Lesson Two: Belly Breathing to Reduce Stress, Worries, Anger~Increase Relaxation

 This turnkey lesson plan teaching belly breathing comes with everything you need to introduce a research-based, stress management technique to your class, group, or home. Belly breathing is fun, effective and easy! This download package comes with 2 stories, 1 relaxation music download, 2 worksheets, and a Certificate of Completion making it effortless for any teacher or parent to implement. No prior teaching experience is needed. Each lesson can be used with the 2 included stories, giving you TWO COMPLETE LESSONS in ONE!

Deep Breathing better know as belly breathing is a powerful relaxation technique with profound impact. Belly breathing can help children improve concentration, relax muscles and anger, and calm the mind.

“I am a mental health therapist working with children and families. There are many books and resources to teach kids about relaxation and breathing, but few work for me to introduce the concepts to my younger clients – preschoolers and younger elementary school children. (Though it would also be good for older elementary schoolers.) The simplicity of this book is calming in and of itself.”
— T. Jalbert

Belly breathing class is structured in the following format:

1) Movement Activity: Class opens with a movement activity designed to help children learn about and release stress, anger, fears.

2) Explanation/ Lesson: Lesson and explanation of specific relaxation technique are provided.

3) Story time/Lesson: Children listen to an award winning story from Lori Lite that includes an actual research-based stress management technique .

4) Discussion: Lesson is continued with a discussion of the story and technique. Children learn how they can apply this specific technique to their lives.

5) Worksheet and Relaxation Music: Worksheet reinforces the lesson children learned in class and demonstrates how they can be active participants in decreasing stress and anger. Music soundtrack is an added bonus.

6) Certificate of Completion: Included and handed out.

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