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What is proprioception?

What is proprioception? Proprioception is the ability of your muscles and joints to determine where they are in space.

What is proprioception?  Proprioception is the ability of your muscles and joints to determine where they are in space. The proprioceptive nerve endings in the body provide us with the information of where our hands, arms, and legs are in space without having to look at them. The specialized proprioception receptors in the body tell […]

Strategies for Fidgety Students During Classroom Activities

Do you need strategies for fidgety students during group activities? Sensory seeking students may benefit from these suggestions to help improve classroom management.

Do you need strategies for fidgety students during group activities? Sensory seeking students may benefit from these suggestions to help improve classroom management. These tips are great anytime for classroom teachers during circle time or large group instruction. Start with a Movement Warm Up Begin the activity with a movement warm up.  Depending upon your […]

5 Evidence-Based Benefits of Yoga for Kids

Many of us know that there are plenty of benefits of yoga for kids. But... what does the research say? Inquiring minds want to know! Here are 5 evidence-based benefits of yoga for kids.

Many of us know that there are plenty of benefits of yoga for kids. But… what does the research say? Inquiring minds want to know! Here are 5 evidence-based benefits of yoga for kids. Yoga improves motor skills. One of the benefits of yoga for kids is improvements in motor skills.  Research indicates that children […]

Universal Design, Play Time and Motor Learning

Here are 5 suggestions to combine universal design, play and motor learning to allow play to be accessible to all children.

Universal design is the idea that activities should be accessible to all people including those with disabilities.  When there are multiple ways to present, use and play with a toy, it can help benefit all children to play regardless of their abilities.  In short, toys need to engage many senses and require variability of play.  […]

What is Spatial Awareness?

What is spatial awareness? Visual-spatial relations is the ability to visually perceive two or more objects in relation to each other and to yourself.

What is spatial awareness? The definition of visual-spatial relations is the ability to visually perceive two or more objects in relation to each other and to yourself. Why are visual-spatial relationships important? The ability to determine spatial awareness and relationships is important in everyday tasks at school and at home. You need to interpret what […]