Health & Fitness

Item Description

These play-along movement and story classes support children, ages 3 – 7, in being physically fit, emotionally stable and learning able. Aligned with CA Preschool Learning Foundations and Head Start Performance Standards, they provide both teachers and parents with affordable, re-usable, award-winning curriculum activities in the areas of:

• Physical Development & Health
• Social-Emotional Development & Self-Regulation
• Creative Arts Expression & Early Literacy

In our unique combination of story, creative movement, yoga, pretend play, and self-regulation techniques:

We engage with stories – children follow-along “being” everything in the story – the lion, the rocket, the tree, the flower and the bumble-bee - sustaining focus and concentration for longer periods, building stamina and coordination and improving early literacy and direction following.

We include both aerobic and intentional exercise – children participate in a balanced combination of vigorous creative movement, which elevates the heart rate and contributes to increased release of neurotropic growth factors; and slower, focused yoga poses, which have been shown to improve long and short term memory as well as coordinated thought and movement.

We integrate self-care and self-regulation techniques – the characters in the movement stories face and overcome challenges by using “adventure skills”, which are proven mind-body techniques children can use to calm and center when feeling emotions such as, fear, anger, frustration or excitement. These self-regulation exercises have easily visualized names such as Monkey Wisdom, Elephant Ears and Ocean Breath. They give children concrete actions for supporting themselves and redirecting their impulses in productive and emotionally intelligent ways. When children are empowered to self-regulate, they build self-control and self-confidence.

Regular participation develops:

• Focus and Concentration
• Strength, Flexibility and Balance
• Coordination and Confidence
• Direction Following and Early Literacy
• Self-Awareness and Self-Control
• Social-Emotional and Self-Regulation Skills

Item Special Note

Item will be shipped within two weeks after the auction closes or we can arrange for a pick-up if you are in the Los Angeles area.  If your item requires shipping, shipping charges will be added and billed as a separate charge to your account. No refunds or exchanges.