Breathing exercises for kids are incredibly important when developing self-regulation skills and implementing mindfulness for kids activities in your classroom. These breathing strategies will help children to build their social emotional skills.
Rainbow posters are included for 20 different breathing strategies. There are 10 different colours to choose from. Either mix and match to create a rainbow display, or stick to just one colour. This file includes:
- Rainbow strategies + mini rainbow strategies (4 to a page- use for a smaller display or as task cards)
- PowerPoint with all strategies in every colour- select the slides that you wish to print
These breathing exercises for kids include a range of fun breathing strategies to support children in learning to breathe deeply and effectively. There are 20 breathing exercises that include:
- 5 Finger Breathing
- Balloon Breath
- Infinity Breathing
- Bee Breathing
- 5 Count Breathing
- Whale Breathing
- Leaf breathing
- Candle breaths
- Hot Drink Breathing
- Soup breathing
- Square breathing
- Star breathing
- Rainbow breathing
- Elephant breathing
- Butterfly breathing
- Bunny breathing
- Bubble breathing
- Tummy breathing
- Feather breathing
A variety of heading options also included if you are creating a display.
For lots more resources for calming and breathing strategies, check out my self-regulation and well-being resources.