Kids Yoga Stories: Weather Yoga Cards for Kids

Children connect weather words with yoga poses, using illustrated cards to move through actions for sunshine, wind, rain and other conditions.
Grades
Preschool–Kindergarten, Grades 1–2
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Updated Feb 21, 2024

Subject
P.E. & Health
Topic
Kids Yoga Stories, Weather Yoga Cards
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Use Yoga Poses to Teach About the Weather with Kids Yoga Stories: Weather Yoga Cards for Kids This set of weather-themed yoga cards teaches students about meteorological concepts through physical movement. The deck includes an index card, tips for teaching yoga, 10 illustrated pose cards, 10 corresponding weather cards, and instructions for all poses. Multicultural children demonstrate beginner-friendly yoga flows. Educators can facilitate these weather yoga activities during transition times, morning meetings, brain breaks, P.E., therapy sessions, or academic lessons about science and health. The movements aim to increase flexibility, strength, body awareness, sleep quality, self-confidence, and self-expression while promoting an active, healthy lifestyle. Recommended for children ages 3+ in homeschool, classroom, or studio settings. This educational resource allows students to learn about weather through engaging and developmentally-appropriate yoga.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Connect weather vocabulary with a movement cue

  • Follow a short sequence of guided movements

Teaching tips

  • Choose a few cards to suit the time and the group’s energy.

  • Follow the resource’s emphasis on enjoyable movement rather than perfectly aligned poses.

Skills covered

  • Weather-word recognition

  • Listening to movement directions

  • Movement sequencing

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Must all ten weather ideas be used in one session?

No. The tips recommend adjusting the number of poses to the time available and the children’s ages, needs, and energy.

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Core concepts

  • Weather vocabulary

  • Weather-linked movement sequences

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