Crossing the threshold
Card 40 of 52
Put it on the board and read it out. Nothing to prepare.
Welcome to the summer term. Before it gathers pace, settle into your seat and allow your shoulders to rest.
Take three unhurried breaths and let your attention move from the corridor into the room.
Finish the sentence "This term, I would like a little more..." silently, using one word if that is enough.
Keep your word private and hold it for a moment, as something to come back to during the term.
When you are ready, look up and we will begin together.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Students may come back from the break with very different energy, so allow movement and do not look for any particular response to the breathing.
The skill of intention setting. Clarifying your desired outcomes and guiding intentions before engaging in meaningful activities.
How often do you pause to clarify your intention before starting something that matters, and what shifts when you do?
The skill of intention setting
Clarifying your desired outcomes and guiding intentions before engaging in meaningful activities.
Try it yourself first
“One Word Goes First” takes a few quiet minutes, just for you, before you teach it. Nothing you write in it is saved or sent.
Adapting it
If you have longer
There is a full lesson on this skill, about 40 minutes.
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