Movement and

Mindfulness Curriculum

Foundations for Health, Academic Success and Social-Emotional Intelligence

Written by Liz Bragdon and Wendy PiretEdited by Leah Kalish, MA

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Section 1: Introduction 2

Table of Contents 8. ADVENTURE SKILLS

IntroductionBy LessonAlphabetical ListingDescriptionsUsage ChartColoring Pages for Tool Box

9. TAKE IT OUTSIDE Table of ContentsAlphabetical & Numerical Listing

10. COOPERATIVE GAMES Table of Contents Alphabetical & Numerical Listing

11. MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES Table of ContentsAlphabetical & Numerical Listing

12. MOVE TO THE MUSIC

IntroductionTable of Contents by CDTable of Contents by Lesson Plans

13. STORIES IN MOTIONIntroductionTable of Contents

14. YOGA POSES

Focus Pose DirectoryPose Illustrations

15. RESOURCESPhysiological Basis for LearningBreathing 101 Posture 101Parent Engagement HandoutsParent NewslettersBenefits of Outdoors Play Emotion Faces Cards Flower GraphicBibliography

1. INTRODUCTION Acknowledgments Acronym Chart For Activity Pages Comprehensive Chart Take It Outside Activities Chart Cooperative Games Activities Chart Mindfulness Activities Chart

2. FOUNDATIONS Mission Educational Principles The Magic of Movement Storytelling Enhances Learning Reminders for Age-Appropriate Movement Creators

3. ORGANIZATION AND TOOLS

Program Overview TOOL ONE: 9 Video Class TOOL TWO: 30 Lesson Plans TOOL THREE: 16 Adventure Skills (AS) & AS Tool Box TOOL FOUR: Empower Me! Social Emotional Learning (SEL) TOOL FIVE: Garden Project & End of Year Performance TOOL SIX: Parent Involvement

4. PREPARATORY WEEK Create Adventure Skills Tool Boxes Map For March Of The Penguins - Bus Tour of the Brain

5. BODY LESSON PLANSIntro Lesson PlanLesson Plans 1 – 9

6. MIND LESSON PLANS Intro Lesson PlanLesson Plans 1 – 9

7. HEART LESSON PLANS Intro Lesson PlanLesson Plans 1 – 9

Section 1: Introduction

Acronym Chart for Activity Pages

Acronym Chart for Standards Addressed

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1. Physical Development & Health (PDH)2. Social & Emotional Development (SED)3. Approaches to Learning (AtL)4. Logic and Reasoning (LR)5. Language Development (LD)6. Literacy Knowledge & Skills (LKS)

7. Mathematics Knowledge & Skills (MKS)8. Science Knowledge & Skills (SKS)9. Creative Arts Expression (CAE)10. Social Studies Knowledge and Skills (SSKS)11. English Language Development (ELD)

Section 1: Introduction 5

Early Learning FrameworkHead Start Child Development and Common Core Standards

Comprehensive Lesson Plans B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 M0 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 H0 H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9

Physical Development and HealthPhysical health x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xHealth Practice x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xGross Motor x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xFine Motor x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Social & Emotional DevelopmentSocial Relationships x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xSelf-Concept/Efficacy x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Self-Regulation x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xEmotional & Behavioral Health x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Approaches to LearningInitiative & Curiosity x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xPersistence & Attention x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xCooperation x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Logic and ReasoningReasoning & Problem Solving x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xSymbolic Representation x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Language DevelopmentReceptive Language x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xExpressive Language x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Literacy Knowledge & SkillsBook Appreciation & Knowledge x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xAlphabet Knowledge x x Print Concepts x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xEarly Writing x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Mathematics Knowledge & Skills

Number Concepts & Quantities x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Number Relationships & Operations x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Geometry & Spatial Sense x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Patterns x x x x x x x Measurement & Comparison x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Science Knoweldge and SkillsScientific Skills & Method x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Conceptual Knowledge of the Natural & Physical World x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Creative Arts ExpressionMusic x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xCreative Movement & Dance x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xArt x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xDrama x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Social Studies Knowledge & SkillsSelf, Family & Community x x x x x x x x x x xPeople & the Environment x x x x x x x x x x History & Events x x x x

