1. Teacher: Katie Russell Classroom: Hoosier Uplands Head Start
Bedford – AM Session
Date: 3/12/15
What we are learning about: Y is for Yoga
Overview of Lesson [Give a brief summary/description of the lesson]
In this lesson, students will listen and interact with the book My Daddy is a Pret zel by Baron
Baptiste. This lesson focuses on an activity that begins with the letter Y and body movement .
Goals/Aims/Objectives Standards
Following the lesson, students should be able to
 Demonstrate one yoga pose
 Recall two yoga poses from the book
 Demonstrate 3 mindfulness breaths
Physical Skills
P.3.13 Perform stability skills alone and/or with a
partner.
Social Studies
SS.5.30 Use interpersonal skills of sharing and taking
turns in interactions with others.
English/Language Arts
ELA.7.72 Follow two-step spoken directions with
prompts.
Body of Lesson
Opening
How will you begin
the lesson?
5 minutes
Introduce yoga and book
 “What is our letter of the week?” (Y)
 “Today we will be doing a special kind of exercise that begins with
Y. Any guesses?” (Guesses)
 “We will be doing some yoga. What do we know about yoga?”
(Responses)
Today we will read My Daddy is a Prezel and we will do the different
poses in the book.
 Before we read the book, we need to practice mindful breathing.
 We are all going to sit criss-cross with straight backs. [Demonstrate]
 Hold out your hands in a bowl shape. [Demonstrate]
 I want you to pretend that your favorite food is in your hands. What
is your favorite food? [Allow every child to share] So you each have
your favorite food in your hands. It smells wonderful, but it is
extremely hot! We want to smell our favorite food [demonstrate
deep inhale] and then we want to blow on it to cool it off
[demonstrate exhale]. When we smell our food we are inhaling.
When we blow on it we are exhaling.
 Let’s do it again! Inhale; exhale.
 Close your eyes.
 Let’s do it again. Inhale; exhale.
 These are deep, mindful breathes that will help us relax as we do
our poses.

2. Activities
What activities will
be done to teach
the concepts?
10 minutes
Read My Daddy is a Pretzel and do poses
“Now, we will read My Daddy is a Pret zel written by Baron Baptiste.
Illustrated by Sophie Fatus.”
 Read each page
 Demonstrate and have the children do each yoga pose after each
page
 Demonstrate mindful breathing while doing each pose
o [Instructions for poses and breathing is in the book]
o [Additional instructions for poses on attached pages]
 Read last line slowly – “Yoga is power.”
“Let’s all sit criss-cross [wait], close our eyes [wait], and take three mindful
breaths. Inhale; exhale. Inhale; exhale. Inhale; exhale.”
Closing
How will you review
the lesson to be
sure all students
understand the
concepts?
2 minutes
Summarize the book and activity
“What are some things you remember from our book?” (Responses)
“Can you show me a yoga pose? [wait]”
“Can you show me another? [wait]”
“Doing yoga poses and taking mindful breaths can help us relax when we
don’t feel good. Next time you don’t feel good, you can try one of these
to help you feel better!”
How will you check for understanding/assess learning?
Students will be assessed through teacher observation. This observation will focus on the students’ abilities to
recall two yoga poses from the book [closing], demonstrate one yoga pose [activity or closing], and
demonstrate three mindful breaths [activity]. The teacher will document through checklist and anecdotal
notes.
Learning Arrangement
This activity will be conducted in the circle time space with the whole group. Teacher will provide a new Y
vocabulary word (yoga), new concepts (mindful breathing and yoga poses), and use both visual and
kinesthetic learning opportunities.
Resources/Materials Needed
 My Daddy is a Pretzel by Baron Baptiste
 Checklist
 Notebook
 Pencil/Pen
Extending the Lesson Plan
 Introduce the Sun Salutation during music time
 Display other yoga books in the library area
 Invite a yoga instructor to lead a mini yoga session

3. Y is for Yoga Additional Pose Instructions
The Tree Pose
1. Stand up
2. Lift your arms into the sky as you lift your leg up
a. Your foot can rest on your ankle, calf, or thigh
3. Bring your hands to your heart
4. Now lift your arms to the sky
5. Let all of your body parts back down
The Dog Pose
1. Sit up and put your knees together
2. Prop your toes up
3. Set your bottom on your feet
4. Stretch your arms out in front of you
5. Lift your bottom up in the air with your feet
6. Push your bottom back as you push your feet into the floor
7. Lower your knees
8. Stretch your arms out and breathe
The Triangle Pose
1. Stand up with your feet and arms spread
2. Turn your foot towardsthe wall [point to wall]
3. Exhale and reach for your turned foot
4. Look up at your hand in the air
5. Lift up
6. Repeat with other foot
The Airplane Pose
1. Stand up and face the wall [point to wall]
2. Lift your leg in front of you
3. Bend your knee to your chest
4. Kick/stretch foot back behind you
5. Place your arms at your side
6. Repeat on other side
The Bridge Pose
1. Lay down and bend your knees
2. Hands at your sides
3. Push your bottom up with your feet; hips to the sky
4. Hold your hands together
5. Put your hands by your sides
6. Lay back down
The Plow Pose
1. Lay down
2. Bring your knees into your belly
3. Lift your hips/bottomup with your hands; elbows on floor
4. Push your feet high into the sky
5. Put your feet behind your head

4. The Fish Pose
1. Sit up with your legs out and feet together
2. Place your hands on your hips
3. Lean back on your elbows
4. Arch back/presschest to the sky/move shoulders towards the floor
5. Nod your head back so it touches the floor
The Lion Pose
1. Sit up with your knees together
2. Place your bottom on your feet
3. Move your knees apart
4. Place your hands in front
5. Stick tongue out/ROAR!
The Pretzel pose
1. Sit with your legs out in front of you
2. Grab one foot and bring it to your thigh
3. Grab the other foot and put it behind your knee
4. Twist [point in direction]
5. Repeat on other side

5. Y is for Yoga Checklist
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths
Demonstrate 1 Yoga Pose
Recall 2 Yoga Poses
Demonstrate 3 mindful breaths