Breathing (2 min): Watch the video “ Just Breathe” from Mindful Schools, then breathe in and out while watching a glitter jar (either in real life, make your own! or from this video).

Warm Ups (3-5 min): Feelings Freeze dance–each time just before the music pauses, shout out an emotion/feeling for the kids to show on their face as they freeze.

Entrance/Welcome (1 min): Show a “Fist to Five” on your hands to show how you are feeling today.

Here’s an overview of the lesson based on My Many Colored Days: a kids yoga lesson on emotions, feelings, chakras, and self-awareness.

(The book is not included in this printable lesson plan)įor a shorter overview and pose descriptions for each color, animal, and emotion-keep reading!Ĭlick on the image below to be taken to the fully scripted Yoga and Literacy Lesson for My Many Colored Days:.

Image and a basic description of the chakras according to Yoga Philosophy.

Printable How Are You Feeling? chart for the “Fist to Five” check-in activity.

Printable pages for writing and drawing activity.

Full size pose images to print and show with descriptions on the back.

Two song links to YouTube videos for each color ( all clean lyrics).

Discussion topics for each color: feelings, emotions, scents, and chakras ( when applicable).

Images of the poses with pose descriptions in the lesson ( two poses for each color in the story!).

Scripted Entrance, Warm Up exercises, Breathing activity, Discussion Questions and Story Introduction.

The full printable kids yoga lesson is available here and includes:

I would even use this with my 5th graders (ages 11-12). I wrote a whole lesson plan that works great with kids ages 4 and up. Using a book like My Many Colored Days is an awesome way to tie this emotional awareness and body movement together in this kids yoga lesson.

We want them to be active in new ways, feel connected to their body, and then be able to recognize and deal with the emotions that they are noticing. The theme of discovering your emotions and understanding how they can change and be different from day to day ties in really well with yoga and mindfulness.Įmotional intelligence, self-awareness, and the ability to self-regulate are all goals of yoga and mindfulness with kids.

My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss