Calming down activities for preschoolers can be as simple as stretching like a cat, curling up like a hedgehog, or taking a few bunny breaths. A familiar movement break gives children and grown-ups something to practice together before quiet time, between busy activities, or at home. These free Yogalore yoga
We spend a lot of time looking for ways to help our little friends calm down. And then there are mornings when those same friends appear to have left their batteries on the charger. Honestly? Sometimes the grown-ups have, too. Wake up yoga gives children and adults a simple way
Yoga now. As I write this, its almost mid-July. The school year ended so abruptly, so chaotically that looking back it’s a blur. I just remember teachers scrambling, parents struggling, everyone trying their best in a situation we have not found ourselves in before. As school systems plan for
I have been thinking a lot about how my Yogalore classes are going to be this year with having to take COVID precautions in the classroom. No matter what I think of, I am sure there will be 10 things I don’t think of until I’m right there in the
So often I hear a parent say, “I can’t do yoga, I’m not flexible at ALL!” Truth is, you don’t have to be flexible to do yoga. At all. In fact, it’s very forgiving. It’s is all about accepting your body and what it’s capable of on any given day.
With the Chinese New Year celebration coming up soon, what better way to celebrate than with Chinese New Year Activity with yoga pose cards and spinner game?!?!?!?! Sometimes its hard to come back to school after the holiday break. We get it. Shaking things up a bit with some yoga/movement
I see you there — you teacher or parent who is trying to get things done for, well, the world during the busiest time of year. I’ve got you. I have THE greatest activities for Christmas for preschoolers. Full disclosure: This lesson plan is one of the hardest lesson plans
Rest-ready pose cards by Yogalore make the perfect quiet activity to help your child at bedtime. Join Ada in this charming story as she does her yoga calm down sequence before bed. This is a sweet, whimsical pose card set, designed like an e-book with a cute story that incorporates
Movement and learning aren’t often associated together. We’ve learned about the benefits of outdoor play, but what about moving and learning? Is there a link? Not surprisingly, there is! Many early childhood teachers will tell you there is, and in my experience teaching yoga, these kiddos remember every pose, every
Bedtime Yoga: Calming SequenceSeveral of the poses in this particular sequence are also a part of our Beginning Breaths component which is how we usually begin our classes. It’s a combination of yoga poses, breaths and stretches that can help us warm up or calm down. The purpose of the