Sleep plays such an important role during the childhood development years. It can affect mood, motor learning, sensory processing, weight gain and more. When parents provide a predictable sleep routine each night, children can get the 9-12 hours of recommended sleep per night (depending on age) for overall health. This bedtime yoga sequence can help […]
Don’t you just love when the crisp Fall air begins to settle in and it is apple picking time? There is nothing like eating a fresh apple right off of the tree. Not only are apples tasty, but apple picking involves many sensory experiences for children including gross motor, fine motor, oral motor, and visual perceptual […]
Research indicates that children benefit from when teachers incorporate movement and learning. Here at Your Therapy Source, we focus on creating ready to go activities to encourage physical activity, balance, coordination, fine motor skills, locomotor skills AND cognitive skills. Research has shown that 5-20 minute movement breaks in the classroom can positively affect the following: […]
Springtime Exercises – Let’s Egg-ercise! Spring has sprung so now it is time for all the kids to spring up and get moving more! These FREE Springtime exercises – Let’s Egg-ercise can be downloaded at the end of the post. Movement breaks throughout the day are so important to give children an outlet for physical […]
I Spy Exercise Movement and Visual Perceptual Activity Freebie Are you looking for a no-prep visual discrimination, visual motor, body awareness and exercise activity? Here is a one-page black and white I Spy Exercise activity for you (download the freebie at the end of the post). Print the activity and give to the child with […]
10 FREE Winter Olympic Brain Break Ideas The Winter Olympics are quickly approaching. It’s a great time to add more movement into the classroom with brain breaks. These quick brain breaks can be highly motivating for the class during an Olympic year. Here are 10 FREE Winter Olympic brain break ideas: Downhill skiing – Pretend to downhill […]
Star Wars Brain Break Workout Do you know any children who love Star Wars? Why not add in some physical activity? This is a great, fun, NO-PREP one page FREE printable to get your Star Wars Brain Break Workout started! Children can follow along with each exercise below for a quick brain break or anytime […]
Selfie Elf Challenge – Get Kids Moving Are you up for a challenge to get the kids moving? Download this FREE Selfie Elf Challenge at the end of the post. See if the children can match the elf poses EXACTLY with their bodies and snap a photo. Show the picture to the child and see […]
Multisensory Active Learning – Letter A Are you familiar with the term “embodied cognition”? Embodied cognition refers to the mind-body connection. It is essentially the idea that children learn by interacting with their environment and through sensorimotor activities. It is more of a specific term than “multi-sensory” approach to learning which is what we typically […]
Seated Classroom Stretches – Free Printable Students and teachers tend to sit in one position for extended periods of time especially as the children get older. Hang this handy free printable with classroom stretches to remind everyone in the classroom to take a break and stretch your muscles. Remember to complete each stretch to the […]