English Language Development Receptive Language Skills x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xExpressive Language Skils x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xEngagement in Literacy Activities x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Lesson Plans ListedB=Unit 1 / M=Unit 2 / H=Unit 3

How Lesson Plans Support Early Learning FrameworkHead Start Child Development and Common Core Standard

Section 2: Foundations

MissionTo inspire, educate, and empower teachers, parents, and caregivers to increase the amount and quality of physical and emotional education they offer their students and children by providing an innovative and engaging variety of active play and mindfulness activities easily integrated into any daily school or home routine.

Educational PrinciplesOur program is informed by eight learning principles

1. Learning is an integrated experience that is processed both kinesthetically in the body and cognitively in the brain.

2. Play is a child’s work and offers a natural, effective, and rewarding classroom.

3. Movement is the doorway to learning; once it is open, repetition of concepts, explored with engaged curiosity, is the key to retention.

4. Storytelling is one of the most powerful techniques we have to communicate, teach, and motivate.

5. Optimal development and successful learning bloom in a stress-free environment.

6. Acquiring self-regulation and mindfulness skills is crucial to developing the self-control and socio-emotional intelligence needed for lifelong success.

7. Secure relationships are essential for children to thrive physically, emotionally, and cognitively.

8. A healthy, happy, effective learning environment is interdependent and nurtures the health of the whole.

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IntentionThe intention of this comprehensive 30-week movement and mindfulness program is that children enjoy greater physical fitness, emotional stability, and social harmony, as well as ease and joy in learning. Our goal for you, their teacher, parent, or care-giver, is that you enjoy meeting health, physical education, social-emotional learning, and expressive arts standards creatively and effectively.

The program is specifically designed to support the development of the whole child — physically, cognitively, and emotionally — through play. Play-based learning has been shown to decrease stress and increase mind-body well-being, physical and mental coordination, direction-following, early literacy, emotional intelligence, self-control, empathy, resilience, and learning readiness.

Play — open, creative, rollicking play, as well as slow, intentional play — is the organizing principle that brings learning to life and fuels each child’s engagement, creativity, and success. Scientific studies demonstrate conclusively the importance of exercise and divergent (creative) play to the healthy growth and development of the brain and body.

We have organized the curriculum around the nine playful Scooter & Me™ video classes, allowing you to bring a movement specialist directly into your classroom. The video classes engage children in story- driven, follow-along movement sequences embedded with self-regulation skills and universal values. Participation enhances development of:

· Motor Skills and Movement Vocabulary · Early Literacy, Direction Following, and Cooperation· Coordination, Flexibility, Strength, and Balance· Focus and Concentration· Self-Control and Impulse Redirection· Emotional Intelligence, Compression and Resilience

By combining pretend play with instructional, active play, the video classes establish a foundation of movement, health and self-regulation skills. The additional components - cards, poster, music, and curriculum - integrate movement and mindfulness activities into developmentally appropriate themes aligned with the video series.

We emphasize reinforcement of the self-awareness and self-care techniques in order to empower children to recognize, reflect on, and adjust their own behaviors and emotions when appropriate. We call these tools “Adventure Skills.” Regular use of these mindfulness practices diminishes stress and increases the classroom time available for real connecting, caring, and learning.

The Adventure Skills are not just for the children - they are for you, too. We urge you to do them together as a class regularly to de-stress, regroup, support harmony and prepare both mind and body for different kinds of tasks. In one study, conducted in 2005 and repeated in 2007, just five minutes of bilateral exercise (the majority of Adventure Skills involve bilateral movement) at the beginning of the day resulted in a statistically significant decrease in physical and behavioral challenges (Dustow 2005, 2007) in comparison to the days when the activity was not conducted.

