Before watching the video of Resilient Kid doing yoga in the classroom, I knew this was a beautiful idea that children would benefit tremendously from. I believe in learning activities to promote active learners in the classroom, even after school activities. Yoga on its on has many powers on body and mind, finding happiness from within and mindfulness.
Brilliant idea to make time in kid classroom time allow a time period to do yoga and even to apply yoga to classroom lessons. Active learning especially at such a younger age in a class room is very beneficial. The classroom is now working together as a unit through exercise and activities through yoga. Looking at the students in the video they seem very happy, smiles when explaining yoga by students are also shown. As told be Resilient Kids and Vanessa the grades are improving, decrease in behavior referrals decrease in suspensions, and attention span grew allowing to remain comfortable in their seats. With Resilient Kids students are found to be more calming, mindful, face challenges in and outside the classroom better, stress decrease and working memory increased.
I agree with everything you have stated here. I believe that Resilient Kids is nothing but a great nonprofit and I love how this school had partnered with them and together made up a curriculum. With Resilient Kids students are found to be more calming, mindful, face challenges in and outside the classroom better, stress decrease and working memory increased. I feel that when you stated this all I could think about was a win-win situation for everyone.
ReplyDeleteThis also sounded great to me, children are full of energy, running around, doing work, doing this doing that. They never really know how to wind down and bring it back down. But with resilient kids we see a change, students are able to lean better, learn to control their emotions and their behaviors. It makes a difference in their lives. Hopefully it can be something that could be implemented in classrooms world wide, one day.
ReplyDeleteYou hit the nail right on the proverbial head! Students need these techniques not only in their personal lives but academically as well. The best practice in using them will 100% be in school.
ReplyDeleteYou make many good points here and I completely agree that Resilient Kids is definitely doing it right. Kids need more than just lecturing and academics. Your picture at the bottom is really funny, but it also makes you think and I like that.
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