Inservice for Teachers: Core Strength in the Classroom

Description

This presentation is perfect for school based therapists who are looking for inservice ideas to share with the teachers and other education professionals on their team. If you’ve been asked to come up with a last-minute presentation or inservice at school, this is the resource for you!

Here’s what’s inside the presentation:

-Why kids today aren’t as strong as they used to be

-Proximal stability and distal mobility

-What does core strength have to do with school?

-Signs of weak core muscles

-What’s the big deal about W-Sitting?

-The link between core strength and attention

-Positioning and seating

-Creative classroom ideas for building core strength while learning