[Noraa Ransey, NBCT](/content/users/noraa-ransey-nbct/index.html)  
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January 16, 2024

## What are some mindful strategies you use with your students?

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[Clark Graham](/content/users/clark-graham/index.html)  
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January 17, 2024

Having completed a series of mindfulness lessons from Mindful Schools, we often practice mindfulness of sound and breathing exercises. An accessible entry activity might be (similar to the “Lazy 8” featured in the original post) “Box Breathing” which uses a set count (e.g. 4) for each of the following — breathe in, hold, breathe out, hold (repeat).

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[Kristen Poindexter](/content/users/kristen-poindexter/index.html)  
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January 17, 2024

We love to try out different kinds of breathing in my Kdg classroom. Our favorite so far is Rainbow breathing. We found a great video on YouTube that leads us. [https://youtu.be/IIbBI-BT9c4?si=fwu0fwXsHKphI5SF](https://youtu.be/IIbBI-BT9c4?si=fwu0fwXsHKphI5SF)

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[Gina Pepin, Ed.D.](/content/users/gina-pepin-ed-d/index.html)  
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January 18, 2024

In our intervention groups we have started to utilize the cool little stickers from this website! They are really cool, and they have all kinds of different options and all kinds of different textures. [https://calmstrips.com](https://calmstrips.com/)

[Uppercase](/content/users/uppercase/index.html)  
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March 12, 2024

@Noraa Ransey, this is wonderful and actionable advice! We featured it on Uppercase social media today to highlight it for our broader community and hope it inspires teachers everywhere! Check it out: [https://www.instagram.com/p/C4a3gWvMkTm/](https://www.instagram.com/p/C4a3gWvMkTm/)

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