Organization & ToolsTable of Contents

Section 3

Program Overview 3 Quick Look Chart A 5 Comprehensive Look Chart B 6

Tool One: Nine Video Classes 7

Tool Two: Thirty Lesson Plans 9

Tool Three: 16 Adventure Skills & 11 Adventure Skills Tool Box

Tool Four: Empower Me! 12 Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Tool Five: Garden Project & 13 End of Year Performance

Tool Six: Parent Involvement 14

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Comprehensive Look Chart BComplete overview of movement story titles, themes, and lessons to help you track the progression and inter-connection of concepts and explorations.

Unit One: Body Strength, Flexibility, BalanceIntro: Tools For Health & Social Emotional Learning

DVD Title Theme ExplorationThe Magic Scooter Lesson 1 Strength Physical Strength Monkeying Around at the Zoo Lesson 2 Flexibility Physical FlexibilityPossum’s Tail Lesson 3 Balance Physical BalanceLost and Found in Africa Lesson 4 Courage Human Anatomy Robot Finds a New Friend Lesson 5 Curiosity Five Main Senses + IntuitionSet Sail Lesson 6 Choices Health and NutritionTortoise, Hare and the Dragon Lesson 7 Perseverance Endurance (related to nutrition and body)Coral Reef Lesson 8 Acceptance Special Needs (blind, deaf, autistic, etc.)A Beautiful Dream Lesson 9 Relationship Teamwork

Unit Two: Mind Courage, Curiosity, ChoicesIntro: All About the Brain

DVD Title Theme ExplorationSub-Unit Body -Brain Stem: Automatic, Reflexive MovementThe Magic Scooter Lesson 1 Strength Physical SensationsMonkeying Around at the Zoo Lesson 2 Flexibility Attention/FocusPossum’s Tail Lesson 3 Balance Understanding/Comprehension

Sub-Unit Mind - Mid Brain: Limbic System, EmotionsLost and Found in Africa Lesson 4 Courage Emotions Robot Finds a New Friend Lesson 5 Curiosity EmpathySet Sail Lesson 6 Choices Reaction/Response, Impulse Control

Sub-Unit Heart– Cortex: Thinking Brain, Ideas, Words, PlansTortoise, Hare and the Dragon Lesson 7 Perseverance PerseveranceCoral Reef Lesson 8 Acceptance Letting GoA Beautiful Dream Lesson 9 Relationship Communication

Unit Three: Heart Perseverance, Acceptance, RelationshipIntro: Co-Creative Stories & Growing Together Garden Project

Story Title Theme Explorationthe Magic Scooter Lesson 1 Strength Honesty Morning at the Zoo Lesson 2 Flexibility KindnessPossum’s Present Lesson 3 Balance SharingLost and Found in Africa Lesson 4 Courage Authenticity – Be Yourself Helping Hands Lesson 5 Curiosity CompassionThe Wise Pelican Lesson 6 Choices WisdomHare’s Unhappiness Lesson 7 Perseverance ForgivenessHermit Crab’s Dilemma Lesson 8 Acceptance TrustThe Circle of Friendship Lesson 9 Relationship Love and Friendship

Section 5: BODY Lesson Plans

               UNIT  ONE:    BODY                                                                                                                                LESSON    ONE                      PHYSICAL  STRENGTH  

 

   

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MWM  DVD  :     THE  MAGIC  SCOOTER  ADVENTURE  SKILLS:   DRINK  WATER,  EAT  FRUITS  &  VEGETABLES,  PLAY  MOVE  &  EXERCISE,  BREATHE                                                          FOCUS  POSE:     TREE  POSE    EMPOWER  ME!         ADVENTURE  SKILL  REINFORCEMENT  STANDARDS:       PDH,  SED,  ATL,  LR,  LD,  LKS,  SKS,  CAE,  ELD  ……………………………………………………...…………………………………………………………………………………………  

