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.
