Yoga Week 5: Imagination Games

Topic:  Use your Imagination!

Theme: Group Games & Picture Day

Objectives: 

Students will be able to identify the components of being STARS, demonstrate a sun salutation,  and will be able to Om. Students will be able to do most of the poses we have learned in "yogi says" (simon says)  Students will play yoga leap frog. Students will take turns doing tree pose and will be photographed. Students who are waiting to being photographed will practice partner poses with another student.

Materials: 

speakers for music. 

Instructional Methods: 

I will begin the lesson with everyone seated in a circle then individual students will read my STARS posters. Then I will ask "who are we?" to which they will reply, "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 
Then, I will have the whole group follow me in a sun salutation. After the sun salutation and Om, we will play yogi says. Next, we will play yoga leap frog. After yoga leap frog, we will do a meditation practice. I will explain to the students the new project we are working on (yoga trees) and show them an example. The students who are waiting for their picture to be taken will do partner poses that we have learned and practiced. 

Engaging Exercises:

In order to meet the objectives, students will answer what STARS means, I will ask different students to read each blurb for STARS.

Students will be engaged during our sun salutation, yoga poses, meditation, and Om.

Students will have fun playing yoga leap frog.

Students will have fun playing yogi says.

Group Activities:

-Students will be actively engaged while doing (and saying) this sun salutation for kids:

breath in, lift your arms up and say "I'm thankful for the sun!"

breathe out, let your finger tips rain down to the ground (forward fold, uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the rain!"

breathe in, look in front of you (half lift, ardha uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the grass!"

lower all the way to the ground then do cobra pose and say "I'm thankful for the animals!"

push your hips back into downward facing dog pose 

step one foot forwards into a low lunge, lift your arms and say "I'm thankful for the flowers!"

we will repeat this one more time, stepping the opposite foot forward in low lunge.

Yogi says and yoga leap frog will be all together.

Partner:

Students will practice partner poses.

Individual:

Students will do tree pose and will be photographed.

Closure:

Lastly, we will do one more sun salutation together and one more Om.

Assessment:

I will ask those who practiced partner poses to show the rest of the class their pose. I will ask what the components of being stars is. I will take note of what poses need more help during yogi says.

Notes: 

This is the example of the art activity that I am taking photos for: 

Yoga Week 4: Making a Sequence

Topic: Making a sequence

Theme: Yoga Rotations

Objectives: 

students will be able to identify the components of being STARS, demonstrate a sun salutation,  identify an Om symbol, be able to explain what Om means and why we Om, and will be able to Om. Students will split into groups and do rotations, they will have 2 minutes to do each pose at each rotation. At the end of the rotations we will do a sequence involving all of the poses they practiced in the rotations. Next, students will use pipe cleaners to create stick figures doing the yoga pose of their choice. Students will be able to meditate silently while practicing deep breathing as I lead them through a guided mediation involving one of their answers to, "what brings you peace?" We will end the class by doing one Om together. 

Materials: 

Yoga mats for all students, printed out images of the Om symbol, printed out images of the yoga poses for each rotation, and pipe cleaners. 

Instructional Methods: 

I will begin the lesson with everyone seated in a circle then individual students will read my STARS posters. Then I will ask "who are we?" to which they will reply, "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 
Then, I will have the whole group follow me in a sun salutation. After the sun salutation I will pass out images of the Om symbol and ask the students to label it. We will discuss what Om means and why we Om. Next, students will split into groups and will be timed to do each yoga pose for 2 minutes. After everyone has done every yoga pose, we will all do a sequence of the yoga poses learned at each rotation. Then, I will pass out pipe cleaners and students will individually form stick figures, doing their favorite yoga pose. I will show examples and help anyone. Lastly, I will lead the students through a guided meditation involving one of their answers to, "what brings you peace?" We will end the class by doing one Om all together. 

Engaging Exercises:

In order to meet the objectives, students will answer what STARS means, I will ask different students to read each blurb for STARS.

Students will be engaged during our sun salutation.

I will help anyone who wants help with labeling their Om symbol.

Students will have 2 minutes to be engaged in the yoga pose at each rotation.

I will help anyone who wants help making their pipe cleaner stick figure yoga pose.

