Yoga Lessons 1-4

Lesson Plan Teacher Candidate: Kyle Meier School: Wenonah Date: 11/11/2020
1 of 4 Elementary School
Title of Unit: Yoga Length of Class: Grade Level: 5th
30 min
Central Focus of Unit: Students will gain insight into the health benefits of Yoga and develop # in Class:
movement skills to complete a yoga routine. 20
Lesson focus: Introduction to mindfulness through breathing, Health benefits of yoga and
introduction of 5 Yoga Poses.
Safety Considerations (Emotional/Physical):

Students will be participating from home and will need appropriate space during the lesson to reduce the risk of injury.
Development of skills will require encouragement and positive teacher feedback to ensure students feel safe and secure
learning new movement skills.
Equipment:
Yoga Mat (optional) Device for logging into lesson platform.
National Standards Addressed: Standard 1. The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of
motor skills and movement patterns
Learning Outcomes Addressed: Performs curling, twisting and stretching actions with correct application in dance,
gymnastics, small-sided practice tasks and games environments. (S1.E10.5)
NJ Student Learning Standards Addressed: 2.5 Motor Skill Development: All students will utilize safe, efficient, and
effective movement to develop and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
2.6 Fitness: All students will apply health-related and skill-related fitness concepts and skills to develop and maintain a
healthy, active lifestyle.
NJ Outcomes (Cumulative Progress Indicators) Addressed:
2.6.4.A.1 Determine the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual benefits of regular physical activity.
2.5.4.A.1 Explain and perform essential elements of movement skills in both isolated settings (i.e., skill practice) and
applied settings (i.e., games, sports, dance, and recreational activities)
Domain Lesson Outcomes/Objectives Assessment Tool: Formal &
Informal
Psychomoto SWBAT perform 5 yoga poses with proper form holding each pose Pre-assessment checklist
r for various lengths of time at different levels of intensity in various Observational assessment during
sequencing. activity see appendix)
Affective SWBAT identify how they feel after a yoga session. Thumbs up/down response (see
appendix)
Cognitive SWBAT to identify 3 health benefits of Yoga and name 2 poses Group discussion and exit slip
learned in the lesson.
Function: perform, identify, recite
Academic
Language
Vocabulary: Yoga, balance, mindfulness,

