Instructor: Becky Wundram
Community: Grades K-2, School Setting, 60 minutes
Plan Creation Date: July 2, 2015
Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community
Things Needed: Breathing ball, chimes ,CD player, Book – I Am America and America is Me
By Charles R. Smith Jr., Music – Good Morning Songs, I Am Bucket Filler by Red Grammer , We All Have Gifts to Share by Susan Kay Wyatt, See Me Beautiful by Red Grammer
Lesson Plan:
Calm
- Sun Salutation – with Good Morning song
- Singing and Signing – “Oh What A Beautiful Morning” in sign language
- Read Book – I Am America and America is Me
- Community Introduction
- Belly Breathing – with Hoberman Sphere – student-led
- Pinwheel Breathing
Activate
- Volcano Breaths
- Arm Swings – Inhale – “I am America”, Exhale – “And America is Me”, and point to heart
- Forward Bend
- Mountain
- Star
- Downward Dog
- Plank
- Cobra
Calm
- Twist
- Relaxation and Music – breathing with a stuffed animal on their bellies, play music, then read a guided imagery relaxation from All Around the World, by Roger Klein.