Mindfulness: Mojo Meets the Beast
From Big Ideas by ClassDojo · 2017
3 minPre-KK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Mojo's big feelings show up as "the Beast" — the thing that takes over when he is angry or overwhelmed. The first of ClassDojo's mindfulness activities, made with Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence, and the one that gives the class its shared vocabulary.
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The Beast is a big, loud feeling, drawn as a friendly monster rather than anything frightening.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Big feelings are easier to talk about once they have a name.
- What is the Beast?
- How does Mojo know when his Beast is showing up?
- Where do you feel it in your body when your Beast arrives?
- What is one thing that wakes your Beast up?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: the Beast, feelings, notice, calm, mindful.
Try it: Draw your Beast. Label one thing that wakes it up and one thing that calms it down.