Meditation, Cat Pose, Extended cat pose, Child’s Pose,
Downward facing Dog, Squat Pose
Syntax: Students will recite benefits
LESSON of yoga.
DESCRIPTION
Component Time / Description
min
Opening 3 min Description of instant activity: Students will be instructed to perform 5 yoga poses. Teacher will
Activity hold up a flash card (see instructional materials) of the pose and ask students to perform
each pose and hold for 3 breaths.
Transition to next task: Have students sit back down and watch their screens for the next
activity.
Introduction, Description of introduction activity: Today, we are going to start a unit on Yoga. We are going to
Review, talk about some health benefits to yoga, learn some different yoga poses and perform a yoga
Expectations session. By the end of the class, we should be able to perform 5 yoga poses, name 3 health
benefits of Yoga, and name 2 of the poses learned.
Transition to next task: Please make sure your volume is up and get ready to watch a video on
the benefits of yoga.
Learning Task 5-10 Learning task, demonstrations & class Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
1: minutes organization: Students will watch a short video Watch Instruction: Teacher will
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBOOl39KsSQ and listen Change how stop halfway
on the benefits of yoga. Instruct students to make carefully. many benefits of through the
note of 3 benefits that they will share later with the
Take yoga the video and
class. Stop- sharing screen and have a few notes of students are remind
students share the benefits of Yoga that they the 3 looking for, less students to
heard during the video. benefits of to make it make note of 3
yoga. easier, more to benefits.
Transition to next task: Have students stand up put make it harder. Monitor student
their mat in place and get in place to start screens to
performing Yoga. keep on task.
Learning Task 10 Learning task, demonstrations & class Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
2: minutes organization: Model each of the five yoga poses. Cat Pose: Instruction: Teacher will
Use skill cues during modeling. After modeling Come to use skill cues
each pose have students perform and hold the all-fours Bow Pose: to reinforce
pose for 10-20 seconds. position, easier: just form during the
Pose 1: Cat Pose round reach back, do modeling and
Pose 2: Extended Cat Pose your back, not grab the observing
Pose 3: Child’s Pose and tuck feet. Harder, portion.
Pose 4: Downward facing Dog your chin grab as far up Encourage
Pose 5: Squat Pose into your on the leg as students that
chest. possible. are working
Transition to next task: Have students shake out Pretend to Cat Pose: hard to remain
their bodies and get ready to put all the poses be a cat. Harder: have focused and
together for a yoga session. Extended only one arm remind
Cat Pose: down at a time. students to
Come to Easier, do not focus on their
all fours, tuck the chin. breath.
extend Child’s Pose:
one leg easier: lay with
out behind legs straight out
you, and Harder: see how
look deep you can
forward. stretch
Child’s Downward Dog:
Pose: Sit easier, keep
on your arms and feet
heels, slight farther
slowly apart. Harder:
bring your bring feet and
forehead hands closer
down to together.
rest in Squat pose:
front of Harder: hold a
your deep squat at
knees, 90
rest your degrees/parallel
arms .
down Easier: Stand
alongside slightly more
your body, upright.
and take a
few deep
breaths.
Downward
facing
dog: From
a standing
or sitting
position,
bend
down and
place your
palms flat