Students will be in tune with their breath and their imagination in our guided meditation practice. 

Group Activities:

-Students will be actively engaged while doing (and saying) this sun salutation for kids:

breath in, lift your arms up and say "I'm thankful for the sun!"

breathe out, let your finger tips rain down to the ground (forward fold, uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the rain!"

breathe in, look in front of you (half lift, ardha uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the grass!"

lower all the way to the ground then do cobra pose and say "I'm thankful for the animals!"

push your hips back into downward facing dog pose 

step one foot forwards into a low lunge, lift your arms and say "I'm thankful for the flowers!"

we will repeat this one more time, stepping the opposite foot forward in low lunge.

Students will be split into groups for yoga rotations.

Those who are in the same group for rotations will help each other do each yoga pose. 

Students will meditate together.

Students will Om all together.

Individual Activities:

Students will create pipe cleaner stick figures doing yoga poses.

Closure:

Lastly, I will lead the students through a guided meditation, using one of their answers from last week “what brings you peace?”

Assessment:

Students will share their pipe cleaner stick figure, explaining what pose the figure is doing and how to do that pose.

Notes: 

What the Om symbol means:

The bottom of the 3 shape: You are awake and using all of your senses to be aware of what is going on around you.

The top of the 3 shape: Things that we are experiencing yet we don’t understand them yet.

The curve next to the 3: You are dreaming. You are not awake or in a deep sleep. Your brain makes stories and pictures for you to see.

The swoop above the 3 shape: Our reactions to the things we experience.

The dot above the 3 shape: when you are the most calm, the most peaceful. 

We Om together to embrace all of these aspects of ourselves and to understand that all other living beings also have these aspects of themselves.

Dance Lesson 2

Topic: Dancing for activism

Theme:  Peace on Earth

Objectives: 

Students will be able to identify the components of being STARS. Students will be able to do a sun salutation and explain why we do sun salutations before we dance. Students will be able to do four yoga poses: child’s pose, mountain pose, tree pose, partner dancer pose. Students will perform two party dances that we learned the previous class. Students will be able to keep a beat that we learned the previous class. Students will learn how you can use dance as activism and to fight for social justice. They will apply this knowledge to the choreographed dance they will learn, along to the song “imagine” by John Lennon. This dance for peace incorporates the four yoga poses they learned.

Materials: 

speaker

Instructional Methods: 

I will begin the lesson with everyone seated in a circle then individual students will read my STARS posters. Then I will ask "who are we?" to which they will reply, "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 

We will do a sun salutation and then learn the four yoga poses. Then, we will do the “peace begins with me” meditation. The students will sit up afterwards and we will discuss dancing for activism and fighting for social justice. Afterwards, I will show the students my choreographed dance for peace. Lastly, the students will learn the dance and we will practice it together. In order for the dance to work, the students will choose a partner to dance next to. The partners will work together to learn the dance.

Engaging Exercises:

In order to meet the objectives, students will answer what STARS means, I will ask different students to read each blurb for STARS.

Students will be engaged during our sun salutation.

Students will be tuned into their breath and body during meditation.

Students will be engaged while learning the choreographed dance for peace

Group Activities:

-Students will be actively engaged while doing (and saying) this sun salutation for kids:

breath in, lift your arms up and say "I'm thankful for the sun!"

breathe out, let your finger tips rain down to the ground (forward fold, uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the rain!"

breathe in, look in front of you (half lift, ardha uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the grass!"

Step back into a high lunge and say “I’m thankful for the flowers!”

come into a kneeling position and place your hands on your lower back, look up in camel pose and say "I'm thankful for the animals!”

Sit back onto your heels and walk you hands forwards on the ground in front of you and say “I’m thankful for myself!”

we will repeat this one more time, stepping the opposite foot back in high lunge. 

We will dance all together for a majority of the class time.

Partner Activities:

Students will do partner dancer pose together and will perform other poses with their partner during the choreographed dance for peace.

Individual Activities: 

Students will meditate individually through my guided meditation (peace begins with me).

 Closure: 

After practicing poses with their partners, students will participate in practicing the choreographed dance for peace, all together.

Assessment:

Students will be asked to show me three yoga poses, and partner dancer pose with their partner. 

