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Brain Break: Five-Finger Mindfulness Exercise for Kids
Clip: Season 2026 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Your hand is a starfish. Trace all around it while taking deep breaths to practice spatial words.
Pretend your hand is a starfish. Hold it up, with your fingers spread wide. Take your other hand and trace each finger. When you breathe in, trace UP a finger. When you breathe out, trace DOWN. This short, mindfulness activity helps kids slow down, breathe, and focus. Great for classroom breaks or at-home breaks. Brought to you by: Family Math, by PBS SoCal
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Family Math
Brain Break: Five-Finger Mindfulness Exercise for Kids
Clip: Season 2026 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Pretend your hand is a starfish. Hold it up, with your fingers spread wide. Take your other hand and trace each finger. When you breathe in, trace UP a finger. When you breathe out, trace DOWN. This short, mindfulness activity helps kids slow down, breathe, and focus. Great for classroom breaks or at-home breaks. Brought to you by: Family Math, by PBS SoCal
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Hold one hand out like a starfish with your fingers spread wide.
Now take your other hand and trace each finger.
When you breathe in, trace up the finger, and when you breathe out, trace down.
Keep doing this with each finger, breathing in and out nice and slow until you've traced your whole hand.
When you're done, switch hands and do it again.
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