Pedagogy
See MoreHow does whole body learning work?
Through specialised activities such as mindful play, yoga, ball and circus skills, children can strengthen their capacity to respond to multiple stimuli with focus, clarity and a steady centre.
Chanting – For Educators, Teachers & Parents
Singing Out Loud Slowly – For Educators, Teachers and Parents
Allison explains how her activity, Singing Out Loud Slowly For Kids, can be used by educators to help children regulate their emotions and behaviour through the use of music.
Why whole body learning?
Mindfulness and wellbeing increase connectivity in the frontal lobe of the brain, which is linked to improved attention, memory processing and decision making. Through mindful play, yoga, and circus skills…
What is whole body learning?
Did you know that movement and physical activity is an important part of learning? Being active is fun and a brilliant way to supercharge the brain. Scientists are now discovering…
Breathing
See MoreInfinity Breathing
In this activity, children will breathe in patterns, with actions, to encourage an increase of oxygen within their bodies, helping them to reset and calm.
Breathing Activities – Full Moon Belly
In this activity, children will breathe in patterns, with actions, to encourage an increase of oxygen within their bodies, helping them to reset and calm.
Breathing Activities – Seated Power Breathing
In this activity, children will breathe in patterns, with actions, to encourage an increase of oxygen within their bodies, helping them to reset and calm.
Breathing for kids – smell the flowers, blow the petals
In this activity, Allison helps teach kids how to take deep breaths in, and out.
Breathing With Shapes and Bubbles
In this activity, children will breathe in patterns, with actions, to encourage an increase of oxygen within their bodies, helping them to reset and calm.
Mindfulness
See MoreInner dialogue for kids
We all have a voice inside our head, it is often called our inner dialogue or your inner voice. Sometimes our inner voice can say some things that make us…
Letting Things Go – The Whiteboard
Sometimes it can be really hard to let go of our feelings. This mindfulness activity will help children to stop and think about what is weighing on their mind and…
Seated Mindfulness – Eye Exercises
In this activity, children are prompted to exercise their eyes in a number of ways requiring them to be mindful of what they are doing.
The Face Massage
A quick mindfulness exercise you can do with children to give their brain a break before starting on the next activity.
The Happy Dog
A quick mindfulness exercise you can do with children to give their brain a break before starting on the next activity
Yoga
See MoreBreathing Yoga Part 2 – The Square
In this activity, children will learn how to inhale and exhale nice a deep by drawing imaginary shapes with their fingers.
Cross Lateral Play
Movement activities that help children's focus and attention to expand and grow.
Breathing Yoga Part 1 – The Rectangle
In this activity, children will learn how to inhale and exhale nice a deep by drawing imaginary shapes with their fingers.
Brain Boosting Yoga
This activity combines breathing and yoga and can be used in the morning or after lunch to boost brain activity.
Expanding Energy
Movement activities that help children's focus and attention to expand and grow.