on the
ground.
Step your
feet back
to create
an upside-
down V
shape
with your
buttocks
high in the
air.
Straighten
your legs,
relax your
head, and
neck, and
look down
between
your legs.
Squat
pose:
From a
standing
position,
point feet
slight out,
and squat
down,
pretend
like your
sitting in
chair,
arms
together in
front of
chest, and
hold,
focus on
breathing
Learning Task
3:
Application 5 Explanation, demonstrations & class organization: Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
Task: minutes Students will follow along with the instructor and See task 1 Instruction: Teacher will
complete a Yoga session. Go through the poses in Above Bow Pose: give
order 1-5 then 5-1, give transition cues as they easier: just encouragement
relate to the skills cues used in learning activity 1. reach back, do and remain
Remind students throughout to focus on their not grab the positive
breathing and stay focused. End with students lying feet. Harder, throughout
flat on their backs and have them take 3 deep grab as far up session and
breaths. (Post-Assessment using checklist) on the leg as remind
possible. students to
Transition to closing: Have students slowly sit up. Cat Pose: focus on their
Harder: have breath.
only one arm
down at a time.
Easier, do not
tuck the chin.
Child’s Pose:
easier: lay with
legs straight out
Harder: see how
deep you can
stretch
Downward Dog:
easier, keep
arms and feet
slight farther
apart. Harder:
bring feet and
hands closer
together.
Squat pose:
Harder: hold a
deep squat at
90
degrees/parallel
.
Easier: Stand
slightly more
upright.
Lesson 2 Description of closing activity: How do we feel after the Yoga session, thumbs up if you are
Closure & minute more relaxed. So, today we learned some Health benefits of yoga and we learned some poses.
Review s Who can give me one Benefit? Have 3 students share a benefit of yoga. Do not forget to submit
your exit ticket on google classroom. Next, class we are going to continue with Yoga, we will
learn some new poses, talk more about health benefits, and have a Yoga Challenge! Great work
today!
Teacher Describe the degree to which you will utilize pedagogical content knowledge to help students
Reflection meet each learning outcome:
Teacher Effectiveness:
1. Positive Environment: This will be carried out using positive reinforcement and
encouragement during skill related tasks and positive affirmations during oral response tasks.
2. Student will participate in a discussion around the benefits of yoga, after watching a short
video.
3. Student Engagement: Students will be aware of the lesson progression and be informed when
transitions are going to happen so they can be ready to transition.
4. Engaging students in learning: Monitoring of student tasks will be done via zoom cameras.
Reinforcement of skill tasks will take place throughout learning segments.
5. Enhancing student learning: Video will go over health benefits of yoga followed by a group
discussion on what was learned during the video. Benefits will be repeated during the physical
portion of the lesson as well.
Appendices
Benefits of Yoga video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBOOl39KsSQ
Title of Unit: Yoga Length of Class: Grade Level: 5th
30 min
Central Focus of Unit: Students will gain insight into the health benefits and history of Yoga # in Class:
and develop movement skills to complete various yoga routines. 20
Lesson focus: Students will work on mindfulness and breathing, learn about the history of yoga,
learn 6 new poses, and play freeze dance yoga with power yoga poses.

