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Yoga Story Time For Ages: 5 years old and younger
Bendy is thinking about all the things their grateful for. What are you grateful for? This Bendy Bookworm Story Time is all about giving thanks!
In this Yoga Story Time video for Toddlers (ages: 2-5 years old) we'll read pages from "Llama Llama Gives Thanks" an Anna Dewdney book and do some fun poses to move along with the story.
If you’d like to purchase your own copy of "Llama Llama Gives Thanks" an Anna Dewdney book, you can click HERE!
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter V for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter V
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter V! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
Yoga Story Time For Ages: 2-5 years old
Miss Didi and Bendy are busy decorating for Halloween. Would you like to help? A Bendy Bookworm Story Time is the perfect way to get us in pumpkin party mood!
In this Yoga Story Time video for Toddlers (ages: 2-5 years old) we'll read pages from "Peppa’s Pumpkin Party" and do some fun poses to move along with the story.
If you’d like to purchase your own copy of “Peppa’s Pumpkin Party”, you can click HERE!
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter R for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter R
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter R! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
Yoga Story Time For Ages: 2-5 years old
Bendy is nervous about going back to school. Maybe you are too? A Bendy Bookworm Story Time might help us feel braver and stronger for our first day of school!
In this Yoga Story Time video for Toddlers (ages: 2-5 years old) we'll read pages from "Time for School, Little Blue Truck" by Alice Schertle and do some fun poses to move along with the story.
If you’d like to purchase your own copy of “Time for School, Little Blue Truck” by Alice Schertle, you can click HERE!
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter Q for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter Q
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter Q! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter O for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter O
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter O! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter N for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter N
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter N! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter M for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter M
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter M! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter H for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter H
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter H! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter G for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter G
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter G! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter F for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter F
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter F! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter E for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter E
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter E! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter D for us to see, say, and sign! A special friend visits too!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter D
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter D! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter C for us to see, say, and sign! A special friend visits too!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter C
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter C! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter B for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter B
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter B! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
Reading stories aloud together is a great way to educate at home. The bonding experience builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. Adding a craft builds on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity while reminding the child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement (in the same way that adding the movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses do) in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.
Try this craft (Ideal for ages 4-9 years old). Pair it with “Luna’s Map” by Danielle Fisher for a Story Time and Craft Activity.
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, pattern recognition, and visual processing (practiced during the Story Time)
Motor Skills: coloring, cutting, and glueing (practiced during the craft)
Emotional Skills: friendship, courage, independence (learned in “Luna’s Map”)
Color Markers, Crayons, or Washable Paint
Green and Red Construction Paper or White Paper
1 Toilet Paper Rolls
Pencil and Scissors
Glue
Googley Eyes
Step One:
*Color the toilet paper roll by using color markers, crayons, or washable paint.
I added “speckles” using dots of fabric paint but you can glue down cut out circles OR just have an un-speckled frog!
*When the paint has dried: fold in one end, open it, and cut along the fold. Fold in the other end and leave it folded in.
Step Two:
*Cut out 4 frog legs from the green construction paper (or white and then color in). You can use a similar shape as mine (shown in the picture) or cut out your own variation of frog legs!
*Cut a spiral “frog tongue” from the red construction paper (or white and then color in). You can use a similar shape as mine (shown in the picture), roll up a strip of paper, or cut out your own variation of a frog’s tongue.
Step Three:
*Glue it all together!
ABC Kids Yoga For Ages: 2-5 years old
In this Bendy Bookworm Yoga video for kids, children will move-to-learn the letters of the alphabet. Bendy the Bookworm, our letter loving friend, brings the letter A for us to see, say, and sign!
Children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: learning the alphabet, learn the letter A
Motor/Physical Skills: balance, core strength, flexibility
Emotional Skills: friendship, confidence, perseverance
You did it!! You learned the letter A! Here is your Coloring Sheet Award:
For Children Ages: 3-7 years old
Reading stories together out loud is a great way to educate at home. The bonding experience builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. Adding a craft builds on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity while reminding the child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement (in the same way that adding the movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses do) in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.
Try this dragon craft. Pair it with “Attack of the Underwear Dragon” by Scott Rothman for a Story Time and Craft Activity.
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, pattern recognition, and visual processing (practiced during the Story Time)
Motor Skills: coloring, cutting, and glueing (practiced during the craft)
Emotional Skills: courage, creativity, and facing challenges
Color Markers, Crayons, or Washable Paint
Two Paper Plates
Pencil and Scissors
Glue/ Hot Glue Gun (with adult supervision)
Popsicle Stick
Optional: Googley Eyes, Glitter, Stickers, etc.
Step One:
*Color 1 paper plate in half and draw wigs on one half. On the second paper plate, draw the dragon’s head and tail. You can draw a similar pattern to mine by using the picture below as a guide.
Step Two:
*Cut out and color/paint the shapes.
Step Three:
*Glue it all together!
Kids and Toddler Yoga For Ages: 2 years old - 8 years old
In Bendy Bookworm Yoga motion sing along song for kids, children will move-to-learn as they practice the following developmental skills-
Educational Skills: visual processing (mirroring movement), memorization, saying the words in their heads without speaking them out loud
Motor/Physical Skills: rapid motion changes
Emotional Skills: confidence, silliness, imagination
Lyrics:
There was some bubblegum (open and close hands)
And it got in her hair (pat head)
A pair of scissors (arms move out and in)
and a pile of grass (wiggle fingers down)
a bunny (bunny ears)
a kitty (kitten paws)
a bacon-y, noodle-y mess (wiggle arms around)
da na na na na na, da na na na na naaaa
Each time you repeat the song, drop a line: complete the hand motions without words
