Every classroom has its movers—the ones who wiggle, twist, stretch, and sway their way through the day. Rather than asking them to “sit still,” what if we honored that movement as a language of learning? In this featured article, Intentional Movements for the Mover in...
What comes out of your mouth? “Look at me when I am talking to you!” “Sit still and listen!”? I, myself, am guilty of both mandates. I learn by looking at someone and I learn best when sitting to listen. Yet, my own children taught me how differently we each are...
I was invited to participate in a doctoral research project. The initial question was, What do you believe would be the fundamental elements of a movement-based K8 school and curriculum? What fun to dream big without any boundaries around funding, licensing,...
Children develop similarly around the world. Physical Development is universal, when certain conditions are met. Namely time and space. Equipment is not necessary. Assisting is not even necessary. Helping or Hindering? Have you ever watched parents holding a baby...
As an educator and public speaker, understanding the concept tokenism is vital for my success. As a volunteer and/or subcontractor in multiple organizations, I have unfortunately been at the receiving end of tokenism. What is it and how can we move beyond it?...
Millions of Years Ago “This is my friend, Mrs. Goldade. She’s here to help out today…She and I met when our kids were born. When do you think that was?” “MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO!” shouted one eager little guy. Oh yeah, you have to love first grade! In this article, I’ll...
Yesterday, I had my first experience introducing the Brain Gym® program to 137 kids...I was in classrooms for 2 year olds up to 8th graders. In some I introduced PACE. In others we added on some Double Doodle and the Energy Yawn. And in the Junior High...we discussed...
It constantly amazes me how less than a minute can change focus, physical abilities and ultimately one’s success. Carla Hannaford, PhD calls these attention-getters micro-interventions in her book Smart Moves: Why Learning is Not All in Your Head (2005); they are my...
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Learn why Montessori prepares the body for the academic tasks of writing and reading. The physical skills of learning are isolated by sense and then combined into multi sensory lessons.