School Activity Sheet Building Emotional intelligence and self-Awareness through Mindful practices (2020-2022) Ref. no. 2020-1-RO01-KA229-079848_1 (KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, KA229 - School Exchange Partnerships)
The European Commission'ssupport for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained there in. Activity Title: Goodness Chain School: Gaziantep Bahçeşehir School School subject: English Suitable age of children: 9-10-11
Teacher’s name : Meral Bala
Activity objectives (2 or 3):1.to allow students to recognize having a tiny smile how can change everything in a good way. 2. To build students’ empathy for others Materials needed for the activity: laptop , dvd player, worksheet.
Activity stages (p):
Warm up : Teacher introduces the topic and prepares students for mindful posture for giving instructions. Such as close your eyes, take your mindful position for 5 minutes,
Teacher engaged students in a writing activity about how a tiny smile can change everything.These writing helped them to understand feelings inside them
Students had to complete a short story with their own sentences and they had chance to share their stories with other students. This was to build to awareness of their thoughts , feelings may affect others.
Evaluation criteria: The lesson is effective if during this activity:
- The opportunity to Show students how someone’s feelings can affect other people - Students managed to use appropriate language to Express their feelings. - Activity results:
Students managed to understand how our actions can affect others’ opinions and also they could Express their feelings.s