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.
This file includes all the strategies on PowerPoint slides for you to introduce to students and work on together as a class. There are also 9 different discussion prompt questions.
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
For lots more resources for calming and breathing strategies, check out my self-regulation and well-being resources.