SEL: MONKEY Mindfulness Breathing Calming Activity

Students take a mindful moment to breathe and trace different objects with their fingertips. This activity teaches students how to focus on their breathing in order to get them to calm down and focus.

Get your students to calm down by teaching the "Trace and Breathe" SEL (social emotional learning) skill that they can repeat when they are escalated by breathing and focusing on small movements.

Lots of cute and colorful designs to choose from! Black and White also provided!

What is Included:

• -Trace and Breathe Description

• -Trace and Breathe Poster

• -Colored Copy

• -Black and White Copy

Teacher Prep/Ideas--

• -Teacher prints out worksheet for students

• -Print out pictures based on student interest!

• -Teach the Trace and Breathe Technique

• -Students can use at times when they need to calm down

Whole Class SEL Lesson Ideas--

• -use times when the whole class needs to calm down-- after recess, after and assembly, etc...

Address Individual Student Needs--

• - Allow student to use when they need a moment to calm down

• -Create a calm down station in the classroom, have several of these printed and laminated for students to choose from and use as needed

How to do the Activity--

1. 1. Take a deep breathe in

2. 2. Begin to trace the picture with your finger

3. 3. Breathe out as you trace

4. 4. Breathe out as long as you can

5. 5. Pause and repeat

Other Designs Available– 

Animal Bundle- 

• -Cat

• -Dog

• -Elephant

• -Monkey

• -Sloth

• -Snake