The Yoga Game In The Garden

The second book in the Yoga Game series (following The Yoga Game by the Sea in 2014), invites children to adopt the flexibility and posture of their favourite animals from the garden: buzz around like a bee, leap like a frog and stand proud like a dog!

This introduction to yoga for children contains variations on traditional yoga postures that help children develop physical strength, flexibility, emotional calm, and self-expression. The games involve relaxation, trust, and cooperation. Included are over 50 illustrations and 16 completely structured lessons based on themes like the seasons, rain, snow, and animals.

Wiggle your toes and touch your nose. Now can you guess the yoga pose? First we listen to the clue, then we see what we can do!

Learn how to use children's books during storytime to approach sensitive topics and increase children's social-emotional wellness-and how to create storytimes that are engaging, participative, and FUN! The emotional challenges many children experience consume the time of teachers, exhaust parents, and sometimes lead children toward behaviors that prohibit social and academic success. Storytime to the rescue! Library storytimes prepare children for kindergarten; storytimes at home and in preschools allow teachers, parents, and children to think and talk about empathy and the importance of honoring your own and others' feelings. In Bringing Heart and Mind into Storytime, Heather McNeil teaches librarians and teachers how to use books to open conversations with children to teach such concepts as patience, tenacity, kindness, and teamwork. McNeil shares research on brain development, social-emotional learning, and the importance of play, but she also emphasizes maintaining the fun of storytime. She recommends songs, action rhymes, games, and crafts that contribute to fun and healthy storytimes. Extensive lists of recommended books will help readers find the right ones for their audience.

A fun riddle book introducing young children to the healthy practice of yoga. The Yoga Game invites children of all ages to play with the words, guess the riddles and enjoy an actual yoga practice, while introducing the concepts of balance, breath and focus. Entertaining rhymes, enchanting riddles and vibrant illustrations create a rich, multi-layered experience.

Introduce children to the benefits of yoga through play Yoga is loved the world over for how it can build physical strength, promote mindfulness, and inspire calm. With a variety of engaging exercises, guided poses, and stimulating games, this yoga book for kids teaches young yogis the virtues of yoga through play while helping them build physical strength, flexibility, and balance. Make yoga for kids fun and easy with: Kid-friendly instructions—Simple guidance and illustrations show kids all the techniques they need to master different poses and have a blast doing it. Lessons in independence—Discover methods of solo play and meditation that will help build skills in mindfulness and self-confidence. A regular routine—Give kids the foundation to create a regular yoga practice with poses perfect for starting the day, sustaining energy, and winding down for a restful night's sleep. Help kids develop strength, reduce stress, and find calm—all while having fun—with this kids' yoga book.

Combining years of experience as certified speech-language pathologists and as qualified yoga teachers, the authors of this pioneering book explain how yoga can be used to aid speech-language development in children up to age 12. The book includes a range of yoga-based exercises for improving pre-linguistic communication, vocabulary development and motor planning for speech. The text is enriched by illustrations of children in each yoga pose, so no prior experience of yoga is necessary to help children carry out each activity. The book also provides information on using this approach with children with neurodevelopmental and intellectual disabilities, including ADHD and autism.