Table 2.

Mindful schools K-5 grade curriculum outline

Week	Lesson titles	Lesson content
1	Mindful bodies ans listening Mindfulness of breathing Heartfulness: sending kind thoughts	Practice still and relaxed sitting posture; concentrate attention on sound of a bell from sound start to finish; careful listening to ambient sounds in the classroom; following the breath; sending kind thoughts and wishes to other people we care about
2	Body awareness Mindfulness of breathing Heartfulness: generosity	Whole body scan while noting feelings and sensations; teach “anchor word” to help stay connected with breath; discuss and visualize ways to be generous
3	Thoughts Mindful seeing Heartfulness: kind and caring on the playground	Discussion about thoughts and the way thoughts dictate feelings and actions; practice mindful breathing and noticing when there are thoughts; looking around to find things with our eyes that we haven’t noticed before; carefully observe one object; discussion and visualization of various instances and feelings on the playground
4	Emotions: creating space Slow motion Gratitude: looking for the good	Discussion about emotions; identifying where in the body various emotions are felt; awareness of slow moving arms and standing up slowly; discussion and visualization of being grateful and how gratitude relates to feelings
5	Mindful walking Mindful eating Mindful test-taking	Slow mindful walking and noticing sensations; mindful eating of raisin exercise; discussion and visualization of feelings that come up before, during and after tests: how to apply mindfulness to these feelings during tests