Lesson  Plan  1  -­  Physical  Strength      Why?    Building  a  strong  and  healthy  physical  body  is  crucial  to  learning  and  living.    Movement  that   builds   physical   strength,   simultaneously   strengthens   neuronal   connections   in   the   brain.      Body  and  mind  are  inseparable  learners  and  creators.    Engage  Me!     Strong  muscles   let  us  play,   run   fast,   jump   far,   swing  high,   crawl,   skip,  move  our  body  from  one  point  to  another,  and  so  much  more.    Invite  the  children  to  do  different  movement  activities  and  ‘feel’  their  muscles  at  work.    Use  the  movement  examples  we  use  above  and/or  come  up  with  your  own.        What  else  does  strength  help  us  do?    How  about  help  others?    When  a  friend  falls  down,  can  you  help  them  up?    Can  you  help  Mom  carry  groceries?    What  else  can  you  do?      Activity                           Page    Take  it  Outside:       Heavy  and  Light                      11    Cooperative  Game:     Musical  Hugs                      14              Mindfulness  Activity:       Be  a  Rainbow  Part  I                        3    Move  to  the  Music:       Title         CD   Trk   Time             Head  to  Toe  Dance       LIM     3   3:08              7           Eyebrows  Touch  the  Moon      LIM     4   3:08              8           The  Giving  Tree       LIM   5   2:55              9           Special  Friends       LIM   19   3:08            23              *Special  Friends  will  be  repeated  in  every  Body                                  Lesson    Story  in  Motion:     Head  to  Toe  by  Eric  Carle   -­‐  1997  (HarperCollins)                

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Section 6: MIND Lesson Plans 5

               UNIT  TWO:  MIND                                                                                                                              LESSON  ONE                                                                          PHYSICAL  SENSATIONS  

 

   

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MWM  DVD  :     THE  MAGIC  SCOOTER  ADVENTURE  SKILLS:   DRINK  WATER,  EAT  FRUITS  AND  VEGETABLES,  PLAY,  MOVE  AND  EXERCISE,                                                                      BREATHE  FOCUS  POSE:     TREE  POSE    EMPOWER  ME!         ADVENTURE  SKILL  REINFORCEMENT  STANDARDS:     PDH,  SED,  ATL,  LR,  LD,  MKS,  SKS,  SSKS,  ELD  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………  

Lesson  Plan  1  -­  Physical  Sensations    Why?     Physical   sensations   accompany  every   thought,   action  and   reaction.    When  children  can  start   to   track   sensations   in   their   bodies,   they   develop   greater   mindfulness   and   self-­‐control.    Whether  exploring  the  texture  of  a  fern  or  feeling  the  rush  of  fear  from  being  startled  or  scared,  this  week,  regularly  encourage  your  students  to  pause,  breathe  deeply,  and  focus  on  what  they  physically  feel  and  why.              Extension  for  Circle  Time:  Gather  together  objects  with  different   textures,   temperatures,  and  weights.      Place  half   in  a  paper  bag.    Ask  your  students  which  they  would  prefer:  putting  their  hand   into  the  bag  and  exploring  something  they  can’t  see,  or   touching  the  things  they  can  see.    The  unknown  is  often  scary,  what  they  can  see,  however,  they  are  probably  curious  about.    This  is  a  familiar  learning  pattern.        Engage  Me!     What  physical   sensations  do  you   feel   as  you   touch  different  objects   (cold,  warm,  feathery,   scratchy,   soft,   ticklish,   hard,   slimy,   wet,   damp,   pokey,   electric,   dull,   sharp)?  When   you  touch   something   can   it   affect  how   you   feel   (happy,   sad,   comfortable,  miserable,   excited,   scared,  angry)?    Activity                       Page    Take  it  Outside:       Notice,  Collect,  and  Categorize           15  Cooperative  Game:     Caterpillar/Sea  Cucumber              8  Mindfulness  Activity:       Feel  the  Difference             11  Move  to  the  Music:       Title         CD   Trk   Time           Move  and  Freeze       BBB          4   3:09     28           You  are  Heart       BBB          7   2:31     31           I  Gotta  Go           BBB        12   2:50     36           Safe  and  Calm       BBB        19   3:09     43           *Safe  and  Calm  will  be  repeated  each  week  of  the  Mind  Unit    Story  in  Motion:     The  Very  Busy  Spider  by  Eric  Carle  –  1984                 (Philomel)  

