I have an old friend whose Facebook profile is peppered with photos of his children—running around barefoot, splashing in their backyard pond, covered with mud, and climbing up trees. They spend a lot of time outdoors wearing a layer of dirt. When I was a kid, I also spent most of my time covered with…
I just posted an article on our Facebook page about a link between physical education and math skills. If you didn’t see it, click here. It’s a good read! And it made me think about how incredibly important it is to keep moving, whether you’re a child or an adult. I go for a brisk…
Think back to your elementary school years. How many recesses did you have? I seem to remember that we had three; one in the morning, a lunch recess, and one in the afternoon. I always made a beeline for the swings. I loved (and still love) the swings. We all know that frequent recesses are…
June is Great Outdoors Month! This is fairly appropriate, since a lot of us go outside in June before it gets to be blisteringly hot. As a child, running around outdoors was one of my favorite activities. I loved nature, and every tree, rock, and twig seemed magical to me. That’s why I loved to…
I love to swing. The swing set was always my favorite piece of playground equipment as a child—and as an adult! Just last week, I was visiting my hometown of Midland, Michigan, and walked to my old elementary school where I hopped on a swing. I find swinging to be therapeutic—it’s probably the soothing back-and-forth…
My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail. Monday, January 23, 2012, was the date and Washington, DC, was the place where I was supposed to be. Clearly. Yet my invitation to the conference Handwriting in the 21st Century? An Educational Summit never arrived. Clearly an oversight I do not expect to see happen…