In Case You Missed it: Top Posts for the Week of March 5- 9

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"In Case You Missed It" is a new feature on the S.M.Art Kids Blog.

Each Friday, we will feature the top articles (archived and new) that are relevant to students, educators & our personal interactions that week.

To read the original article, click on the title link. (A short description taken right from the article appears under each link.) The source is listed next to the article title. If you have an article link you would like to add, contact Barbara at the e-mail at the bottom of this post.

Have a great weekend!

~Barbara


8 Creative Ways to Share Yoga With Children 
(Mind Body Green)
The great thing about yoga is that it naturally addresses all of these modes of expression; from partner poses, to singing, to learning about angles as they relate to the body and our bodies as they relate to the natural world....


What to look for When Looking for a Babysitter for your Autistic Child 
(AutismUnited.org)
It is not enough that your potential babysitter has babysitting experience. What is more important is that she has experience in looking after autistic children....


Is Immaturity being mistaken for ADHD?
(Medicine.Net)
The study raises new concerns that some children who are simply immature (compared to their classroom peers) may be misdiagnosed and unnecessarily treated for ADHD, which is characterized by poor attention and impulse control...


How to Coach Your ADD Child Athlete
(ADDitude Magazine)
11 ways to help the coach of your ADHD child expose her natural talent, better provide instructions, and make her team-sport experience a good one...

7 Keys to Adapting Movement for Special Needs Children
(S.M.Art Kids Blog)
The practice & skill of modifying and adapting games and activities has served me well in the early elementary & special education field. I always looking for ways to adapt common (and not-so-common) activities such as yoga, dance, storytelling, movement games & art to make them more accessible and inclusive to all children...


Societal Values & Policies May Curtail Physical Activity for Preschoolers
(American Academy of Pediatrics) 
Three-fourths of US preschool-age children are in child care centers. Children are primarily sedentary in these settings, and are not meeting recommended levels of physical activity. Our objective was to identify potential barriers to children’s physical activity in child care centers.


Physical Activity Boosts Learning
( SportsConcussions.org)
School administrators looking to restructure the academic schedule should consider the placement of physical education classes, according to research released today by the American College of Sports Medicine. The study, titled “Effects of Varying Types of Exertion on Children’s Attention Capacity,” is published in the March issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise® and finds that adding physical activity into the school day helps children concentrate on their academic work.






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