Instructor: Ilga Paul Community: Small group, Grades 3-5, Emotional/Behavioral Plan Creation Date: July 7, 2010 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness OT Frame of Reference:/Goals: This will include learning how to release energy, then decrease energy level to stillness. Sensory processing, how Does Your Engine Run, emotional regulation Begin by establishing basic ground rules, including invitation to try activities. Students have the…
Instructor: Ilga Paul Community: Grade four class, low-vision student is integrated into general education classroom Plan Creation Date: July 9, 2010 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening OT Frame of Reference/Goals: Teach basic yoga breath, teach body awareness in space, improve balance, increase tactile and auditory sensory awareness, increase sighted peers’ comfort with non-sighted peer. (If possible, pair sighted peer with…
Instructor: Ilga Paul Community: Grade Three classroom, preparation for standardized testing Plan Creation Date: May 4, 2010 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding OT Frame of Reference/Goals: Compliment students on their transition from PE to finding personal space, help students find personal space Lesson Plan: Calm: Select two students to lead Volcano breath, one to move sphere, other to count, student who moves…
Instructor: Ilga Paul Community: Grades K-5, Small group of students with multiple disabilities Plan Creation Date: July 7, 2010 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength OT Frame of Reference/Goals: Physical development: focusing on strength, balance and trunk rotation, developing an awareness of their body in space The environment for the yoga activity is an important consideration for this group. A space that is…
Instructor: Ilga Paul Community: Grades 3-5, Deaf/Hard of Hearing students Plan Creation Date: July 7, 2010 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community OT Frame of Reference/Goals: Input for vestibular system, improve balance, awareness of body in space, tactile sensory processing, oral language use, developing sense of belonging within general education classroom. It would be ideal to have interpreter next to instructor. Students need…
Instructor: Abby Bracke Community: ??? Plan Creation Date: July 15, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness, to help prepare anxious students for state testing Lesson Plan: Setting the tone/creating a therapeutic environment: I will turn off the overhead lights and have the room lit by the natural light of the window. I will put soothing music on the classroom speaker system.…
Instructor: Abby Bracke Community: ??? Plan Creation Date: July 15, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding — Transitions: To help students feel confident and comfortable with change and transitions. Setting the tone/creating a therapeutic environment: I will turn off the overhead lights and have the room lit by the natural light of the window. I will put soothing music on the classroom speaker…
Instructor: Abby Bracke Community: ??? Plan Creation Date: July 15, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening—Balance in Your Life: To help stressed-out adolescents listen to their inner wisdom in order to stay balanced in their lives. Setting the tone/creating a therapeutic environment: I will turn off the overhead lights and have the room lit by the natural light of the window. I…
Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Grades 4 & 5 Gutsy Girls/Guys Group Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing: with Hoberman sphere (student-led). Activate Activate/Relax: Play music that is soothing but lively. Have the children walk to the beat; stop the music when it is time to activate.…
Instructor: Susan Jepson-DeResta Community: Grades 4-5 Boys ADHD Group Plan Creation Date: May 31, 2011 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding – Staying Grounded In Challenging Times Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing with Hoberman sphere (student-led). Pinwheel Breath with pinwheels. Focus on gently spinning the pinwheel for 10 seconds. Activate Pinwheel Breathing while walking in tempo to music. Pinwheel Breathing…