teaching resource

Mindful Breathing Exercises – Task Cards

Updated: 24 Jul 2023

Use these mindfulness breathing exercises to help students calm themselves down when they are feeling upset or anxious.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 4 Pages
Grades: K - 5

Curriculum

Health K.3(B)

Plan a healthy meal and/or snack.
Health 1.3(C)

Explain the importance of goal setting and task completion.
Health 2.3(B)

Identify the major organs of the body such as the heart, lungs, and brain and describe their primary function; and
Health 3.3(B)

Explain the body's defense systems and how they fight disease; and
Health 4.3(B)

Describe the importance of accessing health information through a variety of health resources.
Health 5.3(B)

Demonstrate ways to communicate health information such as posters, videos, and brochures.

teaching resource

Mindful Breathing Exercises – Task Cards

Updated: 24 Jul 2023

Use these mindfulness breathing exercises to help students calm themselves down when they are feeling upset or anxious.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 4 Pages
Grades: K - 5

Use these mindfulness breathing exercises to help students calm themselves down when they are feeling upset or anxious.

Childhood Anxiety: An Unwelcome Visitor

Being a kid can be tough sometimes!

When the world seems a little daunting and life seems a little stressful, anxious thoughts can develop. These thoughts have subsequent effects on our physical well-being. Some of the ways our bodies tell us we are feeling anxious include:

Increased breathing and heart rate
Headache or stomachache
Feeling sweaty
Muscle tension

The good news is that there are strategies our students can use to manage anxious feelings when they arise. One such technique is deep breathing, also known as mindful breathing.

Manage Anxiety and “Big” Feelings Using Mindful Breathing for Kids

Mindful breathing is an amazing technique to help children manage their anxiety.

Mindful breathing is different from regular breathing. It requires the child to think about each step of the breathing process – the breath in and the breath out – as it happens. It also involves slowing the process down by extending the time taken to inhale and exhale. Deep breathing helps slow the heart rate, calm the body, and relax the muscles. This, in turn, decreases the physical effects of anxiety.

These mindful breathing templates have been designed to help support students as they learn these focused breathing techniques. Students use their pointer fingers to trace over the template as they breathe in and out in a mindful way. This resource contains 8 different mindful breathing templates:

Square breathing
Star breathing
Triangle breathing
Diamond breathing
Rainbow breathing
Infinity breathing
Alien breathing
Atom breathing

Download and Print These Mindful Breathing Exercises for Kids

This resource prints as a full-color PDF. Use the print options functionality on your printer to customize the resource to best suit your needs.

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Curriculum

Health K.3(B)

Plan a healthy meal and/or snack.
Health 1.3(C)

Explain the importance of goal setting and task completion.
Health 2.3(B)

Identify the major organs of the body such as the heart, lungs, and brain and describe their primary function; and
Health 3.3(B)

Explain the body's defense systems and how they fight disease; and
Health 4.3(B)

Describe the importance of accessing health information through a variety of health resources.
Health 5.3(B)

Demonstrate ways to communicate health information such as posters, videos, and brochures.

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