Instructor: Bonnie Cannon Community: Learning Center, Grades 3-5 Plan Creation Date: November 24, 2008 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing with Hoberman Sphere. Establish rhythm and then allow students to take turns. Continue to breathe following the rhythm of your classmates with the Hoberman sphere, three breaths each. Read story “The Listening Walk”, exploring all the sounds…

Instructor: Bonnie Cannon Community: Grades 3-5 Plan Creation Date: January 23, 2009 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding Lesson Plan: Introduction: Introduce concept of grounding using electricity analogy. Share times when you need to be grounded. Stillness: Belly Breathing on back, feel your body melt into your mat as you exhale. Listening; Do a body scan. Notice the places where your body…

Instructor: Bonnie Cannon Community: Grades 3-5 Plan Creation Date: February 4, 2009 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Lesson Plan: Stillness: Belly Breothing on back, lying completely still, the only thing moving is the rise and fall of your breath in your belly. Listening: As you continue to breathe, listen to the stillness of the room. You may hear sounds you’ve never noticed…

Instructor: Jill Essner-Dodds, OTR/L Community: This lesson is developed for students who are more sedentary and choose not to participate in large motor activities. This student typically has a low arousal level and appears “sleepy”, so s/he has difficulty focusing on schoolwork and overall participation in activities throughout the day. Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson…

Instructor: Lyndsay Morris Community: Girls Group, 35-45 minutes Plan Creation Date: October 26, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing (four min.): One student leads with Hoberman Sphere, while another student counts the number of breaths. After the activity, students give compliments to the Breathing Ball leader and counter. Arm Swings (five min.): “Stand with…

Instructor: Jill Essner-Dodds, OTR/L Community: A student who shows difficulties with keeping hands and feet to self. This child seeks out tactile and movement experiences that impact his/her functional abilities, academic work, peer interaction, and social/emotional status. Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2012 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding  The intention of this lesson to help the child regulate him/herself and…

Instructor: Jill Essner-Dodds, OTR/L Community: Small Group Special Ed. The class for this lesson consists of seven middle school students that are in the DCD program. Their diagnoses include cognitively challenged, Down’s Syndrome, and autism. The special education teacher focuses on various life skills during this class, so this lesson will incorporate the principle of “Community” with the focus…

Instructor: Lyndsay Morris Community: After School Program, 40-50 minutes Plan Creation Date: October 25, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing (four min.): One student leads with Hoberman Sphere, while another student counts the number of breaths. After the activity, students give compliments to the Breathing Ball leader and the counter. Activate Review Mountain Posture…

Instructor: Lyndsay Morris Community: Girls Group, 35-45 minutes Plan Creation Date: November 9, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing (four min.): One student leads with Hoberman Sphere, while another student counts the number of breaths. After the activity, students give compliments to the Breathing Ball leader and counter. Volcano Breath (five min.): Stand with feet hip-width…

Instructor: Lyndsay Morris Community: After School Program, 40-50 minutes Plan Creation Date: November 8, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing (four min.): One student leads with Hoberman Sphere, while another student counts the number of breaths. After the activity, students give compliments to the Breathing Ball leader and counter. Activate Partner Pull (five min.): “Pair…