25 Play Quotes about the importance of PLAY
25 Play Quotes about the importance of play in children's lives. "Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold." -Joseph Chilton Pearce "It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a...
Support the Free Yoga Resources for Schools project!
Yoga in schools is proving to be an effective way to increase emotional intelligence, cultivate a cooperative classroom and build community. By teaching students simple exercises to cope with stress and develop mindfulness, they acquire tools for a lifetime of...
7 Ways Scooter & Me Yoga Stories Nurture Children
Albert Einstein: "Learning is experience. Everything else is just information." Did you know that key literacy milestones are impossible to achieve without certain motor milestones having been mastered? The process of acquiring specific motor skills wire the...
Affirmations and Mantras for Kids
Affirmations and mantras are terrific tools that children can use to resource/support themselves. They help them develop a healthy sense of self as well as a positive mental-social-emotional mindsets. Affirmations are short; positive “I am” statements that call you...
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
"Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them." Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote these words about what he thought of writing for adults. What did he think we adults were missing that children are not missing? How about the nonsensical/sensical beauty and...
Grounding or Earthing technique for kids- Inner Mountain
We all want our kids to be able to ground and center themselves. We want them to be stable and level-headed; we want them to be down to earth, able to stand their ground, have both feet firmly planted on the ground. Yet, we don't teach them how. How many kids,...
(VIDEO) Radical Face – Doorways | Get up and play!
We love anything that reminds us to step away from the monotony of being a grownup and PLAY. This video did just that for us. We invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy...and then GET UP AND PLAY!
Share the Sunshine Breath
Find a patch of sunshine near a window or go outdoors into your yard or on your porch (If you can't get your child out of bed, just open the curtains, and let the sunshine in. Together, reach your arms up, come up as high as you can on your tippy-toes and reach for...
4 Breathing Exercises for Kids to empower, calm, and self regulate
Below are 4 different breathing exercises to share with your children followed by a video demonstration. Conscious breathing is simple to learn. Start integrating the 4 different breaths below into your day - at circle time, meal time, transition time, drive time....
Leah Kalish to speak at the California Head Start Association – 2012 Annual Conference
Join Move With Me Action Adventures co-founder, Leah Kalish, MA, Monday, January 30-February 2 as she leads workshops for both parents and educators at this year's California Head Start Association's Annual Conference. She will be sharing her years of professional...
15 Ways to give your children the gift of presence
One of the greatest resources your children have and that you have to give to them is yourself. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a daycare worker, etc. - if you are around children in any capacity, you need offer nothing...
6 Tools That Support Kids Social Emotional Development for 2012 and Beyond!
Heading into the New Year is a great time to think about what changes and additions you can make to your lifestyle to support your child's social emotional development. Here are a few or our favorite things - simple things we feel can help your kids, students,...
Teaching kids how to focus with a water drawing board
How do I help my kids/students focus and stay on task?! If getting kids to focus is an issue, have you ever wondered if they actually understand how?! They certainly know the word, but do they know the actions needed in their bodies? Can they distinguish...