online learning -3/17/20
Illustration by Oliver Jeffers
AGENDA:
- Daily Check-in -How are you doing? How is your family doing?
- Establish Norms -How can we create a safe online learning environment together? PADLET LINK
- Drawing Activity-Mindfulness Drawing
From writer Elizabeth Gilbert
Dear Ones: A lovely soul named @tallienatt made this beautiful image of the 5-4-3-2-1 practice that I shared the other day, of how to take a pause in the midst of your anxious mind-spinning in order to ground yourself in the present moment. If you missed the video that I posted about this simple practice the other day, it’s still up on Instagram if you want to see it. Otherwise, the practice is simple: Stop whatever you are doing, where ever you are doing it, and look around where you are. Take note of five things that you can see, four things that you can hear, three things that you can feel, two things that you can smell, and one thing that you can taste. Taking a few minutes to do this a few times a day will quite literally return you to your senses. As somebody who is a lifelong expert on future-tripping and catastrophizing, this practice really works (for me, at least) to settle the nervous system and bring me back into the only reality that is confirmable: The one that is happening right now. And this moment right now is usually just fine. Or at the very least, this moment is usually a lot less traumatizing than the scary movie that is running in my imagination about the future. |
Our activity will be to do all the things above...but your art challenge will be to draw 5 things you can see. Try to go outside for this. Bring a hard surface like a book to use as your backing. Pen or pencil (I'm going to use pen). Do this in your sketchbook. Don't take your device with you. Try your best to be present for this.
5. 5 Things you can see -3-5 minutes per drawing. Zoom in. Try to get some details.
4. Write down 4 things you can hear, or illustrate them too if you'd like!
3. What are 3 things you can feel?
2. What are 2 things you can smell?
1. What is 1 thing you can taste?
You will upload this as a photo at the end of the day 3/17 by 6 pm in this shared folder-LINK.
Please rename your photo with your first name so we all know it is yours.
5. 5 Things you can see -3-5 minutes per drawing. Zoom in. Try to get some details.
4. Write down 4 things you can hear, or illustrate them too if you'd like!
3. What are 3 things you can feel?
2. What are 2 things you can smell?
1. What is 1 thing you can taste?
You will upload this as a photo at the end of the day 3/17 by 6 pm in this shared folder-LINK.
Please rename your photo with your first name so we all know it is yours.