Bendy Bookworm Videos

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The 5 Green and Speckled Frogs Song

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5 Green and Speckled Frogs Song: A move-to-learn rhyme intended to target developmental skills.
For Ages: 18 months- 8 years old

Want ways to make "Luna's Map" interactive? Use this song when you reach the page with frog eyes peeping above the water!!

In this video, children will move-to-learn through song as they practice the following developmental skills- Cognitive Skills: counting, auditory processing (listening and following directions), and visual processing (mimicking movement)
Motor/Physical Skills: coordination
Emotional Skills: resilience (make a mistake and keep going)

Lyrics:
5 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs
Yum Yum
1 jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are 4 green speckled frogs
Glub Glub (continue counting down to 0 frogs)


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Magical Story Time: Do You Believe in Unicorns

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This story time is a Magical Melodies/ Bendy Bookworm mash-up; a mix of music, story time, and yoga! We've combined forces for a story time extravaganza of all the developmental skill practices I teach through yoga and storytelling AND all the fun crazy song and dance joy that Mr. Chris brings.

A move-to-learn yoga video intended to target developmental skills. In this video, children will practice-

Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, auditory processing (listening and following directions), and visual processing (mimicking movement)
Motor/Physical Skills: coordination, muscle isolation, and balance
Emotional Skills: challenge and achievement…. oh and some plain silliness

Want to purchase “Do You Believe in Unicorns” by Bethanie Deeney Murguia? Click HERE!

ADD BENDY BOOKWORM YOGA INTO YOUR CHILD’S ROUTINE. THEY WILL GAIN ALL THE BENEFITS OF A READ A LOUD STORY TIME AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MOVEMENT!

Bendy Bookworm Motion Meditation: Finger Taps

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In this video, you will learn how to calm energy in stressful or emotion packed moments. The Finger Tap Motion Mediation is great for releasing focusing attention and finding stillness.

A move-to-learn yoga video intended to target developmental skills. In this video, children will practice- Cognitive Skills: counting
Motor/Physical Skills: coordination and dexterity
Emotional Skills: stillness and emotion awareness

NEED TO ADD MORE MOVEMENT TO YOUR CHILD’S DAY? ADD IN BENDY BOOKWORM YOGA; MOVEMENT YOUR CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GAIN ALL THE BENEFITS OF A READ A LOUD STORY TIME PLUS PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MOVEMENT!

Bendy Bookworm Yoga Games: Sun Races

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In this video, you will learn how to teach Sun Races. Whether it’s time for a movement minute or the start of your kids yoga class, this exercise is perfect!. Sun Races are a great for releasing pent up energy and refocusing attention.

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Motor/Physical Skills: strength, coordination, and flexibility
Emotional Skills: silliness and being a good sport

NEED TO ADD MORE MOVEMENT TO YOUR CHILD’S DAY? ADD IN BENDY BOOKWORM YOGA; MOVEMENT YOUR CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GAIN ALL THE BENEFITS OF A READ A LOUD STORY TIME PLUS PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MOVEMENT!

Bendy Bookworm Story Time: I Don't Want To Be A Frog

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“I Don't Want To Be A Frog” By Dev Petty

Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. Maybe a cat? Can he be a rabbit? Anything but a frog. What’s so wrong with being a frog, anyway? This is a wonderfully silly story about self-acceptance; reminding us that we’re perfect just as we are: slime, wet, warts and all!

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, auditory processing (listening and following directions), and visual processing (mimicking movement)
Motor/Physical Skills: coordination, muscle isolation, and balance
Emotional Skills: self acceptance and self awareness

To Purchase:
Amazon Link- I Don't Want To Be A Frog by Dev Petty

Did your child LOVE the Frog Song?
Listen to it again: HERE !!

Want to practice more move-to-learn rhymes, songs, and poses like the Video above? Join me for a Virtual Kids Yoga Class!

Bendy Bookworm Story Time: Nobody Hugs A Cactus

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“NOBODY HUGS A CACTUS” BY CARTER GOODRICH

Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. When some desert “friends” visit and disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed.
Does someone prickly on the outside ALWAYS STAY prickly on the inside or is it okay to change?

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, auditory processing, and visual processing
Motor/Physical Skills: coordination, balance, and flexibility
Emotional Skills: wide range of emotions; facial recognition of feelings

To Purchase:
Amazon Link- Nobody Hugs A Cactus by Carter Goodrich

Want to pair this Bendy Bookworm Story Time with a cactus craft?
Click HERE !!

Want to practice more move-to-learn rhymes, songs, and poses like the Video above? Join me for my weekly Yoga Class for Kids on Zoom!

