A Virtual Field Trip highlighting The Catalyst

1. Mindfulness & The Body
A Virtual Field Lesson highlighting the Catalyst Arts & Wellness Studio
Partnering Organization:
Catalyst Arts and Wellness Studio
926 N. Yosemite Street
Stockton, California 95203
Website:​ ​catalyst926.com Phone:​ ​(408) 564-1910 Email:​ ​info@catalyst926.com
K-12 Standards:
● CCSS ELA Literacy CCRA SL2 -Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and
format, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1.A​ Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion,
and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
Learning Objectives:
● Students will learn ​about the Catalyst Arts and Wellness, a Stockton based organization that
provides art workshops as well as fitness and wellness classes.
● Students will learn about the benefits of mindfulness and regular physical activity.
Materials:
● Student Chromebooks
● Nearpod Lesson
● Mindfulness graphic organizer
Vocabulary Covered in Lesson:
● Mindfulness - ​to slow down and focus on one thing.
Anticipated Misconceptions:
● The assessment asks students to consider “ how mindfulness positively affects the body”. Teacher
may need to explain what it means to positively affect something.
Total Time : 52 Minutes
Part of Lesson Time Teacher/Student Actions
Introduction 5 minutes ● ( 2 minutes) Teacher introduces the learning objectives and
agenda.
● ( 3 minutes) Teacher ​plays video​ from the Catalyst Arts &
Wellness Studio.
Introduction of New
Material - ​Mindfulness
& Physical Activity
18
minutes
● ( 2 minutes) Call on a student to read the slide- ​What is
Mindfulness?
● ( 4 minutes) Students read scenarios and answer whether the
situations demonstrates mindfulness or not.
● ( 1 minute) Call on student to read slide - ​The benefits of

2.
mindfulness
● ( 3 minutes) Students “match” the 3 benefits of mindfulness
to corresponding “sticky” images.
● ( 1 minute) Call on student to read slide - ​Mindful Breathing a
form of mindfulness
● ( 5 minutes)​ ​Students complete breathing exercise
● ( 2 minutes) Students respond to the following question “
How do you feel after mindful breathing?”​ (use the
“Collaborate” feature in nearpod)
Activity - Zumba 8 minutes ● ( 1 minutes) Call on students to read slides
○ Other Activities at the Catalyst Arts and Wellness
Studio
○ What is Zumba ?
● ( 1 minute) ​Teacher plays ​Zumba video​ for students ( teacher
should stop video after 1 minute)
● ( 4 minutes) ​Students do online Zumba lesson
● ( 2 minutes) Call on students to read slide- ​Benefits of
Mindfulness and Regular Physical Activity
Assessment Part I 10
minutes
● Teacher directs students to open the ​graphic organizer
worksheet ​( shared with students in Nearpod)
● Teacher direct students to
○ Make a copy of the doc
○ Rename with ​First Last Name _Mindfulness
○ Share with teacher
● Teacher directs students to find images using Google’s safe
search. If your school’s network settings prohibit students
from searching, the teacher should pre populate a google
doc with various images for students to use as a resource
Assessment Part II 7 minutes ● (1 minute) Teacher introduces the writing prompt,
What is mindfulness ? How does mindfulness positively
affect your body ?
● ( 6 minutes) Students write a response to the following
prompt: ​What is mindfulness ? How does mindfulness
positively affect your body ? ​( on Nearpod ​use the “Open
Response” feature)
Summarizer 3 minutes ( 3 minutes) Students summarize the lesson key point by
completing a “fill-in the blank” exercise.
● Mindfulness​ means to slow down and ​focus ​on one thing. The
benefits of mindfulness are improved ​mood​, decreased
stress​, and improved​ health​.
Exit 1 minutes ● Teacher reads slides with information on The Catalyst

3.
The Catalyst Arts and Wellness Studio- One-Pager
About:
The Catalyst Arts and Wellness Studio is a Stockton based organization that provides art workshops as
well as fitness and wellness classes.
Contact:
Address:
926 N. Yosemite Street
Stockton, California 95203
Website:​ ​catalyst926.com
Phone: ​(408) 564-1910
Email: ​info@catalyst926.com
Description of activities:
● The Catalyst offers health and wellness
classes, as well as art classes. Contact The
Catalyst Arts and Wellness Studio for an
updated schedule of events and classes or
to plan your visit.

4. Mindfulness Organizer
Directions: Use words and images to respond to the prompts ,​ “ What is mindfulness ? How does
mindfulness positively affect the body ?