20 Ways to Use a Plank: Building Brains Through Movement

Development, Learning & Behaviour, Managing difficult behaviours, Movement & Play, Self Regulation, Useful articles

Meet children’s sensory needs outside so they won’t need to seek them indoors. The Body Teaches the Brain The brain does not learn by itself — the body learns too. Movement is a child’s first language. The correct sequence of physical development is essential to cognitive development while having a positive flow-on effect with school…

Embedding Learning Connections into the Kindergarten Day

Development, Learning & Behaviour, Movement & Play, Neuroplasticity, Self Regulation

How Lady Gowrie Bucasia Community Kindergarten Helped a “Zoomy” Boy Settle, Focus, and Thrive At Lady Gowrie Bucasia Community Kindergarten, Community Director Dorisina Penola has spent over 30 years helping children learn through play. But in recent years, like many educators, she noticed more children starting Kindy with challenges in self-regulation, attention, and focus—skills they need to succeed…