Mindfulness: Free Lesson Pack

Who we are

We are a community made up of qualified teachers, international school directors, Heads of School, psychologists, CEOs and like-minded students and parents.

Our team is a group of highly skilled classroom practitioners with over 40 years of teaching experience within the UK and international schools globally.

What’s our purpose

21 Skills Hub provides a holistic and engaging curriculum that inspires students to learn the essential skills that accelerate meaningful and sustainable success in the 21st century.

What our lessons contain:

• Comprehensive, effective and beautifully designed lesson plansOur lessons are designed by teachers for teachers. They have been critiqued by colleagues and head teachers from around the world to ensure they flow well, make sense and most importantly are effective.

• A hook

All teachers know the key to a great lesson is a captivating hook. Therefore we start with a hook in each lesson to grab the attention of our students and let the magic flow from there!

• Adaptive learning (differentiation)

At 21 Skills Hub we believe in inclusivity and so all plans contain differentiated activities to help maximize the progress for all students.

• Inquiry based learning

Students enjoy a student-centered, engaging approach to the discovery and exploration of this skill.

• Cross-curricular

Each lesson has cross-curricular links as well as links to national objectives/standards allowing for seamless integration into your daily curriculum.

Teachers hub

• Each lesson contains a page dedicated to helping the teachers get a heads up on the content, access useful links and and feel inspired before they step into the classroom.

• Resources

Our lessons come fully stacked with accompanying lesson resources such as powerpoint presentations, worksheets and material lists. Also keep an eye out for bonus assembly PowerPoints!

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.

Mindfulness is a quality that every human being already possesses, it’s not something you have to conjure up, you just have to learn how to access it. A ‘healthy mind’ consists of four pillars: awareness, connection, insight and purpose.

What will children learn?

In this skill, students learn how important it is to focus on our senses to be in the present moment. How to identify and reduce stress, fear, nervousness by becoming a witness to their thoughts. They will explore the impact of breathing to reduce the impact of negative emotions as well as key observation skills that can lead to greater inspiration and gratitude.

This sample pack includes 2 lessons on Mindfulness with resources & PowerPoint presentations for KS1 and KS2.

Testimonials 

“I used the growth mindset plan for my interview lesson and was offered the job. Not only that, I was able to show my values as a teacher throughout the lesson which massively impressed my Head Teacher. Three months later I was offered the Assistant Head Teacher role.”

Aarti Pandya – Assistant Head Teacher 

“I have 2 daughters and I am also very interested in emotional intelligence and personal growth. I think it’s really important to educate and train young people on thrse skills, and the earlier the better because it helps to better understand and love ourselves. I truly believe also that it highly contributes to make us happier in our lives. We should have these teachings even before schools.”

Y1 Middle Leader

“I had a look and fell in love with the way it (the lessons) works and provides a delightful experience for both the teacher and the student. I cannot wait to see this in every school and teaching place!!”

Johannes – Class Teacher

“The skills developed in this program are essential for children and I think it’s a great way for teachers to have some tools on how to teach those skills.” 

Claire – Class Teacher