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July 2018 Teacher Spotlight: Maggie Hershey-Mason

Meet Maggie, an elementary teacher using Math & Movement in Davidson, NC!

Physical Activity: The Root of Learning Through Leisure in Education

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:THE ROOT OF LEARNING THROUGH LEISURE   A Classical Perspective on Kinesthetic Learning Education is the key. Our education starts at school where we prepare for what’s to come by learning what we need to know. The ancient Greeks saw learning as important for the progression of society and the development of good citizens. Schooling […]

So You’re Teaching Summer School… Let’s Make it Fun!

The Benefits Of Teaching Summer School There is a stigma around teaching summer school. For starters, no student, or even teacher, wants to be in school outside the academic year in the first place, right? Actually, summer school is a great opportunity for teachers to have more independence with their curriculum. It also allows them […]

3 Tips to End the School Year Right

What is the best way to end the school year? During those last few weeks of school, students can hardly focus with summer right around the corner. Did you know that even at this time of year, there are ways to keep students engaged and end the school year strong? After that, it’s just a […]

5 Reasons Why Social-Emotional Learning Should Be Taught in School

        1) Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) keeps students engaged in school In early elementary school, children learn how to play and be a good friend. Then, as students go through school, they become less engaged with social-emotional learning. Instead, they focus on academics through standardized testing and following school discipline. “In a national […]

Spatial Learning for At-Risk Students

From At-Risk to Einstein: Could Kinesthetic and Spatial Learning Be the Answer to Helping At-Risk Students Succeed?   Where Standard Learning Falls Short The average five-year-old can have an attention span of five minutes. These short five minutes makes it challenging for educators to effectively communicate key concepts. Especially when they are sitting near talkative […]

Hopping Towards Mathematical Success

“Because movement is such a big part of culture, that’s why we’re using the Math & Movement mats,” – Gina Cordaro, a Rochester City School District teacher helping rewrite the curriculum. Gina explains how the Board of Education came to the decision that the standard Common Core curriculum isn’t helping their students reach their full […]

When It Is Ideal to Compare Yourself to Others

By Suzy Koontz A very powerful assessment technique utilized by Math & Movement is the process of pre and post-testing participants. This gives us the ability to see how efficient our methods are for the topics covered during a short term event or a longer term implementation of the program in a classroom. This method […]

Finger Speed-Sums

The class breaks into partners and each partner has one hand behind their back. On the count of three, they each put forward some number of fingers. Whoever says the sum of both players’ fingers first wins. Then the pair breaks up and each person finds a new person to play with. Older players can […]

How to Play Buddies: An Activity for Your Classroom!

How to Play: The teacher calls out a number (e.g. four), and the students have 10 seconds to get themselves into groups of that size. It might be impossible for everyone to get in a group every time, but each new number gives everyone another chance. In the beginning, just call out single numbers. Once […]