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Playing games using your hands is an excellent way to improve motor and cognitive skills such as: hand-eye coordination, bilateral dexterity, motor planning and crossing the midline. Improving hand-eye coordination is an important task regardless of […]

Sensory motor lessons can be fun, especially if you find one with a theme that is interesting to kids.  There are several activities for preschoolers described in the article, “Fish Themed Sensory Motor Lesson Plan”. […]

If you thought that balance beams were only for gymnasts and circus performers, then this awesome how-to from Lauren Drobnjak will make you think again!  Lauren describes how balancing activities are beneficial to physical and […]

A child’s environment influences the way they play.  Structure or lack thereof has a significant effect. Additionally, the size of the play space and their familiarity with it has effects.  To some extent, the qualities […]

Sensory overload can effect anyone.  The beginning of a new school year is both exciting and terrifying for children. It’s an end to summer fun, and the start of bed times, waking up early, new […]

Reduce Chronic Absenteeism with Meals and Other Programs Reducing Chronic absenteeism has been shown to increase academic performance but how do we get parents invested in making sure kids go to school. As we know, chronic […]

Contemporary wisdom in child rearing has led to the avoidance of certain activities, particularly in the school environment. Dodgeball is, in many states, a fond childhood artifact gone the way of the dodo. Children who […]

Certain days stand out in one’s mind: graduation days, wedding days.  So many of those are in my mind, but one day stands out as a huge marker in my life.  That is June 29, […]