A new teaching resource is designed to help class teachers deliver 30 lessons in mindfulness without bringing in outside instructors. Mindfulness Playground, a specialist organisation in mindfulness for children and young people and social and emotional learning (SEL), has published a teacher’s guide, 『Finding My Mind: A Guide to 30 Mindfulness Lessons』, along with workbooks for younger and older primary pupils.
The resource has been designed so teachers can choose the activities they need and run lessons easily using facilitator scripts and QR-code videos.
Meditation scripts in one book, enabling 30 lessons without outside instructors
The guide is designed to support a continuous 30-lesson course, linked to the dedicated board game Finding My Mind. It includes detailed guidance, from opening questions and lesson sequences to meditation scripts and closing questions, easing the burden on teachers as they plan lessons. It also sets out the recommended year groups, estimated timings, materials needed and tips for adapting the difficulty to different levels, and includes videos introducing all 30 activities.
From noticing bodily signals and recognising emotions to a worry basket: 30 activities across four areas
The activities are divided into four areas: self, relationships, community and mental wellbeing. Using situation, body, emotion and conversation cards, children learn to notice bodily signals and emotions, put their own feelings into words, listen to friends and practise working together. The resource stands out for exploring emotional education—including self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy and communication—through classroom play and conversation.
Teachers can select individual activities such as identifying emotions in themselves, creating an emotions timetable and calendar, or collecting worries in a worry basket. The pupil workbooks include worksheets that help children record their feelings through drawing and writing, tailored to their age group. The materials can be used both for class lessons led by the class teacher and as resources for school counsellors’ social and emotional learning programmes.
Experience gained since 2019 with 5,000 pupils and 50 organisations informs teaching materials and teacher training
Since 2019, Mindfulness Playground has developed educational programmes, teaching aids and content to help children learn about mindfulness in an engaging way. The new materials and training course draw on its experience of working with more than 5,000 pupils and around 50 organisations.
The organisation also runs teacher training for schools, education support offices and other education providers, on mindfulness and social and emotional learning that can be used straight away in the classroom. The three-hour practical course gives primary teachers first-hand experience of mindfulness, emotions, listening and collaborative activities, and teaches them how to use the materials and teaching aids and apply them in class. Dates, venues, numbers of participants and the format will be agreed with each organisation, including for training during the 2027 winter holidays.
The guidebook, pupil workbooks and board game are available to buy separately. Enquiries about purchasing materials and teaching aids, bulk orders for schools and organisations, and teacher training can be made via the Mindfulness Playground website (https://mindfulnoriter.com) or its general email address.
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