This was in a class of senior school age kids in their last year of childcare at one of the centres where I taught a weekly yoga class. Indeed, kids like the yoga freeze dance so much that when I gave my class the opportunity to plan our lessons over the summer, two friends chose the freeze dance for their warm up. Kids Creating Lesson Plans for Yoga Class

That means they will look forward to playing it next time you put it in your lesson plan. Don’t be afraid to hear the kids protest that they want the game to last longer.

Otherwise, finish the game on a high note, when everyone is still enjoying it.

When everyone is in a resting pose that is a good sign to finish the game.

Remind people that if they are getting tired they can freeze in a relaxation pose or child pose.

Let the kids set the pace and tone of the class, let them teach the class and be fair about everyone getting a turn.

Limit the freeze time to a reasonable amount for your class.

During the freeze part the yoga teacher can give cues to assist the students, like if a child is struggling in a difficult pose, they can have everyone shift into child’s pose or transform their pose into another pose.

Other Considerations for Teaching a Yoga Freeze Dance Tweens doing yoga poses in an after school program. If someone matches the card, they get to pick the next song or yoga pose (make sure you have Spotify or iTunes for this variation so you can play any song and make sure it is the radio version). When the music stops people freeze in a yoga pose, then turn over the card.

Match the Mystery Card: Pick a pose from a deck of yoga cards while the music plays and place the card face down where everyone can see that it has been chosen.

Super-Dance: Listen to different types of music: popular music, hip hop, disco, classical, and let the children explore dancing to these different styles.

Super-Freeze: If someone moves during the freeze dance they do a Super Freeze, meaning they stay on their mat in their yoga pose during the music until someone comes along and unfreezes them by doing the same yoga pose.

Themed Freezes: Freeze with a theme each time the music stops, for example: Freeze like… your favourite animal (or a creature from the sea, a super hero, a zombie, a partner pose, a group pose, or a letter of the alphabet – your imagination is the limit!).Different Pose Every Time: Each person can choose their own yoga pose when the music stops but they must choose a different pose each time.Who’s the Pose Caller: At the beginning of the game the teacher can call the yoga poses for student’s to freeze in, then switch it up and have the students call out the poses.6 Yoga Freeze Dances to Teach that Kids Love

There are also many variations of the Yoga Freeze Dance game, including those you can learn from the children you teach if you give them an opportunity to show you what they know, like number 4 on the list below that some eleven year old students taught me. This game can be played with all ages, as long as you choose age appropriate music for the dancing. You are probably familiar with the classic freeze dance game where the music plays and everyone dances, then when the music stops everyone freezes in a yoga pose.

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