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Activity Page

Take it Outside: Notice, Collect, and Categorize 15Cooperative Game: Caterpillar/Sea Cucumber 8Mindfulness Activity: Feel the Difference 11Move to the Music: Title CD Trk Time Move and Freeze BBB 4 3:09 28 You are Heart BBB 7 2:31 31 I Gotta Go BBB 12 2:50 36 Safe and Calm BBB 19 3:09 43

*Safe and Calm will be repeated each week of the Mind Unit

Story in Motion: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle – 1984 (Philomel)

Section 7: HEART Lesson Plans 5

Section 8: Adventure Skills 5

Adventure Skill DescriptionsThe Physiological Basis

Strength: The Magic Scooter

Drink Water #1a simple action – that has a powerful effect – and yet is easy to forget to do. But, it’s so important, to model and remind your kids to be sipping water every 20-30 minutes. Water is absorbed well by the body when taken in frequent small amounts. sipping water, the universal solvent, plays an essential role in the efficient functioning of the electrical transmissions within the nervous system and ultimately our ability to think, learn and interact. We are electrical beings we need to stay hydrated to feel, think and do well.

Breathe #4When we are upset, anxious or tense, we often hold our breath, which makes us even more upset. you can shift yourself anytime by just remembering to pause, settle down and breathe.

Eat Fruits and Veggies #2These foods provide vital nutrients and anti-oxidants to every system of the body. They also contain phyto-nutrients, which are water dense, help lubricate the body and act as cleansing agents, which facilitates absorption of water through the intestinal wall system. Make sure you and your children eat fresh, unprocessed, colorful fruits or veggies at every meal.

Play, Move & Exercise Every Day (and get lots of play) #3Movement and play boost the levels of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) a substance important for the growth of brain cells. in one research study, several primary schools cut back on academic instruction in order to make more time for physical play. The kids involved either maintained or improved. Research shows that the more kids move, the stronger, smarter, more aware, in control and able to learn they become.

Section 8: Adventure Skills

Flexibility: Monkeying Around at the Zoo

Humming Breath #5Place one hand on your belly button, place the other hand in the middle of your chest, close to where you would place your hand for the pledge of allegiance, yet centered. Take a deep breath and hummmmm while breathing out, exhaling through the nose and letting the naval move toward the spine to ground, center and relax the body and calm the mind. This switches on the attention pathways, wakes up the brain and helps one pay attention to what is going on.

Infinity 8’s (aka: Vision 8’s) #6With one thumb at eye level, centered on the nose, the other hand relaxed at your

side, draw the thumb through the air up and to the left, tracing a large 8 lying on it’s side, moving counterclockwise for the first loop and then up through the midline of the body and to the right, clockwise for the second loop. The infinity symbol encourages coordination of the eyes for crossing the visual midline and facilitating eye-teaming and binocular vision.

Balance: Possum’s Tail Oh No! Ah Yes! #7

When we have been given sad or bad news we often reach up and instinctively cradle our forehead in our hand or hands. We shake our heads, thinking or feeling, “oh no.” This innate wisdom brings attention, focus and awareness to the prefrontal cortex, the site of planning, complex decision-making, and intentional social behavior. engaging these executive functions appears to regulate the amydgala’s fight-or-flight hyperarousal response (Ratey, 2008) and calm and relax the body.

Elephant Wisdom (aka: Full Sensing Mode) #8elephants have an acute sense of hearing and can communicate with others as far as 4 kilometers away (Katy Payne). When we want to hear and respond to the world around ourselves we can reach up and gently rub our ears from the top down to the bottom, relaxing the tension in the neck and shoulders and bringing our attention to our auditory system. This exercise is used in Touch for health and other acupressure systems and is said to stimulate acupuncture points in the ears, points related to every mental and physical function.

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Courage: Lost and Found in Africa

Oh No! Ah Yes! - repeated

Monkey Wisdom #9standing loosely and easily reach across the midline of your body and touch the opposite leg, smoothly and comfortably switch, swinging the other arm across midline to touch the opposite leg. Moving rhythmically this whole body motion is an ideal gross motor warm-up to prepare for fine motor skills, like reading and writing, which also cross the body’s vertical midline.

