Program Title: Water, Water Everywhere- The Water Cycle through Movement and Mindfulness:
Can be adapted for grades 3 and up
Contact Person: Jennifer Marvel
Students will develop an understanding of the water cycle through yoga poses and other creative
movement. They will use this knowledge to identify the elements of the water cycle and re-create the
water cycle in a group pose activity as well as building a group model. Students will also learn the
importance of water and why it is essential to all life. Students will discuss their favorite uses of water
and participate in a yoga class centered around water activities such as surfing, swimming, and boating.
A breathing activity, such as the ocean breath, will also be introduced.
Anticipated student outcome
Increase students’ ability to focus on learning, decrease stress, and improve balance and coordination
through the use of yoga postures. Group activities will develop interpersonal communication skills and
team work. Individual projects will allow the students to be reflective and work independently to
increase self awareness and self esteem.
While students learn and understand the water cycle, they will also: become more connected with their
bodies, learn to respect one another’s ideas and gain important stress management tools.
Material: Classroom and the ability to move around.
Scheduling requirements: Flexible
Project length:
This project can be adapted to the classroom teacher's needs. This outline is for 5 days however it can
be shortened to 3 if needed.
Daily Activities 50 minute sessions
Day 1 Introduction and discussion of yoga and how we can use yoga to learn about different subjects in
school. Students learn that yoga means to join the 3 B's (body, brain, and breath). A warm up is
introduced. And the ocean breath and how important it is for stress management is introduced
 Discuss how yoga poses can help students learn different subjects. An example would be the
Water Cycle
 The class is led in a discussion of the water cycle and key vocabulary terms are introduced:
condensation, precipitation and runoff are introduced using a diagram on the SMARTboard
 Class then learns a yoga sequence using the vocabulary words
Day 2
 Refresher on yoga poses and breath
 Revisit - Students break off into groups and re-create the water cycle with their bodies
 Class creates water cycle projects : http://mrslopezsridein3rd.blogspot.com/2011/12/watercycle.html
 Class ends with instructor leading them through a mindfulness experience and connecting with
their ocean breath.
Day 3
 Yoga warm up and water cycle warm up
 Class checks on water cycle project
 Students break off into groups and add to the movement sequence they created with the water
cycle with their bodies
 Groups take turns demonstrating
 Class ends with instructor leading them through a mindfulness experience and connecting with
their ocean breath
Day 4
 Yoga warm up and water cycle warm up
 Class checks on water cycle project
 Class discussion on the benefits of water and its uses and what they like about water
 Class participates in water theme yoga class they helped create
 Class ends with instructor leading them through a mindfulness experience and connecting with
their ocean breath
Day 5
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3 B and water cycle warm up
Class checks on water cycle project
Class discussion on water conservation and ways they can be water advocates
Class review on water cycle and what they have learned.
Class performs group water demo