Preschool have been bending, stretching and balancing their way through a fun ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ yoga session this afternoon. The children all listened, watched and followed along with the moves and were highly engaged throughout. We had so much fun but also felt really good afterwards too.
EYFS links:
Listening & Attention; 30-50 months; Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories; Focusing attention – still listen or do, but can shift own attention; Is able to follow directions (if not intently focused on own choice of activity).
Understanding; 30-50 months; Shows understanding of prepositions such as ‘under’, ‘on top’, ‘behind’ by carrying out an action or selecting correct picture / Responds to simple instructions, e.g. to get or put away an object.
Moving & Handling; 30-50 months; Can stand momentarily on one foot when shown / •Moves freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping.