Our PreK class has been immersing ourselves in our latest story, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. It is a perfect story for math connections using math language and size order to describe the bears and their bowls, chairs and beds. We have also been crafting some fun bears using shapes out of simple shapes. Connecting science to literacy we have been learning facts about real bears such as where they live and how they survive harsh winters. Weaving mindfulness into the story we began to practice “bear breaths” which is holding in your breath for 3 seconds. It really calms you down! To reinforce the concept in a concrete way we created bears by painting our feet and made them caves to slumber in. Students practiced putting their bears in the caves and keeping them in for 3 seconds while breathing. When we made our triangle bears we learned a new deep breathing technique called the triangle breath. Try it for yourself and see how a few deep mindful breaths can really shift your mindset!