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Sitting on a Chicken: The Best (Ever) 52 Yoga Games to Teach in Schools
The best way to teach yoga to children is with games. With 52 vibrant, easy-to-follow yoga games requiring no previous yoga experience, this book will enable you to help children become better listeners, take responsibility, gain self-control, improve behaviour, become assertive and improve self-esteem and confidence.
Within these pages Michael Chissick has distilled nearly twenty years' experience of teaching yoga to children aged 3-11 in mainstream and special needs schools. He explains the ideal yoga lesson structure to transform your children's you will learn which games to teach, when to teach them and how to teach them, and how the additional benefits of improved co-ordination, flexibility, fitness, self-calming and relaxation can be accessible to all children regardless of impairment, need, culture, shape, mood or size.
Within these pages Michael Chissick has distilled nearly twenty years' experience of teaching yoga to children aged 3-11 in mainstream and special needs schools. He explains the ideal yoga lesson structure to transform your children's you will learn which games to teach, when to teach them and how to teach them, and how the additional benefits of improved co-ordination, flexibility, fitness, self-calming and relaxation can be accessible to all children regardless of impairment, need, culture, shape, mood or size.
114 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2016
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About the author
Michael Chissick
17 books1 followerFor more than two decades I have been teaching yoga in both primary and special needs schools. I continue to be in demand and busy, every week teaching in a regular hub of schools spanning Essex, Hertfordshire and East London.
How privileged I am to have been teaching at one of the schools for twenty-two years and at least ten at some of the others.
Increasingly I am visiting schools all over England to train staff to deliver yoga to their pupils as part of the PE/PSHE curriculum
When I am teaching yoga to children there is more, much more to it than just the yoga.
The right approach starts with clear objectives and knowing how to achieve them.
The right approach means teaching within a structure that will encourage the very best behaviour and participation from the class.
The right approach comes from an understanding of what makes a special needs child special.
The right approach means never giving up trying to encourage a child with autism to get up and perform the sun sequence independently.
The right approach means making a commitment to ensure that every child is included in the lesson even if they cannot stand.
The right approach is much more than just yoga. Some might say that this is what yoga is really about.
My Expertise
Over the years I have developed my expertise in many areas of special needs including teaching yoga to children with Autism, Asperger's and Sensory Processing disorders, as well as children with severe and mild learning disabilities. SEN Teachers and support staff can benefit from my in-school training courses where teaching and training are geared to the specific needs of their pupils.
Both the Yoga Community and Education Sector acknowledge that I am a genuine pioneer and leader in this field, often referring to me as The Teachers' Teacher.
How privileged I am to have been teaching at one of the schools for twenty-two years and at least ten at some of the others.
Increasingly I am visiting schools all over England to train staff to deliver yoga to their pupils as part of the PE/PSHE curriculum
When I am teaching yoga to children there is more, much more to it than just the yoga.
The right approach starts with clear objectives and knowing how to achieve them.
The right approach means teaching within a structure that will encourage the very best behaviour and participation from the class.
The right approach comes from an understanding of what makes a special needs child special.
The right approach means never giving up trying to encourage a child with autism to get up and perform the sun sequence independently.
The right approach means making a commitment to ensure that every child is included in the lesson even if they cannot stand.
The right approach is much more than just yoga. Some might say that this is what yoga is really about.
My Expertise
Over the years I have developed my expertise in many areas of special needs including teaching yoga to children with Autism, Asperger's and Sensory Processing disorders, as well as children with severe and mild learning disabilities. SEN Teachers and support staff can benefit from my in-school training courses where teaching and training are geared to the specific needs of their pupils.
Both the Yoga Community and Education Sector acknowledge that I am a genuine pioneer and leader in this field, often referring to me as The Teachers' Teacher.
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December 7, 2016
I was so excited to receive my copy of Sitting On A Chicken, The Best Ever Yoga Games To Teach In Schools by Michael Chissick. I discovered Mr. Chissick awhile back when I reviewed Seahorse’s Magic Sun Sequence, how all children (and sea creatures) can use yoga to feel positive, confident and completely included. What I like most about his work is his focused attention on how to make activities wholly inclusive. In Sitting On A Chicken, using clear lesson plans, complete with intentions and learning objectives, Michael shares highly accessible yoga and mindfulness games to implement into your classrooms. Mr. Chissick is very imaginative and has created some very original, fun-filled yoga games that teach mindfulness. These games are designed to be all inclusive to ensure “that all children are included irrespective of needs, culture, shape, mood or size”. I could not say that any better!
I highly recommend this book. It can be used by anyone from parents to teachers to childcare workers who are looking for fun, play centered ways to bring yoga and mindfulness to all children and with added ingenuity can be adapted for all age groups and all needs. The beautiful illustrations by Sarah Peacock are cheerful, understandable and just make you happy!
Full Disclosure: The publisher sent me a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
I highly recommend this book. It can be used by anyone from parents to teachers to childcare workers who are looking for fun, play centered ways to bring yoga and mindfulness to all children and with added ingenuity can be adapted for all age groups and all needs. The beautiful illustrations by Sarah Peacock are cheerful, understandable and just make you happy!
Full Disclosure: The publisher sent me a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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