“I am Love” yoga storytime

Opening – How I explain the rules of yoga storytime: stay on your mat, and keep your hands to yourself.
(Skip to my Lou –  from Jim Gill)
Stomping feet, one and two
Stomping feet, one and two
But if my feet were covered in glue
I’d stick to the glue, my darling.

Clapping hands, one and two
Clapping hands, one and two
But if my hands were covered in glue
I’d stick to the glue, my darling
(hands in Anjali mudra, or prayer position)

Are you Ready for Yoga? 
Are you ready for yoga?
If you’re ready, then stomp your feet
Stomp your feet and make some noise.
Let’s stomp our feet and make some noise
And do it really fast
Then stop. Stretch your feet up, up, up
And down.
Repeat with arms then both. 
Source: Next Generation Yoga at the National Kids Yoga Conference

I used these sun salutations from Yoga Games for Children as posted by Breathe. Flow. Grow. Yoga. 

Open the Book
Arms, legs, both
Close the book. Open the book. Turn the page.
Start seated with arms stretched out in front of you, palms touching. To “open the book,” stretch the arms wide. To close it, bring them back together. To “turn the page,” open just the right arm and close it, then the left arm and close it. Repeat “turning pages” until the kids giggle. Repeat the whole sequence using legs instead of arms. Then try arms and legs together. 

Book – I am Love by Susan Verde and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
-Going through a storm: Uttanasana/forward fold like rain coming down
– Sun disappears: Tree/vrksasana with crazy arms like wind blowing
– Hands on heart : tadasana, close eyes, deep breath
– Love is comfort: flower pose
– Love is taking care of me: dancer/natarajasana
– Love is understanding: child’s (devotional pose)/bhaktasana
– Love is effort: candlestick
– Love is remembering: candle breath
– Tiny gestures: puppy pose/anahatasana
– Connection: star pose
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Song: Kidding Around Yoga- “This Little Light of Mine”

Hoberman Sphere Breathing Ball

Savasana

Peace begins with me
Hold both hands overhead. On the word “peace,” touch the thumbs and pinky fingers together. On the word “begins,” touch the thumbs and ring fingers. On the word “with,” touch the thumbs and middle fingers. On the word “me,” touch the thumbs and pointers. Repeat this four times, the first time loudly and hands overhead. The second time, bring the hands down a little and speak a little softer. The third time, bring hands lower and whisper. The last time, bring hands to knees and speak words silently to self.
Source: Kids Yoga Guide Teacher Training

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“Lemonade in Winter” Story Explorers preschool book club

We read Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins and G. Brian Karas.

We explored money like this post from PreKinders. Nobody really wanted to sort the money, but they LOVED looking at it through magnifying glasses and our microscope. We also had crayons and paper for money rubbing art.

 

We also made lemonade in a bag like this post from Education.com. They LOVED this activity!

 

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“The Man with the Violin” Story Explorers preschool book club

 

We read The Man with the Violin by Kathy Stinson.

We had a special guest play the violin for us: Riley Ann!

 

Check out the video here!

 

I couldn’t find any easy violin crafts, so we made another string instrument: banjos! We used this design from The Craft Train. I hot glued the rubber bands and lids onto paint stirrers before the program.

 

 

 

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“Catch the Wind!” little ones event

For this month’s event, we made crafts and activities all about wind and air, in conjunction with our Clearview Reads event where the author of The Boy who Harnessed the Wind will visit and speak with us.   Our Catch the Wind event was for ages 2-5, and we held it on Tuesday at the library with a repeat on Saturday.

We made mazes with playdoh and blew cotton balls through them like this post from Raising Dragons .

This girl decided to try to blow a ball of playdoh through, but it was a little too sticky and heavy.
   

We caught clouds like this post from Mama of Littles.

We experimented with what objects the wind can blow and which are too heavy like this post from Little Giraffes. The Lego man didn’t fly, but the feather was everyone’s favorite.

We made a windsock like this post from 1, 2, 3, Homeschool with Me.

We made wind process art like this post from Play to Learn Preschool.

Check out these videos!

 

 

 
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“Sea Bear” Story Explorers preschool book club

We read Sea Bear by Barbara Jean Hicks.  

We melted icebergs like this post from Stay at Home Educator.
 

We made a polar bear face like this post from Crafts on Sea.

We played in arctic sensory bin that I purchased from NatGeo. The morphing matter is amazing!

 

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