Mindfulness Practice Before Exams and Tests - 5 Minute Meditation for Kids

Mindfulness Practice Before Exams and Tests - 5 Minute Meditation for Kids: This mindfulness and breathing exercise helps children relax and build confidence before they take a test or exam.

Our students are under so many pressures, and taking a test can cause performance anxiety. Many students feel that they ARE their test scores when we know there are endless other factors that make up our child. Assessments can be used as a tool to determine growth in academia, but they are not the final deciding factor on a child's ability to learn. Regardless, giving a child the time to be mindful before focusing on a test can calm them so that they can answer questions thoughtfully. This mindfulness segment can also bring them confidence - something we want our children to carry daily.

Mindfulness is an important theme in 'The Paper Girls Show'. Together with "Making" and "Mistakes", they create the "3 M's of The Paper Girls Show", which serve as the series' pillars.
 "Make things Mindfully – don't sweat your Mistakes", as our mantra goes!
 
The goal of this series is to help guide children through mindful breathing techniques, visualizations, and positive affirmations to self-soothe and use throughout the day when needed.

Topics:

• [00:52] Calming our minds and bodies
• [02:08] Feeling your breath
• [02:25] Envisioning the test before you
• [03:07] Reminding ourselves of our superpowers
• [03:17] Saying the words: I know this, I have worked hard, I am focused
• [04:43] Being aware of your surroundings

Quotes:

• “Before taking your tests, you can get anxious. However, this is normal because a test is unknown.”
• “When you sit down to take a test, all you have learned will come back to you.”

Our practices contain:
🧘‍♀️ Mindful breathing exercises for kids
😊 Positive affirmations for kids
🧠 Visualizations for kids

Websites Links:

• Visit https://www.minimeditationsforkids.com/ for more meditations.
• Visit www.papergirls.com for more information on The Paper Girls Show, an educational animated series with a diverse cast of brainy kids. It stars Caily and Reese, two techie and artistic best friends, who travel to Confetti – a secret world made entirely of paper. In Confetti, they meet their friends, musical Dev and adventurist Kami, to find creative STEAM solutions for their real world challenges. "Making", "Mindfulness" and managing "Mistakes" are three pillars of of

'Mini Meditations for Kids', named one of Common Sense Media’s Best Kids Podcasts of the Year, helps children ages 5–10 calm their bodies, focus their minds, and build confidence through short, 5-minute guided meditations.

Produced by 'The Paper Girls Show'—4-star rated by Common Sense Media and multi-award-winning—this trusted mindfulness series offers calming practices for bedtime routines, emotional regulation, classroom mindfulness, and everyday transitions.

For relaxation and educational purposes only. Not medical or therapeutic advice. Please consult a qualified professional for health concerns.

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Transcript

Before taking a test, we can sometimes get anxious. This is normal because a test is an unknown. We do not know how the questions will be asked and that can cause us to question ourselves and our abilities. But, you know the material you are being tested on! You sat through class and absorbed the new concepts that your teacher taught you, that you read, or discovered during group work. You know this material. When you sit down to take this test, all you have learned will come back to you. 

Let’s calm our mind and our body so that we can remind ourselves of the superpower we hold within. 

Get in a comfortable position sitting down in a chair or on the floor. Close your eyes if you have not done so already or rest your gaze on the floor below you. 

Let us take a long, slow deep breath in through our nose, and slowly exhale, out of your mouth. Again, a long, slow deep breath in through your nose, and slowly release that breath out of your mouth.

Become aware of how your body breathes for you. Do you breathe in and out of your nose, in and out of your mouth, or a combination of the two? Just feel your breath for a few moments.

Envision the test before you. See yourself calm and having confidence. See yourself surrounded by all the knowledge your have obtained. You know all of the answers. 

Let us bring to mind a positive affirmation to remind us of our superpower. Let’s say these words silently in our mind and in our throat with each inhale of our breath, and each exhale.

“I know this. I have worked hard. I am focused.”

“I know this. I have worked hard. I am focused.”

Pause

“I know this. I have worked hard. I am focused.”

Take a long, slow, deep breath in through your nose and slowly release that breath out of your mouth.

With your eyes still closed, begin to become aware of your surroundings. Notice how your body feels. Put a big smile on your face, and when you are ready, open your eyes. 

You have totally got this! You are going to do great on your test!