Child’s Pose ORGANIZATION: Time: 5-15 minutes Set Up: Have students stand near their desks. CURRICULUM: Science Scope and Sequence Kindergarten 1. Sit up tall. Sit up proud. (Unit 3: Animals) Some animals, such as bears, squirrels, and bats, First Grade hibernate, or take a deep sleep, during the winter. (Unit 1: Animal Diversity) When you hear the word, hibernate, go into ● Bears hibernate in dens. Bats hibernate in Pose. Child’s caves. When you hear the correct match, Bats hibernate in caves. ● Bears hibernate in dens. place your head down on your desk as with ● Pose. Child’s DIRECTIONS: 2. Lift your hands up and let them greatly fall towards your desk. 3. Look down at your toes and gently lean back. 4. Hold for several seconds. TEST STRESS: Tense and Relax 1. Sit up tall. Sit up proud. 2. Choose one body part that you will tense or squeeze. 3. Hold that squeeze for a few seconds and then relax. 4. Now tense and relax other parts of your body. Remember to record how long you exercised each day on your exercise log! YELLOW CARD 4 © 2013 New York Presbyterian Hospital
Child’s Pose ORGANIZATION: Time: 5-15 minutes Set Up: Have students stand near their desks. CURRICULUM: Science Scope and Sequence Kindergarten (Unit 3: Animals) Some animals, such as bears, squirrels, and bats, hibernate, or take a deep sleep, during the winter. ● When you hear the word, hibernate, go into Child’s Pose. ● Bats hibernate in caves. ● Bears hibernate in dens. DIRECTIONS: 1. Sit up tall. Sit up proud. First Grade (Unit 1: Animal Diversity) Bears hibernate in dens. Bats hibernate in caves. When you hear the correct match, place your head down on your desk as with Child’s Pose. 2. Lift your hands up and let them greatly fall towards your desk. 3. Look down at your toes and gently lean back. 4. Hold for several seconds. TEST STRESS: Tense and Relax 1. Sit up tall. Sit up proud. 2. Choose one body part that you will tense or squeeze. 3. Hold that squeeze for a few seconds and then relax. 4. Now tense and relax other parts of your body. Remember to record how long you exercised each day on your exercise log! YELLOW CARD 4 © 2013 New York Presbyterian Hospital