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Kids Move and Learn
- Feb 24
- 1 min
Kids have selective listening! Here's how to get them to follow your directions.
Kids drive parents crazy! They have selective listening and listen SOMETIMES! Every wonder why this happens and what to do about it? Anita describes in this video how the context and the three main obstacles stand between you and your kids. Watch to find out more about these obstacles and find some ideas and ways you can get your kids to follow your directions. This is video 4 out of 16 in a series created on Guiding Behavior. Watch them in any order to walk away with some ke
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Kids Move and Learn
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Frustrated and Losing Patience? Here's how to break it down for your kids!
Do you ever feel like your kids have selective hearing? They can do one thing one day but not the next? Break it down for your kids to get them to follow your directions. Watch this video to learn simple tricks and ideas on how to get your kids to listen. Through the perspective as a busy parent and an early childhood educator, Anita has many ideas and suggestions to share. After each video you'll walk away with something you can use right away to change behavior and help the
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Kids Move and Learn
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Direction Hearts Activity Supports Reading Development
This is an activity that takes less than 5 minutes to set up and can help children develop their visual discrimination skills. This supports reading skills as they need to recognize differences in letter shapes such as letters m and n and more difficult ones like d and b. They can also develop vocabulary such as up, down, left and right. Here’s how it works: 1. Take a piece of paper and draw hearts in four different directions. Some pointing down, some pointing up, some left
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Kids Move and Learn
- Feb 10
- 2 min
What Do Kids and a Brick Wall Have in Common?
They DON’T listen! Right? Are you feeling like you’re constantly repeating yourself and you get no reaction? But you really wish they would just do what you ask so you can feel happier and be more productive? As a parent and an educator, Anita gets it. She used to lead 20 kids in a classroom or at birthday parties and she figured out some tricks to get them to listen. A big tip is to plan backwards. Picturing what it looks like and being able to clarify what that looks like c
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Anita Vermeer
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Who Said Parenting Was Easy?
Many people struggle with parenting. But you can decide to face the challenge or let it control you. Here's how you can spare a few minutes each week and get your sanity back. Watching YouTube is a simple way to learn new things. That's why in this video you'll learn how to change kids behavior by watching YouTube. The video explains that by committing to a few minutes at a time, you can watch a video, reflect on your family and make a difference in your child's behavior. Aft
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Kids Move and Learn
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
Songs to Sing for Christmas!
As we’re in the last week before Christmas you’re likely using music to stay in the holiday spirit. Did you know that singing songs with the family not only builds connection and community among you all, but also builds in literacy skills? That’s right! Many songs have new vocabulary, rhyming, and syllables that are drawn out and sung. When children hear and use these in music, it will give them background information they need when they’re working on targeted reading and wri
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Kids Move and Learn
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
Want a cheap fun gift for kids? Give them craft and art supplies!
Rather than buying some overpriced craft kit, try putting together a box of supplies. Here are 5 reasons why it’s better: 1. Various supplies make it more open ended for the kids to decide what to make. 2. Open-ended can lead to more process art. This inspires more creativity and imagination. 3. Cheaper 4. More fun and builds confidence for kids 5. Can support hours of entertainment And if you’re looking for ideas on what to put in an art box, here are some ideas. For some of
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Kids Move and Learn
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
Marshmallows and toothpicks?
Who would have thought this interesting combination can bring out such creativity? The counting and fine motor skills in this activity are priceless! Add some index cards with numbers on them and see what might happen next. #kidsmoveandlearn #activitiesforkids #preschool
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Kids Move and Learn
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
Have you heard of the three Cs?
It means that finding the right fit of media (TV/Screen time) for your child should come down to balancing the developmental level and interests of your Child, the Context and the Content. Allowing your child to watch a show like Word World can be educational if they find it interesting and they watch it as a supplement but not a replacement for hands-on learning. One of my favorite shows is Word World because everything is drawn in a way that spells out the words and each ep
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Kids Move and Learn
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
What are the 5 parts of literacy development?
Reading is so much more than just the words. Many children get behind in reading by grade three due to a number of reasons. Here’s how you can set them up for success starting as young as you can. When you read with your child, focus on these 5 pieces to support their literacy skills: Background Knowledge - Learn new information Letter Knowledge - See and know ABCs Phonological Awareness - Hear and know sounds in words Print Awareness - Use books Vocabularies - Use new words
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Kids Move and Learn
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
My Little Turkey Craft
A fun keepsake is to make this My Little Turkey handprint with your little one. What you need: Copy of the Poem (best printed on cardstock) Orange marker Red paint (optional to use a red marker) Blue paint Green paint Yellow paint Orange Paint Brown paint 6 Paint brushes (best to have one per color handy) While this may look really simple, you know little ones aren’t so patient to keep their fingers apart before applying their hand to paper so here are a few tips to help spee
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Kids Move and Learn
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
Renew Interest in those Old Toys
Do you find your kids bored with the usual toys? Try mixing it up to create new interest. It’s true and frustrating when your kids have all kinds of toys that they don’t play with. They sit on a shelf collecting dust. There’s something about novelty that attracts us. Think about it, even as an adult. You stand in a store line staring at those small trinkets colorfully placed along the aisle and they peak your interest. Half of the time it’s the same things you have at home in
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Kids Move and Learn
- Nov 19, 2020
- 1 min
Easy Clean up Sensory activity for Thanksgiving
Here’s a real fun and simple way to spice up play with some toys at Thanksgiving. Take an empty flat bin like one that can fit under a bed and fill it with some feathers that you can buy for a few dollars at Walmart or on Amazon. Add some small plastic bowls or buckets and other small toys. Also, if you have any plastic tongs or tweezers try adding it to the mix and watch what your child will do with it. The new nature and sensory feeling will engage them longer than you thin
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Kids Move and Learn
- Nov 15, 2020
- 1 min
Baby Gate
With the holidays coming up, you may be looking for new ways to keep little ones safe from the tree, or out of the kitchen. Sometimes putting a baby gate like this one around the tree is needed. You can try renting our gate if it’s just needed for a few days or buy one we recommend. Here are 3 reasons you need a baby gate: It allows young ones to visualize a separate zone. It teaches young ones the limitations. Safety. #kidsmoveandlearn #babygate #barrier #discipline #safety
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Kids Move and Learn
- Nov 12, 2020
- 1 min
Want an easy fun game to play? Try the Face the Cookie game
Even virtually you can play this game online with each other! This is a hilarious challenge that can be played with adults or kids. Simply have them sit down and tilt their head back. Put a cookie on their face between their eyes on top of their nose and when you say go they have to try to eat it without using any hands. And if you want to add more to the activity before playing the game, try decorating a cookie first. It adds a whole lot of interesting fun (and some mess) to
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Kids Move and Learn
- Nov 8, 2020
- 1 min
A Book with an Important Message
When young children are egocentric and still learning how to be empathetic towards other people, teaching a concept such as anti-bullying tactics are hard to do. But Kathryn Otoshi does it well in her book called “One”. This book has such a beautiful way of getting the important message across. In this book called ‘One’ these colorful dots stand up for someone who gets bullied. The word play on the numbers and colors are really fun and silly for kids. There are even some part
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Kids Move and Learn
- Nov 5, 2020
- 1 min
A simple activity for kids to do at home
Anita shares a fun hammer activity that is easy to duplicate at home. The activity can be used with ages 3 and up. Hear how simple it is for set up and clean up. And as a bonus it supports hand-eye coordination which is something needed for sports and writing! #KidsMoveandLearn #Golftees #kidsactivities #engagingplay
#hammerstation #ages3andup #kidsplay #thingstodowithkids
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