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- 1. www.move-with-me.com (818) 667-3689
- 2. Active Play & SEL Resources Move with Me ™ Programs offer teacher developed and tested video classes and support materials that support young children in being: Physically fit Emotionally stable Learning able .
- 3. Our Mission • To lower the rising rates of obesity • To enhance fitness, learning, behavior and social-emotional skills • To provide parents, teachers & care-givers of with affordable, play-based resources for optimal development • To make sure every child gets the 90 – 120 minutes of supervised vigorous play /exercise they need to maintain a healthy weight and be physically fit • To teach children to embody the self-regulation tools they need to be emotionally stable and learning able
- 4. Our Awards • Top 10 in Partnership for a Healthier America’s End Childhood Obesity Challenge • NAPPA Gold • Creative Child Magazine • Moms' Choice Gold • Parents' Choice • Telly – for excellence in video production
- 5. Health Issues • 22% of pre-k children are overweight 10% are obese. (1) • Children, overweight as preschoolers, are 5 times more at risk to be overweight at age 12. (2) • Early childhood poverty can significantly damage the development of self-regulation skills. Self-regulation – the ability to monitor and manage one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors – is recognized as integral to all students’ academic and social success. (3)
- 6. Barriers to Play Many factors prevent active play at home & school: • environmental safety and lack of resources • inclement weather and parent work schedules • time, space and curricular constraints •inadequate knowledge or training in how to lead movement education or integrate it into the routine •lack of experience in self-care and self-regulation practices. (4)
- 7. Benefits of Play • Promotes creative problem solving and conflict resolution. • Facilitates better language skills and communication. • Improves memory and learning. • Enhances focus, attention and sustained concentration. • Develops self-awareness and impulse control. • Builds balance, coordination and confidence. • Regulates body weight and enhances well-being. • Calms, sooths and reduces anxiety.
- 8. Aligned with Standards • CA Preschool Learning Foundations • Head Start Performance Standards Provide curriculum activities for: • Physical Development & Health • Social-Emotional Learning • Self-Regulation & Impulse Control • Creative Arts Expression & Early Literacy
- 9. Why We Are Unique • Video Classes - means kids get movement enrichment taught by an expert • Story – Driven – children follow-along “being” everything in the story – the lion, the rocket, the tree, the flower and the bumble-bee – which is SO FUN, they sustain focus and concentration for longer periods, build stamina and coordination and improve early literacy and direction following.
- 10. Why We Are Unique • Include Aerobic & Intentional Movement – one elevates the heart rate, stimulating neurotropic growth factors; the other improves focus and control as well as long and short term memory.
- 11. Why We Are Unique • Integrates Self-Care & Self-Regulation – In the movement stories, characters face & overcome challenges with “adventure skills”, which are simple exercises kids can use to calm and center themselves when feeling fear, anger, frustration, excitement, etc. These self-regulation techniques give children a way to support & redirect themselves in productive and emotionally intelligent ways – building self-control and self-confidence.
- 12. Adventure Skills Kids learn a set of self-regulation techniques that will serve them for a lifetime.
- 13. Feedback Mike Russo, Director - Early Childhood Center, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: The Move with Me™ Program is a terrific enhancement to our curriculum, supporting all developmental tasks & standards in: •PE and motor skills •Early literacy and creative thinking •Direction following and concentration •Social-emotional learning and impulse control Teachers use the “Adventure Skills” throughout the day. Now, kids are not just controlling their impulses, they are learning how to redirect their thoughts and choices in a positive way, which really shifts and empowers them.
- 14. Story & Movement Scooter & Me: $139.95 •9 Movement Story DVDs •Teacher Guide •Adventure Skills Poster •Adventure Skill Cards •Activity Pages
- 15. Yoga Yoga Playgrounds: $ 49.95 Pizza Party DVD & Yoga Power Curriculum 16-week introduction to yoga Lessons Plans & Handouts Songs, Games, Sequences Breathing + Affirmations Relaxation + Visualization
- 16. Special Needs Creative Play Manual & DVD for Working with Children with Special Needs $49.95 75-min. instructional DVD + 120-page manual Songs, Games, Yoga Poses, Breathing & Self-Regulation improves posture, sensory integration, focus & more.
- 17. Staff Training Optional training available for all programs to: •Optimize implementation of program. •Understand how to improve fitness, focus and learning with movement & simple exercises. •Use self-regulation throughout the day to reduce stress & improve emotional stability and learning. •Support children in self-care and impulse control. •Build on movement stories for cross-curricular explorations.
- 18. To Summarize Supervised active play and the ability to self-regulate are essential for children to be physically fit, emotionally stable and learning able. Our resources build on current movement programs in use and introduce additional components that enhance motor skills, learning readiness and self-regulation.
- 19. Our Solution Move with Me ™ Programs offer immediately implementable, cost-effective, best practices solutions to early education curriculum activities for PE and SEL…. At day-care, preschool, Head Start, home visits, library, after-school, community centers, and enrichment programs.
- 20. Contact Us We look forward to working with you to improve the lives of children and families. We are open to customizing programs to fit your needs and to collaborating on new programming to serve your community. For more information, contact: Leah Kalish, MA leah@move-with-me.com 818-667-3689
- 21. References 1. http://lvntobsn.org/2010/33-mind-boggling-stats-about-childhood-obesity/ 2. http ://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends_2011_07_01_ECH_HealthyEating.pdf 3. http://cfchildren.org/Portals/0/SS_Multi/SS_DOC/Income- Based_Achievement_Gap_SS.pdf 4. http://www.letsmove.gov/sites/letsmove.gov/files/TFCO_Challenge_We_Face.pdf