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.
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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 […]
Access to new and exciting lesson plans that have been pulled from our vault of best-ever 2-year-old games. All tested on 2-year-olds and given the double thumbs up (or squeals of delight for those 2’s who haven’t mastered thumbs up yet!) New lesson plans delivered every 30 days for 6 months 12-14 games each month […]
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.
If we are learning to run, we must learn to walk first. If we are learning to read Chaucer, we must read Dick and Jane first. We must learn to add and subtract before algebra, we must learn to gallop before we can skip, we must learn basic science concepts before we can entertain complex […]
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!
Yoga is a great way to incorporate big body physical play into the day without taking up a great deal of space. In this quick lesson, you will gain access to two of our favorite ways to incorporate yoga into our play: Yoga Bingo Partner Yoga Including a lesson plan for each, the Pivot to […]
Yoga is a fantastic way to incorporate a lot of big body physical strengths and skills kids need to find stillness in their bodies and brains. At Pivot to Play™ we like to help kids explore what their bodies are capable of, how they balance, twist and move by incorporating yoga poses into our play. […]
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 […]
The power of visuals is undeniable. Help the adults in your students’ world wrap their heads around the importance of big-body physical play for their social, emotional, behavioral, and academic journey!
One of the best ways to start a conversation about the power of big-body play in school, whether it is your classroom or the gym, is to tickle a little curiosity. That is what our posters are designed to do: help other adults understand the reasons you are incorporating play into your day.
Our poster package includes 5 colorful posters that encourage readers to talk to YOU about the strengths and skills needed for the classroom that are built on a foundation of big-body play. Whether it is a parent, administrator, another teacher or even the custodian in your school, these posters encourage conversation.
