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Kids Yoga Cards for Balancing Poses

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Balancing yoga card set cover listing 20 yoga poses, with a girl in Dancer's Pose standing on one leg and arms outstretched
Title card to show the class before the yoga session
Index of the 20 balancing poses in order, from Tree Pose and Dancer's Pose through Side Plank to Half Shoulder Stand
Reference list for planning which poses to use in a session
Welcome page, Balancing Yoga Poses: a paragraph explaining why the card set centers on poses that need balance and focus
Background reading for the teacher before introducing the cards
Target Ages: try two poses with toddlers, five with preschoolers, ten with primary kids, all twenty with older kids
Helps decide how many cards fit your group and time slot
Balancing Yoga Tips: follow the index order for flow, breathe deeply in each pose, aim for fun, not perfect alignment
Teacher prep notes for leading a kids' yoga session
More yoga tips: wear comfy clothes, go barefoot, clear the space, share with families, add games, music or stories
Safety and setup checklist before students start the poses
Tree Pose picture card: a girl in a park stands on one leg, foot pressed to her other leg and palms joined above her head
Hold up so students can copy the pose
Tree Pose steps: stand on one leg, place the sole of the other foot on the inner thigh or calf, not the knee; switch sides
Read aloud while students try the first balance
Dancer's Pose picture card: a girl on one leg holds her raised back foot in one hand, other arm reaching forward
Visual model to pair with the Dancer's Pose directions
Dancer's Pose steps: from Mountain Pose, stand on right leg, hold the left foot behind you, lean forward, arch the leg up
Script for cueing the pose one step at a time
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About This Product

This resource of Balancing Yoga will help with distractions and to develop single focus for kids who are over-stimulated.

Balancing Yoga provides many benefits, including to strengthen muscles and increase attention. In essence, it provides physical and mental benefits!

The inner calm that these Balancing Yoga provide can be use in the classroom, at home, or at a studio.

Included in this deck of Balancing Yoga Cards for Kids

- A card with an index

- Tips to teach yoga

- 20 cards illustrating the yoga poses

- 20 cards with the description of the poses

The index indicates the order in which the yoga poses are to be used to flow from one pose to the next. There is multicultural representation featured in yoga kids!

Recommended for ages 3+

Ways in which you can use these cards as homeschoolers or in the classroom include:

-For transition times

  • -Morning routines or circle times

  • -Brain breaks to calm their minds and bodies

  • -Physical education

  • -Occupational and/or physical therapy

  • -With one child, small, or large groups

Benefits of Yoga for kids include:

-Increased strength

-Increased flexibility

-Improves sleep

-Promotes positive interactions amongst adults and children

-Develops self-confidence

-Improves self-expression

-Improves body awareness

-Promotes a lifestyle that is active and healthy.

What's Included

A total of 47 cards.

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