A few members of our team are considering using the Hoberman sphere to teach the students deep breathing. Breathing patterns can have a deep effect on our health. In times of stress, breathing can become fast and shallow. Teaching children deep breathing exercises can help them calm down, focus, and relax.
How to do it:
To begin, ask students to breathe in deeply from down in their belly as you slowly expand the sphere. As children are breathing, you can have them place their hands on their bellies so they can feel it expanding like a balloon. Once the lungs are full of air and the sphere is round, ask students to hold their breath for a count of three. Next, have students slowly exhale as you slowly close the sphere. Repeat this exercise ten to twelve times. (We are planning to have the students pass the sphere around in a circle so each student will have an opportunity to practice deep breathing with it.)
Hoberman Sphere Breathing
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