PERMA Y8 - Engagement

What is this the definition of?

The degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education.

• Engagement

• Flow

• Visulisation

• Mindfullness

Which of the following are not related to engagement

• Curiosity

• Interest

• Passion

• Attention

• Active

What is this describing?

Outside distractions diseaper. 

You are solely focused on the task at hand.

You are having fun.

Things are going well.

You lose sense of time.

• Flow

• Engagement

• Mindfulness

• Visulisation

What is this describing?

What this process would look like is going to a quiet place, closing your eyes and calming your body, and starting to think about things that you want to experience in life. During this process, you want to get as detailed as you possibly can.

• Flow

• Engagement

• Mindfulness

• Visulisation

What is this describing?

A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.

• Flow

• Engagement

• Mindfulness

• Visulisation

When is not a good time to practice mindfulness

• After a stressful day

• Learning some bad news

• After a build up of negative emotions over a long period of time.

• When you are mentally exhausted.

• When you are very tired and sleepy

Which mindfulness activity do you prefer?

• Body scanning - close your eyes and breathe slowly. Slowly focus on the awareness of your body, moving from your toes to your head. You can slowly twitch the body parts to help you gain a focused feeling.

• . Meditation - close your eyes and sit down. Try to clear your mind of your to do list and think of moments of the week that brought you happiness.

• Music meditation - put some headphones in. Chose a slow paced song. Close your eyes and focus on the sounds, beat or lyrics of a song.

• Breathing - close your eyes and think of your breathing. Slowly breathe in for 2-3 seconds. Pause for 1-2 second and slowly breathe out for 3-4 seconds.

Have you tried any of these activities at home or in your own time?

• Yes

• No