Educators know that retention and true understanding increase as more senses are involved in the learning process. Yoga definitely facilitates the integration of multiple intelligences simultaneously. There are numerous ways of using yoga in the classroom. Here are a number of specific applications and lesson plans which hopefully will make using yoga with your kids easier and lots of fun. As you can tell I will be adding to this regularly over the next few months. Please subscribe via RSS Feed or e-mail so as not to miss any of this fantastic FREE content.
Curriculum Applications
- Language Arts
- Math
- Calculating Area using yoga poses
- Pythagorean Theorem and Extended Side Angle Pose
- The Physics of Tree Pose - center of gravity
- Yoga Eyes Teaches Kids How to Tell Time
- Science
- Social Studies
- Physical Education
- Health & Life Skills
- Art, Music & Drama
Character Education
- Series of Character Education articles for Young Yoga Masters
- Yoga Supports and Reinforces Character Education
Games
Special Needs
- How Yoga Benefits Children with Special Needs
- How Yoga Helps Kids with ADHD
- The Truth About Yoga for Children With Asthma With Specific Exercises to Relieve Symptoms
- Yoga for Children & Teens with Cerebral Palsy
- Yoga for Down Syndrome
- Yoga for Children with Autism
- Yoga for Children with Autism – An Interview with Stacey Betts
- Yoga a Gift for Children with Autismby Rachel Greb