Equipment:
2.5.4.A.1 Explain and perform essential elements of movement skills in both isolated settings (i.e., skill practice) and
applied settings (i.e., games, sports, dance, and recreational activities)
Informal
Psychomoto SWBAT perform 6 yoga poses with proper form holding each pose Assessment checklist
appendix)
Cognitive SWBAT to identify one historical fact about Yoga and name 3 poses Group discussion and exit slip
learned in the lesson.
Academic
Language

Downward facing Dog, Squat Pose, Locust Pose, Cobra pose,
Upward Facing Dog, Low Plank, Plank
LESSON pose, Chair Pose, Side
DESCRIPTION
min
Opening 5 min Description of instant activity: Students will be asked to perform the 5 yoga poses that they
Activity learned in the previous lesson. Use the name of the 5 poses and see if the students can
remember the pose, if needed, hold up flash card to remind students of body position.
Students will be asked to give examples of health benefits to yoga discussed in the previous
lesson.
activity.
Introduction, Description of introduction activity: Today we are going to continue with our Yoga unit. We will
Review, watch a video on the history of yoga, learn 6 new poses, and play freeze dance yoga!
Expectations Transition to next task: Please make sure your volume is up and get ready to watch a video on
the benefits of yoga.
1: minutes organization: Students will watch a short video on Watch Instruction: Teacher will
the History of yoga. Instruct students to make noteand listen Change how stop halfway
of one or more Historical facts that they will share
carefully. many facts of through the
later with the class. Stop- sharing screen and haveTake yoga the video and
a few students share the historical fact about Yoganotes of students are remind
that they heard during the video. the 3 looking for, less students to
benefits of to make it make note of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKUh1UWw134 yoga. easier, more to one or more
make it harder. historical facts
Transition to next task: Have students stand up put Monitor student
their mat in place and get in place to start screens to
performing Yoga. keep on task.
2: minutes organization: Model each of the five yoga poses. Locust: Instruction: Teacher will
Use skill cues during modeling. After modeling Flat on use skill cues
each pose have students perform and hold the stomach, . Locust: Keep to reinforce
pose for 10-20 seconds. Assess using checklist. palms up, legs down to form during the
Pose 1: Locust Pose Exhale make this pose modeling and
Pose 2: Cobra pose and lift easier. Lift observing
Pose 3: Upward Facing Dog legs, higher to make portion.
Pose 4: Low Plank shoulder, harder Encourage
Pose 5: Plank and head. Cobra: Modify students that
Pose 6: Chair Pose how far students are working
lift to make hard to remain
Challenge pose: Side Plank Cobra: easier or harder. focused and
Lay on Upward-facing remind
Transition to next task: Have students shake out stomach, dog: Modify how students to
their bodies and get ready to put all the poses Palms flat, far students lift focus on their
together for a freeze dance Yoga game! Elbows to make easier breath.
tight, Lift or harder.
head and Low Plank:
shoulders, Have student
hips keep knees
down. down to make
easier.
Plank: Have
Upward
students on
facing
their knees to
dog:
make easier.
Stomach, Chair: Have
palms students squat
down, lift ¼ squat to
chest make easier or
toward full for harder.
ceiling.
Low
Plank:
Stomach,
palms
down, Lift
halfway
up, back
flat.
Plank:
Stomach,
Palms
down, Lift
all the way
up, Back
flat.
Chair:
standing,
feet
shoulder
width,
Arms
straight up
over head,
sit in
chair,
neutral
head.
Learning Task
3:
Application 5 Explanation, demonstrations & class organization: Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
Task: minutes Students will participate in Freeze Dance Yoga. See Instruction: Teacher will
Students will be instructed to dance when they hear Learning give
music, or perform any exercise they want, when the task 2 Locust: Keep encouragement
music stops, the teacher will call out a yoga pose. above legs down to and remain
Students will hold the yoga pose and take deep make this pose positive
breaths until the music starts again. Remind easier. Lift throughout
students to maintain safe distance from objects in higher to make session and
the room and to focus on their breath when harder remind
performing the pose. Hold up flash card of the pose Cobra: Modify students to
if students are not sure of body position. Use both how far students focus on their
the new poses and 5 poses from previous lesson. lift to make breath.
easier or harder.
Transition to closing: Have students sit back down Upward-facing
at their computer. dog: Modify how
far students lift
to make easier
or harder.
Low Plank:
Have student
keep knees
down to make
easier.
Plank: Have
students on
their knees to
make easier.
Chair: Have
students squat
¼ squat to
make easier or
full for harder.
Lesson 2 Description of closing activity: How do we feel after the freeze dance yoga game? Thumbs up if
Closure & minute you liked the game. Who can give me one historical fact they remember from the Video? Take 2
Review s or 3 responses. Do not to also submit your responses int eh exit slip on google classroom. Were
the power yoga poses harder than the ones we learned last week?
Next week we are going to do a Power Yoga session, learn some new poses and continue to
practice our meditation through breath. Great job today!
Teacher Teacher Effectiveness:
Reflection 1. Positive Environment: This will be carried out using positive reinforcement and
encouragement during skill related tasks and positive affirmations during oral response tasks.
2. Student will participate in a discussion around the historical facts of yoga, after watching a
short video.
5. Enhancing student learning: Video will go over historical facts of yoga followed by a group
discussion on what was learned during the video. Historical Facts will be repeated during the
physical portion of the lesson as well.
Appendices
History of Yoga Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKUh1UWw134
Title of Unit: Yoga Length of Class: 30 Grade Level: 5th
min
Central Focus of Unit: Students will gain insight into the health benefits and history of Yoga and # in Class:
develop movement skills to complete various yoga routines. 20
Lesson focus: Students will learn 4 new yoga poses and discuss Health benefits of yoga in
breakout rooms to be shared with class after the breakout. 3 health benefits from each group.
Equipment:
2.5.4.A.1 Explain and perform essential elements of movement skills in both isolated settings (i.e., skill practice) and applied
settings (i.e., games, sports, dance, and recreational activities)
Informal
appendix)
Cognitive SWBAT work in small groups to record 3 health benefits of Yoga and Group discussion and exit slip
name 5 yoga poses learned in the unit so far.
Academic
Language

