‘I woke up early on the weekend’ meditation
This meditation uses the focused meditation technique to develop kindness and acceptance in a frustrating situation such as when waking up early on the weekend. It gives students a chance to practise acceptance when faced with difficult situations, which can help in developing an emotionally calm state.
Year level
7-12
Duration
5 minutes
Type
In class activity
SEL Competencies
Self-awareness
Self-management
Learning intention
Students learn to meditate through practising acceptance and showing kindness.
Key outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
accept things for the way they are and focus on the path forward.
Materials needed
Access to ReachOut.com's video clip 'I woke up early on the weekend'.
Butcher’s paper and textas for each group
Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Plan and implement strategies, using health resources, to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP8P10)
Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing may be at risk (AC9HP10P08)
Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities
Personal and Social Capability:
Self-awareness
Self-management
NSW PDHPE Syllabus
Demonstrates self-management skills to effectively manage complex situations (PD4-9)
Assesses and applies self-management skills to effectively manage complex situations (PD5-9)
Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Investigate and select strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (VCHPEP126)
Evaluate situations and propose appropriate emotional responses and then reflect on possible outcomes of different responses to health and wellbeing (VCHPEP147)
Activity 1
Instructions
5 minutes
Invite students to sit in a comfortable position, with back straight and hands resting on their legs, desk or lap.
As a group, watch the video clip I woke up early on the weekend meditation.
Working in groups, ask your students to brainstorm situations where kindness and acceptance would help them to manage their emotional state. Record these ideas on butcher’s paper.
Invite students to share their ideas with the group.
This activity uses focused meditation to meditate on acceptance and kindness. Acceptance, which is the opposite of either pushing an experience away or longing for an experience, encourages students to cope with the way things are. The first step in moving forward is recognising where they are and finding a way to accept this.
