◆ 10 min – arrive… Play on equipment- go up to each child and challenge them on a skill- like forward roll on wedge/ or a spiderman handstand etc.
◆ 10 min – Everyone sits on bolsters, set up in a circle- healing bowl… Ask parent / child their favourite (ice cream/ colour/ healthy treat etc). Yoga salutes; then 4-5 poses (good to pop a pose card under their mat- and they take them out when it’s pose time and do their pose… then rotate around the mat and do the other poses. Or the parent/ child prepare one pose to teach to the others.
◆ 5 min – Game
◆ 5 min – Acro challenges with parent. E.g. 2 acro shapes… or build up from week before and add on
◆ 8 min – Gymnastics circuit… parents go around and help kids with the circuit… teacher manage one area… or help on challenging skills.
◆ 2 min – Calm/ meditation time. Read a book ; lie and breathe with parent; calm jars. etc
WHAT TO PREPARE: Music playlist, book to read at the end, yoga cards, gymnasium setup, bolsters in circle.
REMEMBER: KIDS THIS AGE NEED ROUTINE, STRUCTURE AND FAMILIARITY. 2 YEAR OLD KIDS TAKE A GOOD 4 WEEKS TO SETTLE INTO THE ROUTINE.