A new teaching resource is designed to help homeroom teachers lead 30 mindfulness lessons in their classrooms without outside instructors. Mindful Noriter, a specialist organization in mindfulness and social-emotional learning (SEL) for children and adolescents, has published the teacher’s guidebook, 『Finding My Inner Self: A Guide to 30 Mindfulness Lessons』, along with workbooks for lower and upper elementary students.
The materials are designed so teachers can choose the activities they need and easily lead lessons using provided scripts and QR-code videos.
From guided meditation scripts to closing questions, one book supports 30 lessons without outside instructors
The guidebook is designed to work with the companion board game Finding My Inner Self and provide a seamless sequence of 30 lessons. It includes detailed lesson plans, from opening questions and lesson flow to meditation scripts and closing questions, easing the burden of lesson planning for teachers. It also lists recommended grade levels, estimated lesson times, materials needed and tips for adjusting difficulty by level, and includes videos introducing all 30 activities.
Thirty activities across four areas, from noticing body signals and emotions to a worry basket
The activities are divided into four areas: self, relationships, community and mental well-being. Using situation, body, emotion and conversation cards, children practice noticing bodily signals and emotions, putting their feelings into words, listening to friends and working together. The program stands out for bringing emotional learning—covering self-awareness, emotion regulation, empathy and communication—into the classroom through play and conversation.
Teachers can choose individual activities, such as identifying their emotions, making an emotion schedule and calendar, or collecting worries in a worry basket. The student workbooks include worksheets tailored to different age groups, with activities for recording emotions through drawing and writing. The materials can be used in homeroom classes as well as in social-emotional learning programs led by school counselors.
Experience with 5,000 students and 50 organizations since 2019 informs teaching materials and teacher training
Since 2019, Mindful Noriter has developed educational programs, teaching aids and content to help children learn mindfulness in an engaging way. The organization has brought its field experience, gained through working with more than 5,000 students and around 50 organizations, to the new teaching materials and training courses.
The organization also offers teacher training in classroom-ready mindfulness and social-emotional learning for schools, education support offices and educational institutions. The three-hour, hands-on course lets elementary school teachers experience mindfulness, emotion, listening and cooperation activities, and learn how to use the teaching materials and tools in their classrooms. Dates, locations, participant numbers and program details—including training during winter break in 2027—are determined in consultation with each institution.
The guidebook, student workbooks and board game are available for purchase separately. Inquiries about purchasing teaching materials and tools, group orders for schools and institutions, and teacher training can be made through the Mindful Noriter website (https://mindfulnoriter.com) and its general email address.
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