| Body | This activity of the week is designed to help teachers maintain balance through dedicating time to doing things that bring them comfort, happiness, and/or joy. Thank you, teachers, for your hard work. Time to treat yourselves!
Objectives: Teachers will be able to:
- Identify three activities to do for fun
- Articulate a plan for participating in the activities
Procedure:
- Brainstorm free time activities that bring you comfort, peace, happiness, and/or joy. These activities could be simple like meditating, or more complicated, like traveling abroad.
- Identify three activities that you want to be sure you complete within the next school year.
- For each activity, budget the cost and verify that it fits within your economic situation. If it doesn’t, either decide on a different activity or decide on a plan for saving the money that you need.
- Next, budget the time allocation needed for each activity. Again, if it doesn’t fit within your current schedule, either pick a new activity or create a new schedule in which it fits.
- Identify the date by which activity will be achieved. Some activities, like taking a dance or yoga classes, will be ongoing, while others, like taking a trip will have a concrete date.
- Prioritize and experience your activities! Don’t forget to document the good times you will have so that you can encourage yourself to stick with them when teaching becomes overwhelming.
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