Students will be asked to tell me at least one component of being STARS.

Students will answer the question, “how can you use dance to advocate for peace?”

Dance Lesson 1

Objectives: 

Students will be able to explain what being STARS means. Students will do a yoga sun salutation to stretch and warm up before we dance. Students will learn what storytelling through dance is, and will practice storytelling through dance and expressing emotion through movement. 

Materials: 

iPad to show dance video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jugQE4m_nfo

Speaker to play music/ sound effects

Instructional Methods: 

I will begin the lesson with everyone seated in a circle then individual students will read my STARS posters. Then I will ask "who are we?" to which they will reply, "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 
Then, I will have the whole group follow me in a sun salutation. I will ask each student to introduce themselves and then do a dance move of their choice. Then, I will ask the students if anyone can tell me how you can tell a story through dance and how you can show emotion through dance. I will then show the students the dance video. After the video, we will do the flower dance, a dance that tells a story about a flower blooming and becoming a flower bouquet (the flower dance can be found in the "notes" section.. scroll down). I will teach the students how to do the dance as we do it together, move by move. Then I will split the students into partners. I will have the partners choose one scenario on paper out of a hat (these scenarios can be found in the "notes" section.. scroll down). The partners will then practice their dance story. The last 10-15 minutes will consist of the partners showing the rest of the students their dance along to corresponding music/ sound effects chosen by me. 

Engaging Exercises:

In order to meet the objectives, students will answer what STARS means, I will ask different students to read each blurb for STARS.

Students will be engaged during our sun salutation.

Students will be engaged while doing the flower dance.

Students will clap for their fellow students performance at the end of class.

Group Activities:

-Students will be actively engaged while doing (and saying) this sun salutation for kids:

breath in, lift your arms up and say "I'm thankful for the sun!"

breathe out, let your finger tips rain down to the ground (forward fold, uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the rain!"

breathe in, look in front of you (half lift, ardha uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the grass!"

lower all the way to the ground then do cobra pose and say "I'm thankful for the animals!"

push your hips back into downward facing dog pose 

step one foot forwards into a low lunge, lift your arms and say "I'm thankful for the flowers!"

we will repeat this one more time, stepping the opposite foot forward in low lunge.

Students will do the flower dance all together (the flower dance can be found in the "notes" section.. scroll down).

Students will watch their fellow students perform together.

Partner Activities:

Students will choose partners to practice their story telling dance (these scenarios can be found in the "notes" section.. scroll down).

Individual Activities:

Students will do their own dance move of their choice after introducing themselves.

Students will answer the question: “how can you tell a story through dance and how can you show emotion through dance?”

Students will be encouraged to guess if they are not sure.

Closure: 

Students will watch their fellow students perform together.

Assessment:

Students will be asked “what is expressive movement?” And “how do you tell a story through dance?”

Notes: 

Flower dance:

start as "seeds" (child's pose)

begin to grow, staying low to the ground

spinning in a circle

keep spinning as you grow tall

all the way to tippy toes

spin on tippy toes

pull sunlight down, in towards your stomach

bloom (do a C jump or a star jump)

blow in the wind (move side to side, reaching)

everyone comes into the center to make a "bouquet of flowers"

everyone reaches their hands up and wiggles their fingers or does jazz hands

everyone pulls sunlight down, their hands come into the center on top of each others

we count "1, 2, 3" then say "will you grow with me? 1, 2

 I’ll grow with you. All together 3, 2, 1 BLOOM" on "bloom" everyone reaches their hands back

up to the sky.

Storytelling through dance scenarios (students randomly pick):

You are a caterpillar. You make a cocoon around yourself. Then, you break free from your cocoon and grow into a beautiful butterfly. 

You are an alien from a planet far away. The only way you know how to communicate to humans is to do funky dances. Communicate something through dance.  

You are a magical fairy, but you don’t want anyone to see you. You tip toe quietly around until you find a safe place to fly away. 

You are a monster but you are mute, meaning you can’t make a sound. The only way you can scare people is to dance.

Example: you have claws, you make yourself large, you slither like a snake, you show your teeth, you have spikes or a tail. 

