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Improving Early Literacy
Through Yoga
May I be happy.
May I be peaceful.
May I be loved.
Namaste.
By: Jennifer Kohel &
Barbara Francis
Welcome!
Fond du Lac Ojibwe School~ FACE (Family & Child
Education) Program
Jen Kohel~ FACE Preschool Teacher
Barb Francis~ FACE Adult Education Teacher
Objectives
Learn about Dialogic Reading
Gain knowledge about the links between literacy and
movement
Take part in a mindfulness technique
Practice Basic yoga moves & how to incorporate into
the classroom
Participate in a yoga/literacy demonstration
Receive yoga resources, sample lesson plans, and
yoga cards
What is FACE?
FACE~ Family and Child Education; Family Literacy
Program
Focus on: parents are their child’s first & most important
teacher; increase family literacy; increase parental
participation in child’s learning; strengthen family-school-
community connection; early identification & services to
children with special needs; support/celebrate the
unique cultural & linguistic diversity of each American
Indian community served by FACE; and promote life-long
learning.
Home-based: prenatal to age 5
Center-based: 3-5 years old; kindergarten thru grade 3
Preschool and Adult Education classes
Dialogic Reading Because FACE is a family-literacy program, we
promote/encourage dialogic reading.
What is Dialogic Reading:
As adults (parents/caregivers/teachers) are reading to
their children, they are actively engaging the children in
the story.
Asking the children open-ended questions (What is this?)
Evaluating/repeating what the children said (Yes, that is a
truck)
Expanding on what the child said (That is a RED truck)
Repetition (Can you say fire truck?)
Dialogic Reading allows children to be actively
engaged in their learning.
It builds on receptive language and expressive
language.
Dialogic Reading
Linking Literacy & Movement
When children are learning in the classroom, they need to
physically participate in order to truly understand concepts.
“Movement & language are both forms of communication &
self-expression” (Pica, Young Children, 2010).
Rhythm is essential in language & movement~
words/sentences, music
When you’re reading to your child, you are supporting their
literacy & language skills, listening skills, and critical thinking
skills.
Yoga helps children with flexibility, strength, coordination,
body awareness, concentration, a sense of calm, and a
deeper connection with one’s self.
When you combine reading & movement, you are actively
engaging the children and immersing them in reading in a
new meaningful way.
Mindfulness Technique
Breathe, Ground, Settle
Practice this exercise every morning to prepare students
for learning, focusing, or test-taking.
1. Have children stand behind desks.
2. Rock the Reptile, shift weight from L foot to R foot.
3. Breathe in through nose, exhale through mouth 3
times.
4. Visualize stress grounding through feet into Earth.
5. Settle (become heavy) in your bones and body.
6. Repeat steps 2-5 three times (follow script).
7. Teacher/Facilitator must do this with the children.
Basic Yoga Moves
Yoga in Practice
School Year 15-16
*Green Eggs &
Ham & Yoga*
House Pose
Car PoseBox PoseBoat Pose
Train Pose Fox PoseTree Pose
Yoga as a Gross Motor Activity•yoga with my preschoolers as a warm-up activity in the gym
•Working on balance & strength
Table Pose & Cat Pose
Tree Pose
Waterfall
Pose
Superman
PoseCobra Pose
Yoga in PracticeSchool Year 17-18: Start with the basics first
Candle Pose Mountain Pose/Sky Pose
Tree
Pose
Cow Pose/Cat PoseHang Loose Like Spaghetti
Yoga in Practice
Brown Bear Red Bird White DogPurple Cat
Green
Frog
Yellow Duck
Goldfish
TeacherBlack Sheep
“Brown Bear Brown Bear”
Yoga in Practice“Not A Box”
Sitting in a boxRace car
Rabbit Peak
Boat
Fireman Elephant
Incorporating Yoga into the
Classroom Before you begin using yoga in your classroom:
Familiarize yourself with yoga breathing
Talk with your students about personal space
Begin with gentle stretches and a few deep breaths
Practice yoga poses with your students before reading & yoga
combination.
Gross Motor Activity in gym or in your classroom (where there is enough space)
You do not need to use exact yoga poses for characters in a book.
You can create your own! IMAGINATION!
Start with a simple book and basic movements/yoga poses
Younger learners~ encourage them to make-up poses
Older learners: have them take turns reading while doing yoga
Not all children will do the yoga poses. It’s okay! Do NOT force
children to do the yoga! Offer & ask, but do not push.
Model/Practice Poses
Downward Dog
Yoga & Literacy
Demonstration
Bear Poses Downward Dog
(wide stance)
Forward Fold
(dive for fish)
Child’s pose
(hibernate)
Hero/Warrior
Pose (Brave)
Snake Poses Cobra
Side stretches
(“Dancing”)
Monkey Forward
fold/Sway
(swinging in
trees)
Curious
Breathing
(deep
breath/
hmmm)
Turtle
Poses Bask in
sun
(Resting
pose)
Child’s
pose
Dog Poses Downward Dog
(different
versions)
Spider Pose Creative
(create own
pose)
Extended Learning for
How to Be ~ Grades 2-4
Vocabulary Words
Integrate other subject areas:
Science~ Learn about each animal, where they live,
videos
Art~ Animal Portraits or Self-Portraits
Write an Acrostic poem about yourself
Easy readers about each animal
Write a “How to Be” story about a different animal
Write what animal from the book describes you OR
Write what other type of animal describes you
Useful Websites
Yoga with Elly~ http://www.elovinyoga.com/for-kids
Little Namaste Yoga~
http://www.littlenamasteyoga.com/Little_Namaste_Yoga/Bl
og/Blog.html
Little Flower Yoga~ http://littlefloweryoga.com/blog
The Mindful Classroom~
https://themindfulclassroom.wordpress.com/
YogaCalm~ https://www.yogacalm.org/blog
Picture Books and Pirouettes~
http://kerryaradhya.blogspot.com/
Maria's Movers~ http://mariasmovers.com/
Wild Things Yoga~ http://wildthingsyoga.squarespace.com/
Cosmic Kids~ search on www.youtube.com
Thank
You!!
**Questions??
**Giveaways!!**