Yoga Calm: Grade 1, School Setting, Listening Lesson Plan (Stringer)

Instructor: Amy Stringer

Community: Grade 1, School Setting, 30 minutes

Plan Creation Date: April 28, 2016

Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening

Lesson Plan:

Intro

Procedures – remind students when they come in to find a mat and sit criss-cross.
Review last week’s community focus.
Briefly introduce today’s focus: Listening.

Calm

Belly Breathing – with Hoberman Sphere: Model process of breathing with sphere. Cue to pull string from top of head to sit up tall. Ask student to hold sphere. Ask another student to count 5 or 7 breaths as we breathe.
Compliments – Community: Have students give compliments for volunteers.
Pulse Count – Show students where to place two fingers next to mouth and slide down. Count pulse for 15 seconds. Share & discuss results.

Activate

Boat – Cue to lift chest. Hold in boat while rowing and sing “Row, row, row your boat”.
Rock & Roll
Mountain – Cue all four corners of the feet. Imagery: Imagine you are a strong, tall mountain, standing tall like Broken Top Mountain. You are unshakable. You are covered with strong rocks and a dusting of snow. Small animals scurry about. A gentle breeze blows. Listening: Cue students: what kinds of sounds might you hear?
Plank
Cobra
Down Dog
Sun Salutation Sequence – do twice per side. Model first time, then choose student leaders for subsequent salutations. Community: After each sequence, have students compliment leaders
Warrior 1
Forward Fold
Chair
Forward Fold
Warrior 1
Plank
Cobra
Down Dog
Crescent Pose – Listening: cue to listen to sounds. Curriculum tie-in: talk about moon phase (students studying the sky).
Yes/No Game – Listening: students listen and observe to give feedback/receive feedback.

Calm

Twist
Belly Breathing
Relaxation – Community: Ready, Set, Relax: Read relaxation story: Sky theme to relate to curriculum.

Yoga Calm