Traveling Relaxation Cloud
Guided relaxation in which students imagine floating on a cloud that travels over different landscapes.
How to play
- Students lie down with eyes closed.
- The teacher narrates: a soft cloud picks us up and carries us over the sea, the mountains and the town.
- Each landscape is linked to relaxing one part of the body.
- The cloud sets us down on the ground and we stretch slowly.
Rules
- Silence.
- Move only at the end.
Variations
Easier
Short story.
Standard
Full story.
Harder
At the end, each student says one word about how they feel.
Adaptations
- Students who can't lie down: sit with the head supported.
- ADHD: short version.
Learning goals
- Promote relaxation.
- Develop imagination.
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