Social–Emotional Firework Breath Sometimes children have so much energy that releasing it through active breathing helps them relax. Try this technique with your child to release their excess energy. • Lower yourself into a squat position while your palms are pressed together.• Take a deep breath through your nose.• Exhale while you jump and shoot…
Social–Emotional Five Finger Breathing Numbers are a great way to practice some breathing skills with children. Have your child sit or stand with their back straight. Have them open their hand exposing the palm on one hand. With the pointer finger on the other hand slowly have them trace their fingers while breathing. Trace up…
My Senses Social-Emotional Development Feather Breathing Practice this strategy with your child, become grounded and become aware of their breathing. Find some coloured feathers – or something lightweight like a leaf, handkerchief, or tissue paper. As a suggestion perhaps choosing a colour your child favours to help them feel calm. Rest the feather or lightweight…
Social-Emotional Development Bunny Breathing This breathing strategy allows children to release stress and disengage when needed. Teach the children to hold two fingers like bunny ears and straighten them slowly as they take an inhale and bring the two fingers down as they slowly exhale. Do this three times. Cognitive Development Sorting in 3’s Think…
Social-Emotional Development Bird Breathing Encourage your child to flap their arms gently, as if they have bird wings. Have your child inhale as they raise their “wings” and exhale as they lower their “wings”. Repeat slowly a few times. Cognitive Development Seed Sort Gather 3 types of seeds (dried beans, lentils, barley, sunflower seeds, etc.)….
Social-Emotional Development Sunbeam Celebrate the warmer weather with this calming strategy called Sunbeam. Have your child spread their arms wide, pretending they are the sun and their arms are sunbeams. Tell them to let all their stress drain from their dangling fingertips as they slowly inhale and exhale. Cognitive Development Cloud Counting Cut out 10…
Social-Emotional Development Dinosaur Roar Try roaring like a dinosaur to release stress. Encourage your child to roar like a dinosaur. Demonstrate taking a deep breath and then roaring as you exhale. Repeat 3 times. Cognitive Development How Big Were the Dinosaurs Using a tape measure and chalk invite your child to help you measure out…
Social-Emotional Development Smell the Flower, Blow out the Candle Show your child how to cup their hand, palm up and bring it to their nose and inhale deeply as if they are smelling a flower. Then put up their pointer finger on one hand like a birthday candle and exhale pretending to blow out the…
Social-Emotional Development Calming Strategy – Drain Let’s review the Drain. This calming strategy helps release tension in your body. Hold both arms out in front of your body. Make your hands into fists. While taking a deep breath in, squeeze tight the muscles in your body. As you exhale, release the tension in your muscles…
Social-Emotional Development Calming Strategy – Pretzel This week we will revisit the Pretzel calming strategy. Have your child their cross legs at the ankles, make an X with their arms across their chest and take three deep breaths. The deep breathing helps your child calm and manage their emotions. Cognitive Development Red & White Paper…
