Transportation Adventure Themed Yoga Lesson Plan

A whole class, without the planning

You know the kid who can name every vehicle on the road? And the one who can’t sit still for longer than a minute? This lesson gives them both something to do.

Your students pedal up hills, paddle across a river, fly a hang glider, and chug along on a train, all to deliver one important letter. The story keeps them moving. The script tells you exactly what to say next.

There’s nothing to figure out ahead of time. Post the pose cards, open the plan, and start your engines.

What’s inside

• Lesson outline so you can see the whole class at a glance
• Teaching tips for managing the room and moving through the story
• “Get Your Engine Ready” warm-up with turning the key, windshield wipers, and checking the tires
• Two breathing exercises: Hot Air Balloon Breath and Steam Train Breath
• Hot Air Balloon Breathing printable for kids to trace as they breathe
• Discussion question and fun facts, each paired with a movement
• Adventure storytelling script, ready to read aloud
• Storytelling pose cheat sheet to post where everyone can see it
• Red Light, Green Light game, yoga style
• Guided savasana script to bring everyone back to calm
• Journal and create prompt: kids invent a new vehicle and a pose to go with it
• Blow Boats craft for practicing long, slow breaths
• 20 full-size pose cards with original Kumarah illustrations

Ways to use it

• As a full 30-60 minute yoga class
• During a transportation unit in preschool or the early grades
• As a movement break, using only the story or the game
• At a library story time, camp, studio class, or at home

Print it tonight, teach it tomorrow.