Spider Pose, isn’t technically a pose in yoga. However, when using an open suggestion format for a kids’ yoga class, the kids often suggest an animal or object for which there is no yoga pose. This is a wonderful opportunity to get inventive and see what you, or better yet they, can create. This particular pose uses music and tactile activities to develop fine motor skills, language comprehension, increase left/right brain hemisphere connectivity, and increase spacial understanding. In addition because it is a partner pose skills such as appropriate social interactions, taking turns, and cooperation come into play.
Spider Pose
- spider pose
- In partners, one person be the ‘child’ the other be the ‘spider’
- Sit with the spider behind the child
- Sing ‘Teensy, Weensy Spider’ as the spider crawls their fingers up and down the child’s back and the child does the actions to the song
- Switch roles and repeat
Pre-school and Division I (Grades 1-3) love this pose and enjoy taking turns being the spider.
Spider Pose Group Variation
You could also create a spider group pose with the entire class sitting in a row, one in front of the other like a train, all being spiders, except the first child who gets to perform the finger actions for the song. Be prepared for this to lead to an impromptu tickle or two and lots of giggling.
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I think that this is fascinating. Brain development is an interest of mine. My son’s preschool actually does some yoga with the kids. I think it’s great!
These are great variations on spider pose – it’s the perfect time of year to use spider, as Halloween approaches. Halloween is a great theme to use for class, with spider pose, black cat (cow, as in cat/cow), creative movement as ghosts fly through the air (playing cool music like Thriller or Ghostbusters), pumpkin roll (hugging bent knees into your chest, sitting on sit bones, and rolling backwards, then back up)…I LOVE Halloween Yoga!
Would you believe my newest yoga children’s book is called, “The Dancing Spider”?
I am browsing the internet and updating my facebook page, looking for inspirations for a logo and lo! and behold I find you. I would like to chat with you about your website, my kids yoga book, upcoming television show, dvd and cd.
My website is down this month, so best way to contact me is through email and I can send you the script. I would like to see if we can publish a bit of it on the site. Right now it has no illustrations because it’s being sent our to agents and publishers and is in script form only.
All the best and Namaste’
Ajeet Yoga.