Template for a Lesson Plan (Teacher and Student Activities)

Class: Grade 7 Health Date: April 12, 2017

Title: Mindfulness Meditation: Colouring Mandalas Lesson Number 1

Objective of Lesson (in own words): Students will learn the value of meditation through a colouring activity.

Learner Outcomes (Program of Studies): Plan for Diversity

W-7.1 compare personal health choices to standards for Mr. Button will work with DHH students to ensure they are following
health; e.g., physical activity, nutrition, relaxation, sleep, activity.
reflection I will sit with Travis and colour my page near him to help keep him on
W-7.10 identify and examine potential sources of
task.
physical/emotional/social support
R-7.1 analyze how thinking patterns influence feelings; e.g.,
positive thinking, all or nothing thinking, overgeneralization,
perfectionism

Prerequisite Knowledge, Skills, Strategies and Attitudes Preliminary Matters (Announcements, etc.)
An ability to color inside the lines. None
Open mind with respect to meditation and its benefits.

Time Teaching Strategy Student Activity Resources Assessment

Introduction 10 min -Begin the class with an
introduction to meditation,
(Link to mindfulness, and mandalas
previous -Talk about the importance
learning, of quiet during the activity
introduction of -Make sure students
new concepts) understand that this is
about meditation, not just
-Students will listen to
instructions and participate
when asked to
-When asked, students will
come to front of classroom
to pick up their choice of
colouring page and, if
necessary, colouring
-Music for meditation: -None
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m/watch?v=5PIBMLvc
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-Pencil
crayons/colouring
utensils
-Colouring pages
 colouring utensils
-Make sure they
understand that this is not
a race, but an opportunity
to quietly sit and
contemplate
-Give some information
about mandalas and their
use in Buddhist meditation
-Essentially go through the
handout with the students
while adding pertinent
information where
applicable

Activity 25 min -Sit and colour with the -The students will silently -Students will write
Sequence students while work on their colouring for a journal entry
simultaneously making the period reflecting on their
May involve sure that there is no talking -If students finish early they experience with the
Presentation, -If students are talking can work on their journal activity
Explanation, during the activity, move -If they finish that then they
Guided Practice, them may colour another page
Independent -Model the expected
Practice behaviour during the
meditation session
OR

Approaching,
Encountering,
Noticing
Internalizing
Applying,
Refining
Personalizing,
Transforming,
Assessing

Closure: 5 min -Remind students to either
hand in their colouring
(Summary of pages if they are finished,
learning, link to or to take them home and
upcoming bring them back by
learning) Monday to be displayed
either on the wall outside
the class or somewhere in
the class tbd
-Students will hand in -Folder to keep finished -None
finished colouring pages, colouring pages in
and take home unfinished
pages to finish for Tuesday
-Students will also return
any colouring utensils they
have borrowed from the
class bucket

Reflection

Adapted from Alberta Education, Canada, 2008