Crossing the threshold
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Put it on the board and read it out. Nothing to prepare.
As a new term begins, feel your feet on the floor and let your hands rest somewhere comfortable.
Take one slow breath for the break you are leaving behind, whatever it was like for you.
Take another breath for the term ahead, and see if a word comes to mind, such as "steady" or "gentle". It is fine if no word comes.
Keep your word private or share it with the person next to you, then bring your attention back to the room as we begin the winter term together.
That’s the practice.
Listen for Some students may still feel caught between the break and the new term. The two breaths are enough, with no word needed.
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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