Lesson 4 | Teddy bears’ picnic | Field of Mars EEC

Vocabulary

care, needs, breathing, yoga, picnic

Activity 1 instructions video transcript

Fantastic work boys and girls. Now that you've investigated the basic needs of living things, it's time for a teddy bears picnic. In this activity, we're going to share stories about picnics. A time when you can pack food and eat it outside. Perhaps you might like to look at some photos of past picnics that you've been on here. I'm looking at a picnic on my Aunty's farm. She made strawberry jam and we put it on crunchy bread. It was delicious.

And in this photo it rained but it was okay because we had umbrellas for shelter.

Now it's your turn. Why don't you share a memory of a picnic that you've been on with your family and friends.

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Activity 2 instructions video transcript

In this activity we're going to apply our knowledge of the basic needs of living things to every day. In this case, a picnic. Watch the video as Edward is invited on a picnic by his best friend Ted. But I'm not sure he knows what to take. Do you think you can help him decide what he needs to take and what he should leave behind?

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Edward, Chief Teddy prepares for a picnic video transcript

Edward and I were having a cup of tea when we received a wonderful invitation.

It says "you're invited to a teddy bear's picnic. Join me for a picnic outside for some fresh air and fun. Bring water, food and shelter. From your best friend Ted."

Edward says we need to bring water, food and shelter.

Do you think you can help us pack everything Edward needs for the picnic? So, I've gathered a few things. Can you help me decide if it's food, water, shelter or if we don't need it at all?

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Activity 3 instructions video transcript

The sun is shining and I'm getting hungry.  Are you? I think it's time that we get ready for our picnic.

In this activity we're going to pack for our picnic but remember we need to take food to eat, water to drink and shelter from the sun, rain, heat or cold.

A picnic is a fun day so I'm going to bring something along just for fun. So why don't you take your recess or lunch and take it outside or if you can't go outside today lie a towel or a rug on the floor. It's just as much fun. So let's grab our teddies and go.

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Bee breathing video transcript

So, today we are going to do some mindfulness breathing. And because we are in the park we are going to use the breath of the bees.

We are going to take our hands and put our middle fingers together and put those fingers on our belly button and then get your tongue and put in front of your two front teeth. And if you don't have your two front teeth then just put it where they would be. We're going to breathe into our hands, into our belly, and then we are going to buzz like a bee. Zzzz. All the way out, big long breathe. And then close your eyes and see if you can feel the buzz in your body. Breathing normally and just see if you can feel the buzz. Hmmm Can you feel it?

Now we've done the Mummy bee, let's do the baby bee. So, hands on your tummy and let's breathe into our belly. And buzz like little baby bee. Zzzz. All the way out. Then close your eyes and see if you can feel the buzz in your head, behind your eyes, in your mouth, in your throat. Just breathe normally and feel baby bee buzzing in your head.

And then we are going to take our hands onto our belly again, middle fingers together on the belly button, big breath into your belly and this time we are going to do Daddy bee. So, Zzzz. Daddy bee has a long breathe. Zzzz all the way out. And close your eyes and see if you can feel Daddy bee in your chest, in your throat. Maybe you can feel Daddy bee in your tummy? Breathing in and out. Feel the gentle buzz. All the bees in your body.

That was nice. So you can do that breathing technique when you're worried, or when you can't sit still or when you can't sleep. Just buzz like a bee and listen and feel your body and relax.

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Bee breathing video transcript

So, I've been enjoying my picnic today and noticing all these beautiful things in nature. So let's do some yoga poses from nature.

Let's start with tree pose. So make your tummy and your legs strong like a tree trunk as we come into tree pose. We're going to come on to one leg and lift this foot and balance strong through your tummy. Put your foot inside your leg and then bring your hands together in front of your heart and then, if you want to, make your branches wide. Bring them up and out and look up to the sky.  Then very carefully bring your hands back together and down. That was great. Now can you do it on the other leg all by yourself?

Now, when I look up in the trees I see lots of birds so let's do bird pose. Let's come on to that leg again strong through your leg and lift that leg up and take your wings out to the side and you can flap your wings if you like. Balancing, breathing, nice.  That was excellent. Now can you do it by yourself on the other leg?

Let's come down onto our hands and our knees and let's make our backs high like a cat. Cat stretch, stretching up through your back, wag your tail and then let's be happy cats and lift our tails up high and lift up our chest and stretch our back. Sometimes my cat puts her hands forward and she stretches like this. Nice.  And then we're going to come back with our bottom on our feet and we're going to relax down into child's pose.

Then come on up onto your knees, turn your toes under. Let's come up into dog's pose. Legs straight, wag your doggy tails and see if you can take your chest to your legs and wag your tail and then come down onto the floor and rest like a little rock on the ground.

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