic areas in secondary schools. L2B versions exist for younger and older adolescents, as well as for college-age/emerging adults.
Peace of Mind Curriculum
by Linda Ryden
The Peace of Mind Core Curriculum is a mindfulness-based social and emotional learning program to develop personal mindfulness practices with students. Grade 1-2, 3-4 & 4-5 versions available.
Smiling Mind - Curriculum
by Smiling Mind
The 20 topics are repeated across each year level for repetition and consistency. It makes it really easy to bring mindfulness to life in the classroom, with fun and engaging activities. Includes suggested meditations that can be played from the free Smiling Mind app.