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Yoga for Kids: Using Yoga to Teach Preschool

Yoga for kids is a great teaching tool. It thrills me to no end that many preschool and kindergarten teachers are using yoga regularly in their classrooms. Yoga has so many benefits for children — not just physical benefits, but also emotional/mental benefits. Before I go any further with using

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Lesson Plan Themes for Preschool: How About Adding Yoga?

Creating lesson plan themes for preschool can sometimes feel repetitive, or at least it sometimes did for me years ago (keeping in mind that was before Pinterest!) Have you ever thought about incorporating yoga into your preschool lesson plans? Yoga can add an entirely new experience for children while they’re

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Teaching Remotely AND In-Person Teaching: It Can Be Done!

This school year is still up in the air for many teachers in the U.S. They aren’t sure if they are teaching remotely, in the classroom or even a hybrid situation. As the COVID variant continues to wreak havoc on, well, pretty much everything, there are a few suggestions I

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Children’s Yoga Poses: Using Yoga in the Classroom

Children’s yoga poses. What comes to your mind when you read that phrase? For a lot of people, they picture children with their little bodies contorted in all kinds of crazy ways. Or they may think, “I’m not flexible! I can’t do that!” I want to dispel any myths or

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Activities for Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?

Activities for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? are plentiful, but how about something a little different? Maybe a movement activity that has numerous benefits for children? The book in itself is wonderful, but adding the element of yoga to the story? It can be a gamechanger! One

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