This week the 3's and 4's classes tried a breathing exercise from our "Breathe Like a Bear" book. We pretended to hold a cup of hot chocolate and used some deep belly breathing to "cool it off."
The 3's Class
We are using our big muscles to pretend to rip the wrapping paper off a present
I said "show me your muscles!"
Can you waddle like a penguin?🐧
Arthur is doing reindeer pose! Way to go Arthur!
We made our bodies as small as we could. I told the kiddos to pretend they were wrapped up like a present!
Smile, Take a breath And Relax. It's STAR pose⭐
Hi Avery :-)
We had some fun doing torso twists. We talked about how candy canes have twists of different colors.
This is our falling snow pose. We talked about how snow is silent when it touches the ground. It was amazing how quietly the kiddos were doing this pose!❄
Great "Christmas" tree pose Jude!
The 4's Class
Wells and Haylie are "opening presents" This was a great workout!
I can tell Kyleigh is belly breathing :-)
I was whispering to the 4's friends about how quietly snow falls to the ground. :-)
Waddle Waddle Waddle....Look at all those penguins!!🐧
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Santa's sleigh pose is a really great abdominal workout! I told the friends to pretend they are holding all the presents on their tummy.
Georgia held this pose the whole time....I'm impressed!
This is reindeer pose. Many friends excitedly told me about Rudolph!
We are tip toeing like Santa's elves. It takes a lot of balance to tip toe in a squat position like this!
They thought this was pretty silly 😄
This is the candy cane pose. I tried to emphasize the "twist" in our midsection.
We had some fun pretending to sled down a hill! We even hit a few "jumps!"
This is our "Christmas" tree pose. I asked the kiddos to think about what kind of decorations they are "wearing". 🎄
This is what our "hot chocolate" breathing looks like. "Sip Sip mmmmmmmmmm"
Toddlers
The toddler friends had so much fun with the breathing stars, I decided to bring them back again.
"Can you reach, reach, reach?"
Hey Katherine!
Kingston is hold 2 breathing stars!
Kylie is " Sooo Big!"
I brought little "artic animal action cards" and the friends like carrying them around :-)
Mikey thought the penguin waddling was funny!
The Infants explored yoga mats with me :-)
This is the 1st time this year that I have practiced mindful moments with the infant room by themselves :-)
I think it went pretty well! No one got too upset about the yoga mats and a different teacher :-)
Tumnmy Time!
Reaching for a toy!
The 2's Class
Kavan is trying Star pose!
Hi Quinton!
Ellie is waddling like a penguin :-)
Go Stella Go!
I love how the light is shining around Iris!
Emerson is doing tree pose! Way to go!
I love when they give hugs💗💗
Brynlee is doing butterfly pose 🦋
This is downward dog pose 🐕 Aurora is "wagging her tail"
"Chomp, Chomp, Chomp" move those arms!
Joey is swimming like a fish🐟
Good swimming Landon!
Take one more big breath in and let it out!