Curiosity: Robot Makes a New Friend on the Moon

Full Scanning Mode #10Place one hand on your belly button, place the other hand in the middle of your chest, close to where you would place your hand for the pledge of allegiance, yet centered. your thumb and forefinger rest on the soft tissue points beneath the collar bone and on either side of the sternum. inhale fully and then as you exhale slowly and smoothly, move just your eyes from right to left. The movement facilitates improved eye teaming skills and cross-motor coordination.

Full Sensing Mode #11When we want to hear and respond appropriately to the world around ourselves we can reach up and gently rub our ears, relaxing the tension in the neck and shoulders and bringing our attention to our auditory system. This exercise is used in Touch for health and other acupressure systems and is said to stimulate acupuncture points in the ears, points related to every mental and physical function.

Choices: Set Sail!

Deep Down Wisdom #12Seated on the floor, in a chair, or standing up, whichever is the most comfortable and stable position for you; place one leg over the other. Put two thumbs facing up, rotate your thumbs down toward the floor, cross your arms, link your fingers and roll your hands into your chest and up. this activity invites calm, dissipates fear and anger and helps to focus scattered attention, allowing us to dig deep down into our clearest, quietest self to figure something out or just feel how quiet and relaxed we can be.

Section 8: Adventure Skills

Rock the Boat Wisdom #13When stormy emotions crowd the horizon, sit on a padded floor or surface and lean back, letting your hands support your weight behind you and lifting your feet off the floor. With your weight balanced between your hands and your feet, gently rock on one gluteus (bottom) muscle, than shift to the other. The learned relaxation of this movement supports attentiveness and memory.

Perseverance: The Tortoise, The Hare and The Dragon

Elephant Wisdom

Cat Wisdom: (aka: Cat-Dog Stretch) #14sweep your legs around come into a tabletop, tummy down position. arch your back. cat Wisdom is about the power of releasing stress. Bring your paws forward, sit on your heels and stretch your hips back, lengthen out your arms in front of yourself. Feel your muscles limber and lengthen. curl toes under and push back, bottoms up, heads down. lengthen and relax your heels to the ground, releasing your calf muscles.

Acceptance: The Coral Reef

Fish Breath #15Take a deep breath through your nose, now push it all out through the mouth with bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop bloop, blooooop. and again, deep breath in, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop bloop, blooooop. inhaling deeply to pull all the oxygen we need into our lungs and exhaling completely to make room for more. When we bring our conscious awareness to our breath, allowing ourselves to expand and relax in a steady even rhythm, we facilitate the abundant intake of oxygen to the brain and body, relaxing and restoring our system.

Ocean Wisdom #16Place one hand on your belly button, place the other hand in the middle of your chest, close to where you would place your hand for the pledge of allegiance, yet centered. your thumb and forefinger rest on the soft tissue points beneath the collar bone and on either side of the sternum. inhale fully and then as you exhale slowly and smoothly, move just your eyes from right to left. The movement facilitates improved eye teaming skills and cross-motor coordination.

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Take it Outside Activities

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Unit One: Body Activity Intro: Tools for SEL Adventure Skill Cards Lesson 1: Strength Heavy and Light Lesson 2: Flexibility Monkeying Around Lesson 3: Balance Body Balance Bonanza Lesson 4: Human Anatomy Move Like…Lesson 5: Five Main Senses Senses on SafariLesson 6: Health and Nutrition Picnic TimeLesson 7: Endurance Off to the Races!Lesson 8: Special Needs Different/SameLesson 9: Teamwork Seeing Natures Beauty Unit Two: Mind Intro: All About the Brain State of Mind GameLesson 1: Physical Sensations Notice, Collect, Categorize Lesson 2: Attention/Focus Spy on a FlyLesson 3: Understanding Rock Friends Lesson 4: Emotions Emotions in the Elements Lesson 5: Empathy Make a Difference Hide & SeekLesson 6: Reaction/Response Weather Wonders Lesson 7: Perseverance Animal Walks and TalksLesson 8: Letting Go Class CollectionsLesson 9: Communication Bee Dance Hide and Seek

