Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry

Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry

Sun Salutations: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra Pose, Downward Facing Dog, Walk toward Hands. (Repeat 3x)

Early Literacy Tip: April is National Poetry Month – there are some amazing picture books that are actually poems!  Don’t be afraid to introduce your little one to poetry – it can be so much fun!

Book 1: 17 Kings and 42 Elephants by Margaret Mahy

Yoga Poses: Balance (Frog, Gate, Giraffe, Flamingo, Tree, Chair)*

Wiggles: “See the Little Bunny Sleeping”
See the little bunnies sleeping
til it’s nearly noon
Come and let us gently wake them
with a merry tune
Oh, how still.
Are they ill?
Wake up soon!
Hop little bunnies,
hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies,
hope, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies,
hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies,
hope, hop, hop

Book 2: In the Sea by David Elliott

Yoga Poses: Balance (Frog, Gate, Giraffe, Flamingo, Tree, Chair)*

Book 3: Me I Am! By Jack Prelutsky

Cool Down: Easy Pose, Bumble Bee Breath, Crescent Moon, Sprinkler, Sandwich Pose, Child’s Pose, Starfish Pose/Deep Breaths (with Beanie Babies)*

Additional Book Selections:

• Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman
• Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems by Paul B. Janeczko
• Salsa by Jorge Argueta
• Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons by Jon J. Muth
• A Leaf Can Be… by Laura Purdie Salas
• When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano
• Step Gently Out by Helen Frost

*Yoga Poses taken from: Yoga for Children: 200+ Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, and Meditations for Healthier, Happier, More Resilient Children by Lisa Flynn