Mind Yeti: Your Amazing Brain
From Mind Yeti · 2020
2 minK1st2nd3rd4th5th6thSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A short explainer on why practicing mindfulness is worth it: every time you practice, you're actually changing your brain, the way lifting weights builds a muscle. A simple, encouraging look at how repetition and effort make calming and focusing easier over time -- a growth-mindset message aimed right at kids.
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Discussion questions
Practice grows your brain
- The video compares practicing mindfulness to building a muscle. What does that comparison mean?
- What is something you've gotten better at by practicing it a lot?
- If your brain changes every time you practice, why is it okay to be bad at something at first?
Quick work-a-long
Muscle for your mind: Words to know -- *practice, brain, grow.* Name one thing you couldn't do a year ago but can do now. Write one sentence about how practice made it happen -- your brain changed to make it easier.