You are a mermaid. A sea witch puts a spell on you and you grow legs. You are not used to your legs so you keep falling down while you dance. Finally you get used to your legs and you can dance as much as you want. 

You are a bug that suddenly starts to grow. You grow so huge! 

Example: you wiggle, you have antennae. 

You are a rockstar and you are performing on stage for thousands of people. You play your instrument and you dance around on stage. 

Example: you are playing guitar, you are playing drums, you are singing, 

but remember you can not make a sound. 

You start as a seed and you grow into a tree. You blow in the wind. Suddenly a lumber jack comes along and chops you down. Choose one person to be the lumber jack. 

You are Cupid and it’s Valentines day. You fly around and you use your magic bow and arrow to make people hug each other. Choose one person to be Cupid.

You are in a synchronized swim team. You dance together in the water, doing the same thing at the same time. Remember, you are in water!

I will explain to the students that you can be expressive and tell a story through many forms of dance

Ballet, lyrical, hip hop, jazz, etc. 

I will encourage students to use any style of dance that they prefer, if they have knowledge of a particular style of dance. 

Yoga Week 3: Animals and Om's

Topic: Imaginative poses and sounds

Theme: Animals and Om's

Objectives: 

students will be able to identify the components of being STARS, demonstrate a sun salutation, identify and do poses that are named after animals, identify an Om symbol, be able to explain what Om means and why we Om, and will be able to Om. 

Materials: 

Yoga mats for all students and paper and pencils for drawing. 

Instructional Methods:I will begin the lesson with everyone seated in a circle then individual students will read my STARS posters. Then I will ask "who are we?" to which they will reply, "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 
Then, I will have the whole group follow me in a sun salutation. After the sun salutation students will practice animal poses with me and make that animal’s noise in the pose. Then, I will tell the students to find a partner and practice two different animal poses. The partners will then have a chance to show the rest of the students their favorite poses and their animal noise. Next, I will pass out paper and pencils and ask the students to draw an animal that a pose is named after and write the name of the pose. We will have a show and tell of our drawings. Then I will teach the students what Om means/is. Then I will teach them how to Om. We will all Om together. Then I will have the students draw an Om symbol on their paper and label it (on the back of their paper). We will Om together one last time after drawing and labeling the symbol. Lastly, I will lead the students through a guided meditation, using one of their answers from last week “what brings you peace?”

Engaging Exercises:

In order to meet the objectives, students will answer what STARS means, I will ask different students to read each blurb for STARS.

Students will be engaged during our sun salutation.

Students will be encouraged to practice confidence by showing the rest of their group the animal pose and animal noise. The animal noise should draw attention to the student performing the pose, for anyone who’s attention is lost. 

I will help anyone who wants help with their drawing of an animal or Om symbol.

Group Activities:

-Students will be actively engaged while doing (and saying) this sun salutation for kids:

breath in, lift your arms up and say "I'm thankful for the sun!"

breathe out, let your finger tips rain down to the ground (forward fold, uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the rain!"

breathe in, look in front of you (half lift, ardha uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the grass!"

lower all the way to the ground then do cobra pose and say "I'm thankful for the animals!"

push your hips back into downward facing dog pose 

step one foot forwards into a low lunge, lift your arms and say "I'm thankful for the flowers!"

we will repeat this one more time, stepping the opposite foot forward in low lunge.

Students will do animal poses all together and make the noises all together. 

Students will Om all together.

Partner Activities:

Students will choose partners to do animal poses and make animal noises with.

Individual Activities:

Students will draw animals and Om symbols individually.

Closure:

Lastly, I will lead the students through a guided meditation, using one of their answers from last week “what brings you peace?”

Assessment:

I will pass out the plastic gold coins to those who can answer these questions:

-name two animal poses and make the animal noises.

-what are the three components of an Om symbol?

Notes: 

Students don’t have to make animal noises, but they will be encouraged to do so. The Om symbol is not intended to be a religious study. After a yoga practice, it is common for the instructor to have the class Om with them. I would like for the students to know what Om means using a simple explanation. 

What the Om symbol means:

The bottom of the 3 shape: You are awake and using all of your senses to be aware of what is going on around you.

The top of the 3 shape: Things that we are experiencing yet we don’t understand them yet.

