{"id":71205,"date":"2020-04-23T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/?page_id=71205"},"modified":"2020-05-21T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T21:10:17","slug":"make-yoga-a-game-for-thoughtful-thursday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/healthy-active-living\/healthy-active-living-all-grades\/calming-our-minds-and-bodies\/make-yoga-a-game-for-thoughtful-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Yoga a Game for Thoughtful Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"
Calming our Minds and Bodies: Yoga, Stretching & Breathing Activities<\/h5>\n

Make Yoga a Game for our Thoughtful Thursday activity!<\/h2>\n

Children will be more engaged in activities when we make them into a game. For images and instructions of simple yoga poses for kids, click on 58 Fun and Easy Yoga Poses for Kids<\/a> and scroll down to see 58 different poses you can do with your child. Pick a few of your favourite poses to try. Prefer to see the poses shown on video? Click on 10 Yoga poses from Cosmic Kids Yoga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Game Idea #1<\/h2>\n

(adapted from 58 Fun and Easy Yoga Poses for Kids<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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  1. Pick 5-8 yoga poses (depending on the age and need of the child) from 58 Fun and Easy Yoga Poses for Kids<\/a>, or from the 10 Yoga poses from Cosmic Kids Yoga<\/a>, or any poses that you may already know. You can have the picture poses up on a screen, written or sketched onto a piece of paper; whatever helps you to remember the poses.<\/li>\n
  2. Then, with someone at your house, play yoga charades. Someone does a pose and their partner has to guess the pose and try it with them. Then, it is the next person\u2019s turn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As an extension or variation, many yoga poses have names that can be sorted into themes. For example a theme could be an animal theme -such poses would include downward dog, a butterfly pose, etc., or a nature theme -includes a tree pose, mountain pose, etc… Each partner could pick a theme and guess the poses and the theme.<\/p>\n

    Game Idea #2<\/h2>\n
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    • Try one of the Cosmic Kid Yoga games online. For example, here is a fun Star Wars themed yoga session to try