Mindfulness Practice Before Exams and Tests - 5 Minute Meditation for Kids

Mindfulness Practice Before Exams and Tests - 5 Minute Meditation for Kids: This mindfulness and breathing exercise helps children relax and build confidence before they take a test or exam.

Our students are under so many pressures, and taking a test can cause performance anxiety. Many students feel that they ARE their test scores when we know there are endless other factors that make up our child. Assessments can be used as a tool to determine growth in academia, but they are not the final deciding factor on a child's ability to learn. Regardless, giving a child the time to be mindful before focusing on a test can calm them so that they can answer questions thoughtfully. This mindfulness segment can also bring them confidence - something we want our children to carry daily.

Mindfulness is an important theme in 'The Paper Girls Show'. Together with "Making" and "Mistakes", they create the "3 M's of The Paper Girls Show", which serve as the series' pillars.
 "Make things Mindfully – don't sweat your Mistakes", as our mantra goes!
 
The goal of this series is to help guide children through mindful breathing techniques, visualizations, and positive affirmations to self-soothe and use throughout the day when needed.

Topics:

• [00:52] Calming our minds and bodies
• [02:08] Feeling your breath
• [02:25] Envisioning the test before you
• [03:07] Reminding ourselves of our superpowers
• [03:17] Saying the words: I know this, I have worked hard, I am focused
• [04:43] Being aware of your surroundings

Quotes:

• “Before taking your tests, you can get anxious. However, this is normal because a test is unknown.”
• “When you sit down to take a test, all you have learned will come back to you.”

Our practices contain:
🧘‍♀️ Mindful breathing exercises for kids
😊 Positive affirmations for kids
🧠 Visualizations for kids

Websites Links:

• Visit https://www.minimeditationsforkids.com/ for more meditations.
• Visit www.papergirls.com for more information on The Paper Girls Show, an educational animated series with a diverse cast of brainy kids. It stars Caily and Reese, two techie and artistic best friends, who travel to Confetti – a secret world made entirely of paper. In Confetti, they meet their friends, musical Dev and adventurist Kami, to find creative STEAM solutions for their real world challenges. "Making", "Mindfulness" and managing "Mistakes" are three pillars of of the series.

Social Media Links:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thepapergirlsshow
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papergirlstv/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@papergirlstv
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papergirlstv

Narration by: Tara Segree, an experienced educator and mindfulness practitioner with 17+ years experience whose work has positively impacted the lives of many children across the globe.

Produced by: Global Tinker, Inc., an award-winning children's media studio inspiring young minds through STEM content, products and curriculum that extend from traditional print media to digital eBooks and animations, and online material for desktop and mobile platforms.

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