Downward facing Dog, Squat Pose, Locust Pose, Cobra
pose, Upward Facing Dog, Low Plank,
LESSON Plank pose, Chair
DESCRIPTION
min
Opening 5 min Description of instant activity: Students will participate in a warm-up including Yoga poses
Activity learned from lessons 1 &2. Modified freeze yoga dance play music and instruct students to
perform an exercise during the music then call out yoga pose and stop music, students hold
pose until music plays, call out new exercise. Assess using checklist.
activity.
Introduction, Description of introduction activity: Today we are going to continue with our Yoga unit. We are
Review, going to start with a breakout room activity in which you will come up with three health benefits
Expectations of Yoga and share your groups responses with the class, then we are going to learn 4 new
poses and we will finish with a yoga session incorporating the 15 poses we have learned so far.
Any questions on today’s agenda?
1: minutes organization: Break students out into breakout Be Instruction: Groups will
rooms of 3-4 and allow them 3-5 minutes to respectfully Change how share their
discuss health benefits of Yoga. Inform students and many health responses after
that they will need to share with the class 3 collaborate benefits of yoga the breakout
benefits that their group discussed. Bring with your the students are
room, teacher
students back together and have each group group. looking for, less
should move
share. to make it
into each room
easier, more to
and make sure
Transition to next task: Have students get their make it harder.
groups are
area ready to learn new poses. working and do
not need help.
2: minutes organization: Model each of the five yoga poses. Dolphin Instruction: Teacher will
Use skill cues during modeling. After modeling Pose: all use skill cues
each pose have students perform and hold the fours, Dolphin pose: to reinforce
pose for 10-20 seconds. Assess using checklist. elbows go on knees form during the
Pose 1: Dolphin Pose down, instead of feet modeling and
Pose 2: Runner’s Lunge upside to make it easier observing
Pose 3: Seated Staff Pose down V portion.
Pose 4: Boat Pose Runner’s Lunge: Encourage
Take a smaller students that
Runner’s step to make are working
Transition to next task: Have students shake out Lunge: this pose easier hard to remain
their bodies and get ready to put all the poses wide step, focused and
together for a yoga session. hands Seated Staff: remind
down, head hold for less students to
up, knee to time to make focus on their
chest easier breath.
Boat pose:
Seated
Allow use of
Staff Pose:
hands for
sit, legs
balance
out, hands
to the side,
head
straight, sit
up
Boat Pose:
sit, arms
straight out,
legs off the
ground,
neutral
head
Learning Task
3:
Application 5 Explanation, demonstrations & class Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
Task: minutes organization: Students will participate in a Yoga See Instruction: Teacher will
session that includes the 15 poses they have Learning give
learned during the unit. Organize poses to move Task 2 Dolphin pose: encouragement
from the ground up and give skill cues and go on knees and remain
reminders for breathing and meditation. (Hold instead of feet positive
each pose 2-3 breaths depending on difficulty) to make it easier throughout
Finish with a minute of mindfulness in Corpse session and
Pose. Runner’s Lunge: remind
Take a smaller students to
step to make focus on their
Transition to closing: Have students sit back down this pose easier breath.
at their computer.
Seated Staff:
hold for less
time to make
easier
Boat pose:
Allow use of
hands for
balance
Lesson 2 Description of closing activity: How do we feel after that session? Thumbs up if you feel more
Closure & minutes relaxed. Are we getting used to focusing on our breathing? Do not forget each group needs to
Review turn in their 3 Health benefits discussed in the breakout room and name their poses, turn in on
google classroom before next week’s class. Next week we will do another breakout room and
discuss facts about yoga and learn our 5 last Yoga poses. We will have learned 20 Yoga poses
in our unit! Great job Today!