Unit Three: Heart Intro: Community Project Seeing Nature’s Beauty in MeLesson 1: Honesty Senses on SafariLesson 2: Kindness Animal Walks and TalksLesson 3: Sharing Bee Dance Hide and SeekLesson 4: Authenticity – Be Yourself Off to the Races!Lesson 5: Compassion Different/SameLesson 6: Wisdom Emotions in the ElementsLesson 7: Forgiveness Make a Difference Hide & SeekLesson 8: Open Heart State of Mind Game Lesson 9: Love and Friendship Seeing Natures Beauty

Cooperative GamesTable of Contents

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Unit One: Body Activity intro: Tools for SeL Adventure Skill Cards Lesson 1: Strength Musical Hugs Lesson 2: Flexibility Flexible Partner PosesLesson 3: Balance Balancing Partner PosesLesson 4: Human Anatomy Lost and FoundLesson 5: Five Main Senses the Space Ship HopLesson 6: Health and nutrition Let’s Make LunchLesson 7: endurance Marble trainLesson 8: Special needs Helping Hands & HeartsLesson 9: teamwork Web of Life

Unit Two: Mind intro: All About the Brain Pass the MessageLesson 1: Physical Sensations caterpillar/Sea cucumberLesson 2: Attention/Focus Red Light Green Light - Whatcha Doing?Lesson 3: Understanding Paint a FriendLesson 4: emotions if You Love Me, SmileLesson 5: empathy Peek-A-Who?Lesson 6: Reaction/Response Yogi SaysLesson 7: Perseverance circle Story with a twistLesson 8: Letting Go Bee DanceLesson 9: communication Be a Mountain

Unit Three: Heart intro: Community Project Web of LifeLesson 1: Honesty Red Light Green Light - Whatcha Doing? Lesson 2: Kindness Helping Hands & HeartsLesson 3: Sharing Peek-A-Who? Lesson 4: Authenticity – Be Yourself caterpillar/Sea cucumber Lesson 5: compassion if You Love Me, Smile!Lesson 6: Wisdom circle Story with a twistLesson 7: Forgiveness Be a MountainLesson 8: open Heart Helping Hands & HeartLesson 9: Love and Friendship Paint a Friend

Mindfulness ActivitiesTable of Contents

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Unit One: Body Activity intro: Tools for Health & SeL Adventure Skill CardsLesson 1: Strength Be a Rainbow Part i Lesson 2: Flexibility Breath in, Breath outLesson 3: Balance Creating Balance Lesson 4: Human Anatomy You and MeLesson 5: Five Main Senses + intuition Sensing ModeLesson 6: Health and nutrition Gratitude for our FoodLesson 7: endurance Pebble Meditation Lesson 8: Special needs Loving Kindness BadgeLesson 9: Teamwork The Whole World in My Heart Unit Two: Mind intro: All About the Brain The Power of HydrationLesson 1: Physical Sensations Feel the Difference Lesson 2: Attention/Focus Bear’s Mindful BreathLesson 3: Understanding Describe that emotion Lesson 4: emotions Magic Rocks Lesson 5: empathy new Shoes Lesson 6: Reaction/Response Bear’s Mindful Smile Lesson 7: Perseverance Be a Rainbow Part iiLesson 8: Letting Go Cooperative Puzzles Lesson 9: Communication Lone Star

Unit Three: Heart intro: Community Project Growing Together Garden ProjectLesson 1: Honesty Creating Balance Lesson 2: Kindness You & MeLesson 3: Sharing Bear’s Mindful SmileLesson 4: Authenticity – Be Yourself Cooperative PuzzlesLesson 5: Compassion Breathe in, Breathe outLesson 6: Wisdom Pebble MeditationLesson 7: Forgiveness Be a Rainbow Part iLesson 8: open Heart Bear’s Mindful BreathLesson 9: Love and Friendship Loving Kindness Badge