Dwyer Middle School 2021-2022

Mindfulness and Self Care

Abstract/Summary
Mindsets and
Behaviors
This lesson focuses on the need to incorporate self-care and mindfulness into the
lives of our students. First, students are asked to explore the differences between
stress and anxiety. The lesson then moves into educating students about coping
skills and how mindfulness can serve as a coping skill. Through a series of activities M1: Belief in development in
they are asked to apply these skills and concepts to their own lives to create a whole self, including a
healthy and balanced lifestye.
healthy balance of mental,
social/emotional, and
Rationale and Need Lesson Activities
physical well-being.
With the high prevalence of Breathing Activity Video: This activity
BSMS 7: Demonstrate
student burnout occurring on teaches students about different
campus, the Dwyer counseling breathing strategies to introduce an effective coping skills when
team wanted to introduce the
example of mindfulness as a coping faced with a problem
strategy
concepts of mindfulness and BSMS 8. Demonstrate the
self care. Students have been Bucket Filler: This activity asks students to ability to balance school,
frequently expressing reflect on the activities and things in their home and community
life that fill and drain their buckets. This
symptoms of anxiety and activities
was intended to highlight the importance
emotional exhaustion which of balancing different aspects.
has impacted the overall
Self-Care Planner: Asks
school climate. Therefore, in students to come up
order to address these issues, with a plan for their self-
we wanted to give the care activities in order to
students the knowledge and create a balanced
lifestyle. It offers different
tools to alleviate these
categories to encourage
stressful feelings. students to think critically
about different ways
they can incorporate
self-care into their lives.

Pre-Test Data Post-Test Data

5 5 Implications and Next Steps
This data displays some of
4 4 the growth and knowledge
that was gained during this
3 3 lesson. It highlights the
students previous knowledge
of self care as well as their
2 2
development of a better
understanding of mindfulness.
1 1
Moving forward, counselors
can build on this lesson to
0 0 check in on the student's
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I know what I know how to I know what I know how to I know what I know how to I know what I know how to
ability to incorporate these
self-care is make a self-
care plan
mindfulness is include
mindfulness into
self-care is make a self-
care plan
mindfulness is include
mindfulness into concepts into their routines.
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