Instructor: Becky Wundram
Community: Grades K-2, School Setting, 60 minutes
Plan Creation Date: July 3, 2015
Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding
Things Needed: Breathing Ball, Chimes, CD Player, Book – Plant a Kiss by Amy Rosenthal, Music – All Things Are Possible by Susan Kay Wyatt, Power to Change the World by Red Grammer, I Think You Are Wonderful by Red Grammer, Art materials – A Volcano of Bliss coloring sheet, craypod crayons, star stickers
Lesson Plan:
Calm
- Sun Salutation – with Good Morning song
- Sit in Stillness – 60 seconds
- Read Book – Plant a Kiss by Amy Rosenthal
- Songs – I Think You Are Wonderful by Red Grammer and All Things Are Possible by Susan Kay Wyatt
- Grounding Introduction – paper plate with green triangle and discussion of story and songs
- Belly Breathing – with Hoberman Sphere – student-led
- Pinwheel Breathing
Activate
- Volcano Breaths – explode into fireworks
- Mountain
- Roots
- Tree
- Downward Dog
- Plank
- Cobra
Calm
- Twist
- Relaxation and Music – play music, then read poem from Dear World by Takayo Noda
- Art Activity – Fireworks of bliss