Friday afternoon rolled around and instead of silent reading, we all came down to the mat. Our wonderful student council gave us instructions.
- We were to find somewhere comfortable to sit.
- We were to do it silently, no talking to other people.
- We were to focus on our own colouring in, not looking at others.
- We could colour in with any colour we wanted and make it look however we wanted.
- We were to do our BEST!
Well, we weren't sure what to expect. A few students looked at each other like this is a bit weird but everyone settled down very quickly with their pencil cases and started colouring.
Even Mrs Washbourn, the reliever and Mrs Spragg got some pencils and joined in.
Everyone was really engaged and very quiet. Clearly, Rimu took the rules seriously as hardly any words were spoken and everyone was very focused on the task.
After 20 minutes Mrs Spragg brought everyone back to the mat to talk about what it had been like, the feelings people had felt whilst doing the colouring and to show off the work so far. Most of the students talked about feeling calm and peaceful. Everyone gave it a thumbs up on the thumb-o-meter and when asked if this is something they would like to do again everyone said YES!
The student council are keen to teach other classes how to do this. Maybe your class would like to give it a try? If you do want to give it a go but need some help comment below and we can help you. If you do give it a go then let us know what you thought and felt during it.
P.S. Most hadn't finished so spent some more time getting it finished.
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ReplyDeleteKia ora from Rūma Toru from Hornby Primary School. We liked your art and how you focused on your work. We liked how you choose bright colours. It was cool to see how your teachers joined in. In rūma toru we do mindfulness colouring everyday after lunch.
ReplyDeleteWas it hard? When you have all finished can you show us your finished product?
Ngā mihi,
Rūma Toru.
Hola, Talofa, Zdravstvuyte, Mālō e lelei from 7/8Tz at Hornby High School. We think your artwork is really awesome. It was great that you included lots of photos in your post, it made it very interesting for us to read. It was awesome how you incorporated nature in your artwork by using flowers. We could tell from the photos that you were working hard and were very focused. We would love to try this art activity in our form class. Would you like to do this everyday? What type of flower were you using in your art?
ReplyDeleteNgā mihi,
7/8Tz.
Kia ora Rimu Class,
ReplyDeleteRoom 4 were very interested in what you were doing. It sounds like it was a very calm and relaxing time. We have the option of colouring in after lunch, but we haven't done it as a whole class yet - maybe we should try! What advice would your student council give a new class to this?
Room 4
Lochiel
thank you for commting on rimus blog ruth blair it made me really calme and chill. i think you should try it
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Hi Rimu Class,
ReplyDeleteWe really loved this idea when we visited your blog this morning. We decided to do some mindful colouring this afternoon and we are having a wonderful time! Do you think you will try some meditation next?
Kia orana Rimu Class,
ReplyDeleteWow Relaxing time,This is really awesome relaxing doing some mindful time to clam down.I really enjoy reading this,
Keep it up
Hi, Hazel im Zack from Yaldhurt. I would just like to take some time to reply to your comment. Also thank you for taking the time to comment on our blog. I like how you are putting your feelings out there and telling us what you think of our blog. Have you ever done anything in your class in the afternoon to calm down? Its good that you enjoy reading our blog.
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