CONSCIOUS KID’S CORNER with Grandma Boom
demonstrates this breathing chant on home
page of my website. Scroll down to Rainbow
Magic video. Www.grandmaboom.com )
hensive than teaching children to learn a rule
about a topic that would be memorized in one
part of the brain to satisfy the teacher.
Troy’s sharing brought me to tears I had to repress. My role was to encourage this little boy
whose eyes were bright with a strong presence
for the first time in the years I had known him.
He saved himself with his own resources. It was
a turning point for self empowerment and I
knew he would have a better life, regardless of
his home environment.
Another FUNderful way to demonstrate to children that small, irregular breaths look different
than slow, deep breaths is to demonstrate blowing little bubbles (small breath) and big bubbles
(deep breath). They see and feel the difference
and have so much fun they want to learn more!
Using a holistic, 3D approach in my presentations, it meant using whole body learning with
tactile and experiential activities that stimulated
children to know for themselves in addition to
the cognitive information. Saying, “Take a deep
breath’ is not as comprehensive for the child’s
senses as having a breathing sphere.
that expands with inhalation, deflates with exhalation. Children put a hand on their belly buttons to feel the expansion and contraction they
After practicing deep breathing, we marched
all around the classroom, chanting, “BREATHE,
THINK AND MAKE A GOOD CHOICE,” with
hand and body gestures that reinforced the
meaning. We did artwork to show how we feel
inside when we take calm deep breaths. Children felt the difference between tension and
calmness holding a rough feeling rope tied into
a knot in one hand to represent tension and a
soft sock in the other hand symbolizing being
calm. I guided them to tighten each muscle
SEE with the sphere and FEEL with their own
bellies that are synchronized with the sphere.
They HEAR my voice giving the instructions. 3D
holistic learning. The approach is more compre-
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