Monday Mosaic

One of the most important steps to shift your frequency to put yourself in a calmer state is to pause. We live in a constant connected world. GOING. GOING. GOING. DOING. DOING. DOING.

So Pause let’s to take a timeout from that. To just be with yourself and open space to ask yourself, “How am I?”

So to create the best conditions for Pause, we will use music and comfortable location. You can use the featured music and find a comfortable spot where you can be free from distraction. While you are pausing, take a moment to ask yourself - What can I make possible?

Enjoy!

Featured Music for Pause: Bathed in Sunlight

The Power of Our Words by Paula Denton

In this amazing book, the author offers practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and concrete examples, including specific suggestions about language to adopt and language to avoid. You can learn how:

your language can help children envision success
Open-ended questions stretch their thinking
Listening and using silence skillfully can help you know your students better
Reinforcing, reminding, and redirecting language are essential in your teacher language
Giving brief, concrete instructions that offer meaningful, specific encouragement increases success

This book provides a sensible approach to teacher language that is backed by research and proven through decades of successful practice in elementary classrooms nationwide. Every elementary school teacher should have this book in their professional library!