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Equipment: A quiet field in the morning is ideal. Can be indoors.

Time: Total ~ 5-10 minutes.

Brief description:Fun physical warm-up. In a circle, everyone starts as a small seed (crouched, hunched), then slowly sprouts and grows, eventually flowering towards the sun (tippy toes, arms outstretched). Repeat, getting faster each time, leading eventually to seeds in unison jumping into the air and letting out loud "ahhhs"!

Introduction

Seed - Flower Stretch

Preschool Physical

Exercise

Centennial College

The idea is to grow as slowly

as possible, which is very

challenging, e.g., children

will experience thigh burn

and are usually to do things

fast. This forces a mental

slow down so really

emphasize that it is about

growing as slowly as

possible.

Encourage children to let out a big sigh as they are flowering, then relax.

Next time, a bigger sigh. And maybe another time, really big sigh, and a little jump in the air.

Then do it faster, this time jumping into the air and letting out a big "ahhh!"

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In a circle, demonstrate being a seed (crouched and hunched as much as possible).

Everyone adopts the seed position.

Then imagine that you are slowly going to grow into a flower.

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