The curve next to the 3: You are dreaming. You are not awake or in a deep sleep. Your brain makes stories and pictures for you to see.

The swoop above the 3 shape: Our reactions to the things we experience.

The dot above the 3 shape: when you are the most calm, the most peaceful. 

We Om together to embrace all of these aspects of ourselves and to understand that all other living beings also have these aspects of themselves. 

Yoga Week 2: Balancing and Breathing

Topic: Breathing and Balance

Theme: Balloons and Maracas

Objectives: 

Students will be able to identify the components of being STARS, demonstrate balance and explain what it means to be balanced, shake maracas, will be able to do five finger breathing and balloon breathing, and will be able to do a sun salutation. 

Materials: 

Yoga mats for all students, maracas, balloons, plastic "gratitude coins", paper, and markers. 

Instructional Methods: 

I will begin the lesson with everyone seated in a circle then individual students will read my STARS posters. Then I will ask "who are we?" to which they will reply, "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 
Then, I will have the whole group follow me in a sun salutation and I will also teach tree pose and partner tree pose. After the yoga sequence, students will each have a chance to shake maracas with a partner. They will shake the maracas while the rest of the group sings. Next, I will teach how to do "balloon breathing" and I will pass out balloons to each student and have them blow up the balloons.  Then we will play "balance the balloon." Students' attention will be drawn to keeping the balloon in the air. The student who lets the balloon fall to the ground will do a balancing yoga pose. 

Who ever keeps their balloon in the air the longest gets a gold "gratitude coin," which they place in a paper bag with their name on it and can save to win prizes on the last day of class. 

Then we will do the same thing but in partner tree pose. Next, the students will practice five finger breathing by tracing their hands. Using the traced hand, they will write in their thumb: something that makes them feel peaceful, in their index finger: How they think of themselves (such as "I am kind"), in their middle finger: who they want to be, in their ring finger: somewhere that they've been (such as "the beach"), and in their pinky finger: somewhere they want to go (such as "disney land").

We will use what they wrote to focus on peace, dreams, and the senses. The kids will fill out a worksheet pertaining to the these things.

Engaging Exercises:

In order to meet the objectives, students will answer what STARS means, I will ask different students to read each blurb for STARS.

Group Activities:

-Students will be actively engaged while doing (and saying) this sun salutation for kids:

breath in, lift your arms up and say "I'm thankful for the sun!"

breathe out, let your finger tips rain down to the ground (forward fold, uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the rain!"

breathe in, look in front of you (half lift, ardha uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the grass!"

lower all the way to the ground then do cobra pose and say "I'm thankful for the animals!"

push your hips back into downward facing dog pose 

step one foot forwards into a low lunge, lift your arms and say "I'm thankful for the flowers!"

we will repeat this one more time, stepping the opposite foot forward in low lunge.

Partner Activities:

-After the sun salutation students will do partner tree pose. Then, each have a chance to shake maracas with a partner. They will shake the maracas while the rest of the group sings:

Shake shake shake, take a break 

shake shake shake, take a break 

shake up high, shake down low

shake above your head, shake above your toes

shake shake shake, take a break, shake shake shake, take a break

shake to your left, shake to your right

shake loosey goose, shake real tight

shake shake shake, take a break

shake shake shake, take a break

turn to your neighbor, give them a shake (exchange maracas)

spin in a circle and shake shake shake.

Individual Activities:

-The students will be learning a key breathing technique by practicing "balloon breathing".

-The students will practice a finger mudra with five finger breathing by tracing their hands. Using the traced hand, they will answer questions on a worksheet regarding peace, dreams, and the senses.

Closure:

To close the lesson, we will do one more sun salutation and tree pose. I will ask again, "who are we" to which the students will reply "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." I will then have the students bow their head with their hands in a prayer position as a sign of respect for themselves and everyone in the room. They will repeat "Namaste" after me. 

Assessment:

I will pass out the plastic gold coins to those who can answer these questions:

-why do we do sun salutations?

-how do you do "balloon breathing"? 

-how do you do "five finger breathing"?

-what does it mean to be balanced?"

Notes: 

I have all the materials needed, except  for yoga mats, which I understand will be purchased, thank you!

