Jennifer Mork

This engaging lesson for Kindergarten students focuses on the essential skill of following directions. Through fun activities and interactive games, students will learn the importance of listening carefully and following instructions, which are crucial for their academic and social development. This single 15-minute session is designed to be both educational and enjoyable for young learners.

This lesson introduces young students to mindfulness through a simple and engaging breathing exercise that incorporates color visualization. By associating each breath with a calming color, students learn a technique to manage stress and promote relaxation. This practice can help students develop emotional regulation skills and enhance their focus and well-being.

In this lesson, students will explore their emotions by representing them as weather conditions. This creative activity allows for personal expression and helps younger students articulate their feelings in a fun and imaginative way. By connecting emotions to weather, students can better understand and communicate their emotional states, fostering emotional intelligence and self-awareness.

This lesson helps students understand and manage feelings of frustration and anger. Through stories and activities, they learn techniques to calm down when these emotions become overwhelming, such as deep breathing and counting to ten. This lesson is important as it equips young students with essential emotional regulation skills, fostering a supportive classroom environment and promoting mental well-being.

This lesson engages students in a digital number puzzle activity where they arrange numbers 0-20 in sequence or match them with corresponding objects. This activity is designed to enhance number recognition and sequencing skills, particularly for nonverbal students. By using digital tools, the lesson aims to provide an interactive and accessible learning experience that caters to the needs of homebound students, fostering both cognitive and motor skills development.