The Car Song

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The Car Song: A move-to-learn rhyme video intended to target developmental skills.
For Ages: 18 months- 6 years old.

In this video, children will practice-
Cognitive Skills: colors and cause and effect
Motor/Physical Skills: Flexibility and hand coordination

Want to practice more move-to-learn rhymes, songs, and poses like the Video above? Fill out the form below and receive a FREE Bendy Bookworm Yoga Video for your child.

The Frog Song

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The Frog Song: A move-to-learn rhyme video intended to target developmental skills.
For Ages: 18 months- 6 years old.

In this video, children will practice-
Cognitive Skills: colors and vocabulary
Motor/Physical Skills: mouth muscles and sounds

Want to practice more move-to-learn rhymes, songs, and poses like the Video above? Fill out the form below and receive a FREE Bendy Bookworm Yoga Video for your child.

Bendy Bookworm Story Time: Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

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“Little Blue Truck” by Alice Schertle

Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. He likes beeping to his animal friends and driving down muddy country roads! This story is filled with truck sounds and animal noises to read aloud; a wonderful friendship story about helping others.

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: counting, colors, and vocabulary
Motor/Physical Skills: strength, balance, and flexibility
Emotional Skills: being a good friend, cause and effect

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Clap-and-Rub Motion Meditation

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This Motion Meditation is my go to for focusing attention, releasing excessive energy, task transitions for the classroom or moving from one activity to the next with your toddler. This motion meditation can work for pretty much any scenario; it’s super easy for a caregiver to execute and works so well with toddlers because it hits some key elements for engagement:
#1. Movement: moving the hands from out wide to a clap, to rubbing, to rest on a body part keeps their attention engaged because it is constantly changing movement.
#2. Counting: I usually have the children count to three as they reach their arms wide; triggering the learning skill of counting (for older children there’s comfort in the repetition of counting).
#3. Memory: Repeatedly using this meditation helps with order memory: “What body part comes next?”

Involving those engagement skills makes it such a successful motion meditation! Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Reach arms out wide to the side, wiggle fingers as you STRETCH wide, and count to three.
Step 2: Clap hands together and rub to create warmth between the palms. I rub until they tell me their hands are warm.
Step 3: Place hands on bellies and take a deep breath in and release the breath out.
Repeat the Steps moving the hands from the belly, to the head, and finally resting on the heart.

If you’d like to practice more motion meditations with your toddler, watch and move to my FREE toddler yoga video: “Good Morning!” Just fill out the form below, receive the link and press play!

Bendy Bookworm Story Time: Perfect Square by Michael Hall

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“Perfect Square” by Michael Hall

A perfect square is changes himself over and over to live his life beyond the four equal sides of this square book.

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: colors, order/ sequencing, prediction
Motor/Physical Skills: crossing the midline, core strengthening, balance
Emotional Skills: emotion recognition, imagination, changes, re-invention

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Bendy Bookworm Story Time: Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood

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A Yogi's spin on traditional story time: toddlers interact with stories and build literacy skills by practicing yoga poses! @thebendybookworm www.bendybookwo...

“Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert” by Morag Hood

Sophie is a unicorn expert. She should know, she lives with them! But living with enchanted animals can be tricky business. And Sophie is so caught up in teaching others that she fails to notice the magic right under her nose.

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, following directions, focus, broadening vision
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strengthening, body control
Emotional Skills: magic, caring, humor

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Bendy Bookworm Story Time: Can I keep it? by Lisa Jobe

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“Can I Keep it?” by Lisa Jobe

One summer day, a boy ventures into his backyard on a mission to find the perfect pet. When he asks to keep the animals that happened to “follow” him home, his mom points out that where they truly belong.

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: prediction, vocabulary, following directions
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, spine flexibility, muscle control
Emotional Skills: curiosity, friendship, caring

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Bendy Bookworm Story Time: The Little Taco Truck by Tanya Valentine

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“The Little Taco Truck” by Tanya Valentine

Little Taco Truck serves up tasty treats to the hungry workers on Union Street . . . until one day, Miss Falafel shows up and parks right in his space. The next day, Miss Falafel is there again, and this time she's brought more food trucks.

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: counting, vocabulary, cause and effect
Motor/Physical Skills: flexibility, core strengthening, balance
Emotional Skills: determination, friendship, emotion recognition

To Purchase:
Amazon Link- Little Taco Truck by Tanya Valentine

Want to pair the Bendy Bookworm Story Time with a car craft?
Click HERE!!

Want to practice more move-to-learn rhymes, songs, and poses like the Video above? Join me for my weekly Yoga Class for Kids on Zoom!