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The Dragon's Breath
TARGET:
3-5 years
INTENSITY:
5–7 min / Regular
LEARNING GOAL
Developing Emotional Awareness When Interacting with Others (aiming for a positive solution-seeking stance)
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Managing My Emotions When Interacting with Others
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
Simple Reasoning
MATERIALS
Feather or pinwheel
DETAILED PROCEDURE
This activity works best one-on-one, or with one child at a time within a small group. Pause as soon as you notice tension in the child.
Step 1
Offer a choice: "Would you like to blow on the feather or would you prefer to sit for a moment?"
Step 2
Guide the breath: "Blow gently so the feather doesn't fly away too far."
Step 3
Close by linking to the next step: "Your body is calm - we can continue differently now."
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Step 10
PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child chooses and completes a calming strategy from two options.
Research Foundations
Saarni (1999)
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