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Mindfulness for Educators
This list contains resources about mindfulness practices for early childhood educators.
Web Resources
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7 Classic Children’s Books That Teach Kids Mindfulness
Source: Mindful.org
Along with newer children’s books about mindfulness, many beloved picture books also offer mindful messages about kindness, friendship, and contemplating the world around us. Here are a few favorites.
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Being Mindful in a Busy World
Source: University of Illinois Extension
This handout explains mindfulness, explores the benefits of mindfulness practice, and gives some techniques and scripts to practice mindfulness.
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Getting Started with Mindfulness: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Organizations
Source: Zero to Three
In this toolkit, learn more about the case for implementing mindfulness techniques into your daily work and organizational culture, try hands-on strategies for doing so, and learn more from organizations that have begun this journey.
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Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Caring for Yourself
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
This article explains how compounding professional stress and trauma, as an educator, can be addressed with self-care, including practicing mindfulness and reframing negative thoughts.
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Rocking and Rolling. Being Present: Mindfulness in Infant and Toddler Settings
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Children benefit from teachers who are mindfully present—consciously attending and responding to their needs. This Young Children article offers some techniques and strategies that promote mindfulness.