Students are sitting in a classroom at P.S.54, a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. When their teacher, Adrienne Heim, strikes a bell, they take a deep breath.

The kids are practicing mindfulness. That means they are learning to pay attention to the present moment. Why?

Being mindful can help people stay calm and focused, according to Heim. She is the founder of Green Generations. The organization brings mindfulness classes to eight schools in New York City.

Isafye Lewis, 10, has been taking in the class at P.S.54 for two years. "Mindfulness teaches me to relax, " he told TFK. "It really helps me feel better when I'm sad or angry."

At P.S.54, students practice mindfulness through deep breathing, movement, and relaxation exercises. But Heim says that mindfulness is about more than just staying calm. It also boosts confidence. "It helps children have a right attitude, " She says, "so they can make healthy decisions."

Recent research published in Developmental Psychology supports this view. The study also found that mindfulness training can help kids succeed in school. That's because it trains the brain to pay attention and manage stress.

"It doesn't solve math equations for kids," Mariam Gates, author of This Moment Is Your Life, told TFK. "But what mindfulness does for all of us is help us focus on the moment we're in, which is the only place we can learn, change, or grow."

But you don't have to be in a classroom to practice mindfulness. Gates says, "You can always bring your attention to this moment and change how you experience it."

【小题1】Why do the students take a deep breath when the teacher strikes a bell?

A．They are afraid of the teacher.	B．They are practising mindfullness.
C．They are taking an exam.	D．They are having singing class.

【小题2】What does Isafye learn from mindfulness?

A．How to take it easy.	B．How to stay focused.
C．How to stop being sad.	D．How to get high grades.

【小题3】What does the underlined word "boosts" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．shakes.

B．studies.

C．raises.

D．requires.

【小题4】What did Mariam Gates say about mindfulness?

A．It does little to help kids' studies.	B．It helps kids make decisions.
C．It makes kids less stressful.	D．It helps kids pay attention.

【小题5】What is this text mainly about?

A．An organization centered on mindfulness.	B．A new study on mindfulness.
C．An introduction to mindfulness.	D．The influences of mindfulness.