Activity Description: Scouts stretch and pose like animals to explore how animals move and rest.
- Fulfills Step 2 of GSUSA Daisy Animal Observer badge requirements.
Info Needed: Explore how animals move, hide, and behave by mimicking their actions or observing how they blend into their surroundings.
Items Needed:
- Yoga mat or towel for each scout
- (Optional) Animal yoga cards or printouts
- (Optional) Open space for movement
Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15 min):
- Choose a version of animal yoga that fits your group. (2 min)
- Use printed cards, photos, or a yoga deck.
- 67 Animal Yoga Photos by Kids Yoga Fun
- Free Animal Yoga Cards on Teachers Pay Teachers by Mila Digs Worksheets
- Animal Yoga Deck by WSU
- (Optional) Prepare materials ahead of time.
- Use printed cards, photos, or a yoga deck.
- Explain that scouts will try yoga poses inspired by animals. (2 min)
- Mention that animals stretch, crouch, balance, and rest in different ways.
- (Optional) Show a few examples using cards or images.
- Guide scouts through several animal poses. (8 min)
- Encourage scouts to hold each pose and notice how it feels.
- Use cards or call out animals for scouts to mimic.
- End with a short reflection. (3 min)
- Ask scouts which animal pose was their favorite.
- Talk briefly about how animals use their bodies in nature.
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