Find a quiet place to sit down for awhile. A place where you can be left alone with no interruptions.

Get comfortable-wiggle around, cross your legs and put your hands in your lap. I promise you this will only take a few minutes and you're going to have fun.

Take a big breath and blow it out really noisy.

Do it again and again. That's one way to breathe.

Now, let's try another.

Take a deep breath but slowly- now let the air out slowly and quietly.

Do this again and again.

Keep breathing this way. This kind of breathing is calmer and will help you during this exercise we call meditation.

Breathe in slowly.

Breathe out slowly.

While you are doing this look around your quiet place. Look at the things you see right in front of you. See everything. Now, without moving, glance to your side. What else do you see? The other side. What's there?

Now, close your eyes.

How's your breathing?

Still slow, still deep. Just think about that.

Slow,-deep, quiet.

Don't open your eyes but try to picture your place. See in your mind what was actually in front of you. What do you remember? What colors were there? What do you see in your mind as you glance to your right side and your left side?

After a few minutes of imagining the things in your place open your eyes and look again. Did you think of most of the things or only a few? It doesn't matter. Today was one way. The next time you try this it will be different. But, do try to notice the differences. Pay attention.

When you do this several times you will start to notice what you are seeing around you throughout your day. Make a game of it.

What color are the walls in your classroom? What color shirt did your friends have on yesterday" Did you notice how many bikes were at the playground? The more you notice, the more you know.