Sensory Break: 3 Activities to Integrate Into the Classroom
Discover our suggestions for activities to use in your classroom routine in order to integrate sensory breaks with movement!
The Importance of Sensory Breaks at School
To be ready to learn, childre...
Our Brain and the Many Benefits of Crossing Midline
Going about our daily task and activities, adults are often crossing midline without giving it much thought at all. As we tie our shoes, read, turn the steering wheel while we drive, and reach for ...
Autonomy and winter clothes: quite a storm!
“My scarf is too tight.” “I can’t put on my boots.”
A child’s independence with dressing and undressing from winter clothes is difficult to achieve sometimes. This activity requires mastering sev...
Our Human Body – An Extraordinary GPS System!
Every day, your child runs, jumps, climbs, plays ball, rides a bike and walks without calculating all of these movements in space. They perform a series of movements without thinking, in an automat...
The Importance of Play for Autistic Children
Play is an important part of a child's development. It builds fine and gross motor skills, social skills, communication skills, language, thinking and problem solving skills.
With autistic childr...
Count Me In! Becoming and Staying Physically Active
Physical activity should be a part of everyone’s week throughout their lifespan. Regular exercise lessens anxiety, improves sleep, increases endurance, builds muscles, develops motor skills and off...
A Balancing Act: benefits of practicing good balance
We’re learning more and more about how the brain and the body are interconnected and how inextricable the two are from our overall well-being. So many of the functions that we often take for grante...
Top 5 Old School Summer Activities for Kids
We’ve passed some of the season’s key milestones – Solstice, the last day of school, St Jean Baptiste – and now we have our eyes fixed straight ahead on a fun-filled summer! With the warmer, sunnie...
Supporting Skill Building, Personal Growth and Wellness through Gardening
Starting a garden is a great long-term project that has numerous benefits. Gardening can happen in a calm, quiet and relaxing natural environment. It can be taught through online learning and video...
Play ball with me!
Ball games have been widely used by educators and parents for many years. With different sizes, colors and even textures, balls make it possible to create diversified games that are easy to come ba...
How can we feel good every single day?
A daily routine can be exhausting and make time seem to fly by. It is essential to take time to stop and identify the different elements that contribute to your usual good mood. Identify what makes...
5 essential ways to stimulate language
Let’s say it right off the bat - the best times to stimulate your child's language are through everyday activities! Why? Because these are moments that happen throughout the day and the words used ...
Créer un parcours moteur à la maison!
Pour faire bouger vos petits à la maison, il est possible de créer des parcours moteurs en quelques minutes avec du matériel que vous avez sous la main. Un parcours moteur c’est quoi ? Un chemin av...
La grammaire profonde du mouvement
La grammaire profonde du mouvement est un nouveau modèle de développement adapté du professeur David F. Stodden. Son intention est de valoriser l’importance de la compétence motrice chez les enfant...
Build N'Balance and vestibular training - Gonge Insights
The theme of this Gonge Insights is vestibular (balance) training with dynamic training for highly sensitive children and how Build N’ Balance® can be used in training of this kind.
A large proport...
International Update
Last January, I had the privilege to participate in the 2nd Children’s Physical Activity and Sport Conference (0-12 years) held in Finland. The participants came from 18 countries and I was unfortu...
The rich contribution of men in physical activities
THE UNIQUE ROLE OF MEN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Typically, fathers more than mothers foster risk-taking in their children such as climbing unaided on play structures or jumping into the water. In their r...
Quality First Experiences in Physical Activity
The quality of first experiences inevitably develops children’s taste for and pleasure of movement. Whatever the appeal of the activity or sport, one of the key factors influencing the quality of t...
Physical Literacy: An Inspiring Concept!
The purpose of this article is to introduce you to the innovative concept of physical literacy. This global concept inspires more and more stakeholders and organizations to guide their actions on t...
Active outdoor play: "Get out of the way and let them play !"
Very often fall means going back to structured indoor activities and courses. Yet unsupervised outdoor play is essential for a healthy development. There is compelling scientific evidence to that m...
International Update
As I mentioned in my March column, last October I attended the 1st International Congress of physical activity and sport for children (3-9 years) held in Liege, Belgium. Here is a brief overview of...
Prescribed Physical Activity for Ages 0 – 8 Years
Regular practice, even daily, of physical activity and sports is fundamental and contributes to the overall development of the child. However, what are the recommended requirements and the overall ...
River Stones and Stability Training
The theme of this Gonge Insights is static balance, and how River Stones can be used in training children who have difficulties with stability. There are three types of balance: Dynamic balance, Pr...
Can play structures develop good gross motor skills?
Preschool outdoor motor activities are often directed through free play on play structures. Although these structures are unavoidable in schools and day care centers, they are only a bit effective ...
