The Pivot to Play Certification™ Level 1 provides the foundation on which you will build your business. We will take a look at the current health situation, the current education situation, the current leisure situation and analyze how they lead to a sedentary culture. Once we have examined the current trends, then we will begin our foray into foundational principles of movement and how they connect directly to classroom success from behavior to cognition.
This quick webinar will dive into this important perceptual motor skill and give you key takeaways including: What body awareness looks like when it is not well-developed What it looks like when it is well developed How it impacts the classroom experience How it impacts friendship development Games and activities to strengthen body awareness […]
Stumped on how to sneak in some big body play here and there? Our timeline is a critical thinking tool to help you design your day with the maximum results. If you are a visual learner, this might be the ticket! What do you get? An example timeline 5 activities to work into the school […]
Hear developer Preston Blackburn share valuable information on the strengths and skills kids need to find success in the classroom and beyond.
Note: A portion of the proceeds from this purchase goes directly to our delivery of the Pivot to Play™ games and activities to underserved kids who may not otherwise have this programming available to them. Thank you for your support!
The Pivot to Play Certification™ Level 2 tackles the balance of the Pivot to Play™ Strengths and Skills, giving you the knowledge you need bring change in your community while having a powerful impact on children’s lives through the power of big body play.
This “cooking” class is designed to broaden palates while secretly practicing math, science and a little bit of social studies as we measure, pour, count, taste and talk about ingredients. Whether it is chocolate avocado pudding or apple sandwiches, our recipes have been vetted by hundreds of young tasters who have given double thumbs up.
* Snack and Roll is open to groups IV and up. Must be potty trained.
Thursdays, 9/14-11/16
Pickup at 1:00 on the playground unless there is inclement weather, then pick up at the porte cochere.
Teachers today tell us repeatedly that they are seeing more and more children who can’t attend, follow age-appropriate directions, and who are lacking self-regulation and self-control. And since the pandemic, it seems like these challenges have skyrocketed.
These skills are vital to classroom success. Without the ability to calm the body and mind, reading and writing are not available. We have to be able to sit still and focus to learn. So when self-regulation and self-control are hard, it is frustrating not just for teachers and parents, but for kids too. And it makes learning harder than it needs to be.
Could there be a connection to big body physical play? You betcha!
How can it be that movement helps kids sit still? It seems like a contradiction, right? Especially when I tell you that I do NOT mean running them to get their ya-yas out so they can sit still and behave.
What can you do during the school day to help them get active? How can you be sure you are doing enough? This workbook and audit will help you hone in on where the weaknesses lie (and with whom) and how to analyze and then leverage your schedule to fold in more activity.
It is movement and big body play that is going to help kids sit still, listen, attend, and succeed. It is big body play that is going to help them behave, self-regulate and find self-control. That is why we developed the Pivot to Play™ Movement Challenge — to help you find ways to build movement […]
