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Circus Yoga Activities for Kids Card Deck

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Circus Yoga Cards for Kids cover: a ringmaster in top hat and red jacket stands with both arms raised under CIRCUS
Introduce the circus theme before a movement break
Index pairing 20 circus keywords with yoga poses, from Stilt Walker as Mountain Pose to Circus Performers as Resting Pose
Plan the order of a circus-themed yoga sequence
Circus yoga tips: poses are sequenced to flow, focus on fun over alignment, and adjust pose count to time and energy
Teacher guidance to read before leading a session
More circus yoga tips: wear comfy clothes, practice barefoot, clear the space for safety and add circus songs or props
Safety and setup checklist for the yoga space
How to practice the poses, A to Z: steps for Bunny Hops as a contortionist and the start of Camel Pose
Read-aloud cues for leading the first two poses
Pose steps continued: finish Camel Pose, then Chair Pose as a drummer, Cobbler's Pose as a circus dog and Crescent Lunge
Script for poses 3 to 5 with pretend-play prompts
Pose steps: Crescent Lunge as a horse, Downward-Facing Dog as a circus tent, Happy Baby as a trampoline and Horse Stance
Teacher cues for poses 6 to 8 during the routine
Pose steps: Horse Stance as a cigar box performer, Knees to Chest as a unicyclist, Locust as a trapeze flyer, Low Lunge
Floor-pose cues to slow the group down mid-session
Pose steps: Low Lunge as a juggler, Monkey Pose as an aerialist hanging from ribbons, and Mountain Pose as a stilt walker
Leader notes for poses 12 and 13 with comfort reminders
Pose steps: Plank Pose as an acrobat, Resting Pose as a tired circus performer, and Standing Split as a hooper
Closing cues, including the cool-down rest pose
Attributes
Subject

P.E. & Health, Yoga

Grades

Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade 1, 2

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Kids Yoga Stories
Rating
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About This Product

With this Circus Yoga Cards for Kids, kids are going to find the fun in yoga!

This set of Circus Yoga Cards for Kids will help your students learn through movement either at home, in the classroom, or in a studio.

Included in this deck of Circus Yoga Cards for Kids

- A card with an index listing each animal and the corresponding pose

- Tips to teach yoga

- 20 cards illustrating the yoga poses

- 20 matching circus cards

- Instructions for all 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 54 cards.

Resource Tags

kids yoga stories Circus yoga yoga cards kids yoga yoga poses

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