Five Finger Breathing worksheet:

Yoga Week 1: Sun Salutations

Topic: Sun Salutations

Theme: What makes us STARS?

Objectives: 

Students will be able to identify the components of being STARS and will display the behavior along with being STARS. Students will also be able to do one sun salutation (Surya Namaskar A for children), and they will be able to explain what a sun salutation is and why we do them in the beginning of every class. Lastly, students will begin to form ideas of what yoga means to them.

Materials: 

Yoga mats for all students, poster with blurbs that explain what it means to be serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful,  stars cut out from poster paper with students names on them to be used as place marks, a large sun cut out of poster paper to be placed in the middle of our sun salutation circle, a book titled "I am Yoga" by Susan Verde. I have most of these materials, however I will have to see if the students can bring their own yoga mats, or if the class can be provided them. For the first day, we can do our sun salutations on a carpet, if need be. I will hand out images depicting our sun salutation for them to practice at home.

Instructional Methods: 

Begin the lesson with everyone seated in a circle around the sun where their star place mat is. After introducing myself, I will get to know each individual student by asking each student to the right of me, "what is your name, what is your favorite animal, can you make the noise that animal makes? and what do you think yoga is?" Then, I will explain what being STARS means by having individual students read my STARS posters. Then I will tell the students that each day I will ask "who are we?" to which they will reply, "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 
Then, I will explain what a sun salutation is (We do sun salutations to greet the day, to remind ourselves that we have arrived to our mats, we are only focused on our yoga lesson for the next hour, and we are thankful for our practice) and have the whole group follow me in a sun salutation. After the sun salutation I will play "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles and allow the students to have a quick dance break. Then, I will have the kids sit "criss-cross apple sauce" in our circle and I'll read them the book "I am Yoga" By Susan Verde. Lastly, I will pass out paper and ask the students to write or draw (or both) what they think yoga is/ means. 

Engaging Exercises:

In order to meet the objectives, students will answer to "what is your name, what is your favorite animal, can you make the noise that animal makes? and what do you think yoga is?" by responding individually and being respectful while another student is sharing. Then, after explaining to the students what STARS means, I will ask different students to read each blurb for STARS. Then, I will teach them that when I say who are we? students will reply "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." 

-Students will be actively engaged while doing (and saying) this sun salutation for kids:

breath in, lift your arms up and say "I'm thankful for the sun!"

breathe out, let your finger tips rain down to the ground (forward fold, uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the rain!"

breathe in, look in front of you (half lift, ardha uttanasana) and say "I'm thankful for the grass!"

step one foot back into a low lunge, lift your arms and say "I'm thankful for the flowers!"

lower all the way to the ground then do cobra pose and say "I'm thankful for the animals!"

push your hips back into downward facing dog pose and say "I'm thankful for being me!"

we will repeat this one more time, stepping the opposite foot back in low lunge.

-After the sun salutation students will be free to dance around for the length of "Here Comes the Sun" by the beatles, this is more of a brain break rather than an engagement. 

-Students will sit criss-cross apple sauce while silently listening to me read the book "I am Yoga" by Susan Verde. Students will be encouraged to ask questions after I'm finished reading. 

Closure:

To close the lesson, I will ask again, "who are we" to which the students will reply "we are STARS, we are serious, trustworthy, attentive, respectful, and successful." I will then have the students bow their head with their hands in a prayer position as a sign of respect for themselves and everyone in the room. They will repeat "Namaste" after me. 

Assessment:

I will pass out paper to each student and ask them to write or draw (or both) what they think yoga is/ means. 

Notes: 

Students who might refuse to do the sun salutation may sit criss-cross apple sauce and watch for the first day. For the following weeks, the students will be asked to do the sun salutation with the large group. If they still refuse, I will break the large group up into small groups to do the sun salutation, until everyone is comfortable enough to do it all together.

-STARS poster will say:

Serious:

I will follow directions and try my best.

Trustworthy:

I will trust that this is a safe learning environment and that I can ask for help.

Attentive:

I will listen to who is speaking, with out interruption.

Respectful:

I will respect the personal space of myself and others.

Successful:

I will be confident in my abilities and say "thank you" when I am complimented. 

-Sun Salutation take home sheet: