Age Groups: Big Kids, Little Kids
Skills: breathing, Feelings, mindfulness, Self Regulation, Social Emotional
Materials
- None
Instructions
- Let's watch the Move This World video and practice Ballooning. Let's sit up or stand up straight. Let's pretend we're holding a balloon in both hands with our fingers touching and our elbows relaxed.
- As we breathe IN, let's pull our hands apart as if our balloon is expanding.
- As we breathe OUT, let's empty our lungs and then our stomach and bring our hands back together.
- Let's blow up our balloons together three times. How do we feel?
Video
Vocabulary
Calm - not feeling angry, nervous, or any other strong emotions
Focus - to pay attention
Lungs - organs in our rib cages that help us breathe
