Frontiers in Human Neuroscience published research on math, movement and motor skills. The participants included 165 children, average age 7.5 years old, who were randomized into three groups for 6 weeks of mathematical instruction: a non motor group, a fine motor math group and a gross motor math group. The gross motor group performed inter-limb […]
Pediatrics International published research on 100 Brazilian children (ages 8-11 years old) evaluating interlimb coordination and its relationship to their academic performance. Each child was assessed with the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency and the Academic Performance Test. Participants were grouped into low (<25%) and high (>75%) academic achievers. The results indicated: a significant difference between groups […]
The school year will be starting shortly for many of us. Start the school year off with fun, purposeful activities that combine movement with math skills. Not only will children benefit from the physical activity, moving while learning can help with memory skills, attention and focus. Here are three fun math activities that can be […]
I am not sure if you have ever heard of Dr. Jean but she is an amazing early childhood educator who has authored many books, written songs and produced videos. She is a huge supporter of encouraging movement with learning. Here are some of my most favorite Dr. Jean videos for combining movement and learning […]
The Summer/Fall survey results have been posted. Read all about the modifications and interventions that work best according to over 150 pediatric occupational and physical therapists to help students sit still in the classroom. Based on 175 responses, the #1 intervention to help students sit still was having the teacher incorporate movement into lesson plans. […]
We all know that movement is crucial to learning academic material. This printable, Sight Word Mix Up game, is being offered as part of the part of the Active Learning: Brain Building Through Movement series hosted by The Inspired Treehouse! Combine reading sight words with various movements in the classroom. Students will have fun while […]
Here is a fun game, Roll, Move and Cover that incorporates movement, visual perceptual skills, fine motor skills and math skills. It is a freebie game from Animal Actions A to Z. Basically, the student rolls two dice, adds up the numbers, finds the number, performs an animal action and then colors in the circle […]
I am really excited about a new line of motivational posters that are new to the website. Each day this week I will highlight one of the new posters. They are each 11″ x 17″ full color high quality prints on heavy duty paper. If you need to help motivate your students, clients or yourself […]
Pediatric Physical Therapy published research exploring whether participation in aerobic exercise before classroom activities improves academic engagement and reduces stereotypic behaviors in 4 classrooms of 24 children (ages 3-6 years old) with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: This study consisted of a treatment condition of 15 minutes of aerobic exercise followed by a classroom task and a control […]
Here is a activity that incorporates learning with movement. This is a great push in therapy activity for English Language Arts class to help teach action verbs. You can download the freebie at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/superherofreebie.html [subscribe2]