"I'm a Rainbow!"

After playing in the forest the Pine kids talked about how tired they were. We quickly met as a whole class and chatted about what we could do to calm our bodies down and relax from our time at the forest. 

"We can do some yoga!"

"Yeah, look I am a rainbow!"

The other kids looked over at V and immediately started doing the same pose she was. 

"I think this is called down dog."

"But it also looks like a rainbow!"

That gave the kids an idea. Since we have been talking about weather was there a way to represent the weather with our bodies? 

"Lets make it snow!"

Everyone began doing what B & E were doing. In the quick video above you can see the kids wiggling their fingers slowly to the floor.

"Let's make it go fast!"
"Like a blizzard!"

All at once the kids started wiggling their fingers faster and hitting the floor. They started jumping up and down wiggling their fingers faster and faster. 

"This is making me tired!"

"Let's do a cloud!"

B & the others pulled their knees to their chests. 

"It's kind of like a hug!"

They all took deep breaths for a few seconds before coming up with another yoga pose. 

"It's a raindrop!"

"This is making me tired too!"

"Let's do something else."

E stood up and stretched his arms from side to side. 

"It's like sun!"

Everyone stood up and stretched their arms out while others stretched both their arms and their legs out. 

They continued to practice these different poses for a few minutes. The Pine kids have found so many different ways to represent the weather. Because we often talk about the importance of keeping a calm body and overall mindfulness inside and outside of the classroom. It's been so fun incorporating our study of weather into our mindfulness practices. Feel free to use these same poses at home!