Mindful Monday Routine Slides & Worksheets (F–6) | Student Wellbeing

5-Minute Weekly Calm Starter for the Classroom.

Start every week with calm, focus, and intention - without adding to your workload.

Mindful Monday is a simple, repeatable 5-minute weekly routine designed to help students settle after the weekend, regulate emotions, and enter the week ready to learn.

This resource includes both Junior Primary and Upper Primary versions, making it perfect for individual classrooms or whole-school use.

What’s Included:

• Mindful Monday PowerPoint slides Junior Primary (F–2) wording and Upper Primary (Years 3–6) wording

• Optional student worksheets One Junior Primary version and one Upper Primary version

Each Mindful Monday routine includes:

• A calm welcome and reset
• Emotional check-in
• Guided breathing
• Weekly intention setting
• A clear transition into learning

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Takes 5 minutes or less
• No prep, no marking required
• Builds consistency and predictability
• Supports wellbeing without reducing learning time
• Can be used every Monday (or anytime a reset is needed)

How Teachers Use This Resource:

• Display the slides each Monday morning
• Run the routine as a whole class
• Use the worksheets optionally (weekly, fortnightly, or as needed)
• Print worksheets as many times as required or skip them entirely

Perfect for: ✔ Back-to-school routines ✔ Calm classroom practices ✔ Whole-school wellbeing approaches ✔ Busy teachers who want simple systems that work

Teach calm intentionally — don’t just hope for it.