Feel Your Best Self: Smell the Roses
From Let's Learn · 2020
Pre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional LearningHealth
Summary
A social-emotional segment teaching a breathing strategy: breathe in like you're smelling a flower and out like you're cooling soup. Children practice this calming tool to slow down and relax.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
After watching “Feel Your Best Self: Smell the Roses” together:
- How do you 'smell the roses' with your breath?
- When could you use this breathing trick?
- How do slow breaths help your body relax?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: breathe, relax, calm, smell, slow
Pretend to smell a flower as you breathe in, then blow out slowly. Do it three times and notice how you feel.