Yoga for Daily Life
Class 3 · Physical Education and Well Being
4 ideas in Class 3 Physical Education and Well Being, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Being Happy and Healthy
Part of: Happy, healthy, kind
Happy acts include playing, gardening, colouring, singing, pets, water play, family meals and stories. Healthy acts include nutritious home food, daily exercise, cleanliness, cycling, park games, swimming and sound sleep. Yoga joins both: a healthy body and a happy mind.
Why it matters. Joy and health feed each other. Children who name both can practise both daily.
Try it in two minutes
- List three acts that make your child happy.
- List three acts that keep her healthy.
- Pick one of each to do today.
Try at home. Draw a happy-healthy day with food, play, bath and sleep.
Being Kind
Part of: Happy, healthy, kind
Kindness makes others happy: thanking, helping and respecting elders, doing chores, keeping places clean, staying on time, caring and sharing with siblings, staying friendly and feeding birds and animals. When friends fall or elders carry loads, kind children step in to help.
Why it matters. Kind acts build friends and trust. Noticing others' needs is the heart of yoga life.
Try it in two minutes
- Thank someone warmly today.
- Help with one chore unasked.
- Feed birds or water a plant.
Try at home. Do one secret kind act daily for a week.
Yama and Ahimsa
Part of: Yama and Niyama
Yoga has eight parts, and Yama, or good behaviour, is the first. Yama has five rules, and Class 3 learns Ahimsa: never hurting others in deeds, words or thoughts, and staying kind to people, animals, birds and plants. Prince Siddhartha lived it when he nursed a shot swan back to flight.
Why it matters. Non-hurting keeps all beings safe. Stories of kindness plant mercy that lasts.
Try it in two minutes
- Tell the swan story in your own words.
- Ask who acted kindly and who acted harshly.
- Name one kind act for an animal today.
Try at home. Feed birds or water plants gently every morning.
Niyama and Shaucha
Part of: Yama and Niyama
Niyama means daily good habits like brushing, bathing, homework and prayers. Class 3 learns Shaucha, or cleanliness of body, mind and surroundings: shower, brush, wash hands, avoid anger, speak kindly and stay polite. Asha's fair laddoo taught her to wash hands before eating, and steady habits for eating, sleeping and waste keep all well.
Why it matters. Clean habits guard health like rivers marking stone: practised daily for years, they stay for life.
Try it in two minutes
- Tick today's clean habits on a chart.
- Wash hands together before meals.
- Fix bedtime with a story, no screens.
Try at home. Trace hands and write a cleanliness slogan on them.
What your child will practise
- Being Happy and Healthy: Candy Quest (Flip and Match)
- Being Happy and Healthy: Garden Quest (Match It Up)
- Being Kind: Animal Parade Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Niyama and Shaucha: Desert Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Yama and Ahimsa: Ocean Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Quiz: Being Happy and Healthy (8 questions)
- Quiz: Being Kind (8 questions)
- Quiz: Niyama and Shaucha (8 questions)
- Quiz: Yama and Ahimsa (8 questions)