We studied this part of the brain yesterday in our Mindful Body Group. We puts brains into our body cutouts and we are designing a face to put overtop to identify ourselves. We started off with a book called "What Should I do?". It helps us to understand that the thinking part of your brain is called the cerebrum. Some areas of the cerebrum deal with facts. Other areas of your cerebrum deal with feelings. Most decisions deal with both the facts and the feelings. We make hundreds of decisions every day, from eating an apple or banana to whether you should let your best friend copy your homework. This is why it is so important to have some mindful tools in your toolbox in order to let facts and feelings come together to support your decisions. For example, breathing five deep breaths is an easy tool to pull out as it can go anywhere you go.
Room 10 had a Circles workshop for some grade two students today. The Circles Program concentrates on personal space boundaries. It is important to respect personal space in every situation so that everyone feels safe and comfortable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6fHOfQnhQ has great little video called "So much Love" to help our children understand that HUGS can be awesome but we need to respect personal space even when we feel like a hug.
"Respecting Personal Space Cool Tool" is also a catchy little video on personal space.