Reflection 1. Positive Environment: This will be carried out using positive reinforcement and encouragement
during skill related tasks and positive affirmations during oral response tasks.
2. Student will participate in a discussion around the historical facts of yoga, after watching a
short video.
5. Enhancing student learning: Video will go over historical facts of yoga followed by a group
discussion on what was learned during the video. Historical Facts will be repeated during the
physical portion of the lesson as well.
Appendices
Title of Unit: Yoga Length of Class: 30 Grade Level: 5th
min
Central Focus of Unit: Students will gain insight into the health benefits and history of Yoga and # in Class:
develop movement skills to complete various yoga routines. 20
Lesson focus: Students will discuss facts of Yoga in breakout rooms, learn 5 new poses, and
present a new pose they research on their own to the class.
Equipment:
2.5.4.A.1 Explain and perform essential elements of movement skills in both isolated settings (i.e., skill practice) and applied
settings (i.e., games, sports, dance, and recreational activities)
Informal
appendix)
Cognitive SWBAT work in small groups to record 2 historical facts about Yoga Group discussion and exit slip
and name 2 yoga poses learned in the lesson.
Academic
Language

Downward facing Dog, Squat Pose, Locust Pose, Cobra
pose, Upward Facing Dog, Low Plank,
LESSON Plank pose, Chair
DESCRIPTION
min
Opening 5 min Description of instant activity: Break students out into breakout rooms of 3-4 and allow them 2-
Activity 3 minutes to discuss facts of Yoga. Inform students that they will need to share with the class 2
facts that their group discussed. Bring students back together and have each group share.
Transition to next task: Have students listen up for expectations for the day’s lesson.
Introduction, Description of introduction activity: Today, we have already discussed our facts about yoga,
Review, next we are going to learn the last 5 yoga poses for the unit and then we will all have a chance
Expectations to share a new pose with the class that you research on your own.
Transition: Have students stand up and get ready to learn the new yoga poses.
1: minutes organization: Model each of the five yoga Standing Instruction: Teacher will
poses. Use skill cues during modeling. After yoga Seal: Standing Yoga use skill cues
modeling each pose have students perform and Standing, Seal: Separate to reinforce
hold the pose for 10-20 seconds. (Assess arms hands to make form during the
students using checklist) behind easier modeling and
Pose 1: Standing Yoga Seal back, Revolved Low observing
Pose 2: Revolved Low Lunge hands lunge: have portion.
Pose 3: Upward Bow Pose together, elbow tough the Encourage
Pose 4: Upward Plank Pose head to knee instead of students that
Pose 5: Reclined Twist Pose knees and extending over are working
stretch to make easier. hard to remain
Revolved Upward Bow focused and
Transition to next task: Have students take a seat Low Lunge: Pose: Hold this remind
back at their computers. Lunge, pose for less students to
hands time to make focus on their
together, easier. breath.
elbow over Upward plank
knee, head pose: Keep feet
to the side under knees to
Upward make easier.
Bow Pose: Reclined Twist
from back, Pose: Do not
hands and use hands to
feet on hold knee down
floor, make to make easier.
a upside U
Upward
Plank
Pose:
straight
body,
hands and
feet on
ground, flat
stomach
extends
arms
Reclined
Twist Pose:
From back,
one leg
over, hand
on leg,
head to
opposite
side,
stretch
Learning Task
2:
Learning Task
3:
Application 5 Explanation, demonstrations & class Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
Task: minutes organization: Students are going to find one Students Instruction: Teacher will
yoga pose that we did not go over in our unit and will be Give students give
perform it for the class. Give students 5 minutes giving the more time if encouragement
to research a Yoga pose not covered in class. skills cues needed to and remain
Bring students back and call on each student for the complete this positive
one by one. Each student should perform the poses they portion. Have throughout
pose for the class and have everyone hold for 2 present to students session and
breaths. Continue until each student shares their the class, present more remind
pose. Finish with mindfulness in corpse pose. remind than one pose students to
students to and transition focus on their
focus on from one to the breath.
their other to make
Transition to closing: Have students sit back down breath, and harder.
at their computer. be
respectful
to those
that are
sharing.
Lesson 2 Description of closing activity: How do we feel after that session? Thumbs up if you feel more
Closure & minutes relaxed. Are we getting used to focusing on our breathing? How did you like presenting your
Review pose to the class? Do not forget each group needs to turn in their 2 facts discussed in the
breakout room and name those poses. That completes our Yoga Unit. We will see more yoga
during the year. Yoga is a great practice and I hope some of you will continue to incorporate it in
your daily lives. Next week we will start a unit on dance!
Reflection 1. Positive Environment: This will be carried out using positive reinforcement and encouragement
during skill related tasks and positive affirmations during oral response tasks.
2. Student will participate in a discussion around the historical facts of yoga, after discussing in
breakout rooms.
5. Enhancing student learning: Group discussion in breakout rooms will enable students to talk in
small groups and then share what they discussed later with the rest of the class. Students will
teach their own yoga pose to the class, giving them added insight into body position and delivery.
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Lesson Plan Teacher Candidate: Kyle Meier School: Wenonah Date: 11/11/2020

Safety Considerations (Emotional/Physical):

Vocabulary: Yoga, balance, mindfulness,

Safety Considerations (Emotional/Physical):

Vocabulary: Yoga, balance, mindfulness,

History of Yoga Video:

Vocabulary: Yoga, balance, mindfulness,

Teacher Teacher Effectiveness:

Vocabulary: Yoga, balance, mindfulness,

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