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Yogi Says and Other Active Yoga Games for Kids

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Cover of Yogi Says and Other Easy Yoga Games: twelve group games adapted from kids games, with three cross-legged kids
Collection of movement games for brain breaks or PE
Welcome page: who the yoga games are for, what each of the 12 games includes, ages four to nine, and tips for running them
Read before planning: setup time, game length and card options
More facilitation tips: invite kids to invent variations, use enlarged pose cards and add a calming activity afterward
Teacher tips for keeping game time fun and settled
Table of contents for the twelve games: Musical Yoga Mats, Yogi Freeze Tag, Four Yoga Corners, What's My Pose? and more
Quick finder for choosing a game by name
Simon Says yoga game: a chosen yogi calls out poses like Tree Pose; players who copy a pose given without the cue sit out
Listening game for short or long movement breaks
Musical Yoga Mats, adapted from Musical Chairs: players dance around mats and step onto the nearest one when music stops
Needs only mats and music; good for lively songs
Yogi Freeze Tag: tagged players freeze in a yoga pose until another player tags them free, with themed variations
Active tag game with a reminder about gentle tagging
Red Light, Green Light, Yogi: players move on green and freeze in a yoga pose on red, plus What Time Is It, Yogi? variant
Stop-and-go game best played with standing poses
Yoga Obstacle Course setup: props list such as hula hoops and blocks, plus course ideas like Bear Walks and froggy jumps
Planning page for building a station or relay course
More obstacle course stations: toe-ga with cotton balls, balancing objects in Tree or Dancer's Pose, and Plank Pose
Extra station ideas plus a link to a yoga props list
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Use easy games to introduce yoga poses!

This set of “Yogi Says …” and Other Easy Yoga Games will help your students learn yoga poses through games either at home, in the classroom, or in a studio.

Included in this deck of “Yogi Says …” and Other Easy Yoga Games

- An index

- Tips to teach yoga

- 12 Yoga Games which includes the following for each game:

- The classic game it was adapted from

- List of materials needed

- Instructions for playing the game

Each game could last between 5-20 minutes depending on the children's interest.

Recommended for ages 4-9

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 21 pages.

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