Yoga
Class 5 · Physical Education and Well Being
5 ideas in Class 5 Physical Education and Well Being, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Yoga in Every Joyful Act
Part of: Yoga living
A ten-day summer camp wove yoga into all acts: early rising, rangolis, asanas, pets, gardens, garlands, lamps, prayers, mindful meals, cleaning, kitchen help, old-age home visits, goshala trips, cycling, stories, bhajans and meditation. The mentor taught that every act done with joy, calm, awareness and dedication is yoga, closing with folded hands and a prayer for all happiness.
Why it matters. Yoga as a way of living beats yoga as mere exercise. Joyful awareness turns chores into practice.
Try it in two minutes
- List today's acts from morning to night.
- Mark which were done joyfully.
- Do one chore with full awareness.
Try at home. End the day naming three acts done with joy and calm.
Three Paths of Yoga
Part of: Yoga living
Karma Yoga is selfless duty without expecting rewards, like Jadav Payeng planting a forest for forty years. Gyana Yoga is the knowledge path of questions, reading, experiments and reflection, walked by seekers like Swami Chinmayananda. Bhakti Yoga is pure-hearted love seeing God in all, shown by Sanandana's lotus steps to his Guru and practised through prayer, blessings, bhajans, lamps and logs.
Why it matters. Three paths let every child choose her own climb: serving hands, seeking minds or loving hearts.
Try it in two minutes
- Help someone unasked today.
- Ask one big question and seek its answer.
- Sit quietly with family for two minutes.
Try at home. Log prayers and kind acts for a week.
Asteya, Swadhyaya and Pratyahara
Part of: Values and senses
Asteya is non-stealing in deed, word and thought, including others' credit, shown when Kavya confessed and returned the clip. Swadhyaya is self-discovery through books, wise guides and Know-Yourself diaries. Pratyahara, the fifth limb, steers senses with aim, taught through crow effort, heron focus, dog alertness, simple eating and distraction-free study.
Why it matters. Honesty frees guilty hearts, diaries reveal habits, and steered senses sharpen study.
Try it in two minutes
- Return one borrowed thing today.
- Note today's acts in a diary.
- Study ten minutes distraction-free.
Try at home. Keep a Know-Yourself diary for a week.
Warm-ups, Asanas and Safe Practice
Part of: Values and senses
Nine warm-ups ready Grade 5 bodies: toe bends, ankle circles, half-butterfly, hip circles, spinal twists, mill churning, ground twists, cycling and thigh squats. Twelve new asanas follow, from raised-arms and warrior stands to mountain, knee-head, cow-face, half-twist, serpent, diagonal cobra, fish and lion-roar seats. Empty stomachs, clean mats, slow moves, complementary poses, teacher reports and illness disclosures guard all.
Why it matters. Warm joints hold poses safely. New balances, twists and backbends grow full-body strength.
Try it in two minutes
- Bend toes ten times slowly.
- Circle ankles both ways.
- Hold one new pose with breath.
Try at home. Practise cycling legs ten rounds each way.
Breath, Mudras, Trataka and Play
Part of: Values and senses
Straw breathing slows exhales through lips for five minutes. Anuloma Viloma returns, joined by Ujjayi throat straw-breaths, Sitkari teeth-hiss cooling and Sheetali tongue-tube cooling. Prana, Apana and Prithvi mudras seal fingers with journals kept. Bindu Trataka gazes a one-centimetre dot at two to three feet unblinking, then palms. Om Dhyana rounds off five calm chants, and Krida games play nose-touch safety, yoga quizzes and Akkad-Bakkad counts.
Why it matters. Slow breaths calm minds, mudras focus energy, dot gazing builds Dharana, and count games sharpen minds playfully.
Try it in two minutes
- Exhale slowly through lip gaps.
- Seal one mudra for a minute.
- Gaze a wall dot unblinking.
Try at home. Practise Bindu Trataka each morning with palming.
What your child will practise
- Asteya, Swadhyaya and Pratyahara: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Breath, Mudras, Trataka and Play: Space Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Three Paths of Yoga: Jungle Quest (Flip and Match)
- Warm-ups, Asanas and Safe Practice: Treasure Quest (Match It Up)
- Yoga in Every Joyful Act: Garden Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Quiz: Asteya, Swadhyaya and Pratyahara (8 questions)
- Quiz: Breath, Mudras, Trataka and Play (8 questions)
- Quiz: Three Paths of Yoga (8 questions)
- Quiz: Warm-ups, Asanas and Safe Practice (8 questions)