@RTERadio1 listening to the show about #movement in children The decline is impacting their academic & emotional skills along with physical see https://t.co/QMWbYbbMnM for how to help children achieve better success all round
1 hour per week for PE 2&1/2 hours per week for Catholic religious instruction...not everyone is Catholic but every child deserves the right to achieve their full physical emotional & academic potential #physicalliteracy
2&1/2 hours per week on religion that many children aren't part of😳Every child has a body #Obesity#childmentalhealth#concentration all at stake with the lack of PE time
“I don’t want to tell children they are sinners”.
Another great Irish Times article from former teacher Barry O Rourke. 💙
Can we all move on now and focus on what is important?
Wellbeing, teaching & learning 🙏
#edchatie@IrishTimes
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20% of nine-year-olds overweight | https://t.co/ADHwVgKtII Only 1/4 of 9 yr olds getting an hour of exercise per day #getoutside#movewell#childhood#healthykids https://t.co/j3u6IYZm9Y
First day of midterm break...Read on for hints on surviving the spooky season with children before you're all smashing pumpkins! #Halloween#sensory#sensitive#parenting Parenting Tricks & Treats to Keep Halloween More Fun Less Horror! https://t.co/WpMrFHqEid via @mykidstime
#Autumn the complete #sensory experience when you #getoutside Filling the sensory tank makes for a better day better focus, attention, balance, calm so they can simply #play#keepmoving
"Play is not frivolous. It nurtures children’s ingenuity, cooperation and problem-solving skills—all of which are critical for a 21st century workforce. It lays the neural groundwork that helps us pursue goals and ignore distractions." via @LATimes. https://t.co/JzpY5lq3CC
Forget about the ✏️ & 🎒 Preschool prep is all physical 🤸🏻♂️Go upside down to develop balance coordination & learn emotional control.
Physically Literate kids do better at school 📚🤼♀️ https://t.co/Ups368l6bk
Preparing for #preschool? Go upside down to develop #balance#coordination & emotional control Physically Literate kids do better at #school https://t.co/QMWbYbbMnM for exercises
Student's deserve a quality #recess that facilitates #play and positive peer interactions on the playground. A #qualityrecess contributes to healthy development & academic success, just look at students brain activity after 20 mins of sitting vs. walking
#recessmatters
70,000 junior infants start #school tomorrow📚How many of them are ready for it? How can you help? #childdevelopment#physicalliteracy School ready on the first day at school? https://t.co/N54ve9UG16 # via @SIMPLE_PL118