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April 24, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning Leave a Comment

Games for the Brain: 4 Games to Improve Logic and Reasoning Skills

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Games for the Brain: 4 Games to Improve Logic and Reasoning Skills Welcome back to another post in our Games for the Brain series! Today, we are going to look at 4 games that challenge your logic and reasoning skills. Before we begin, let’s talk about logic and reasoning skills. Logic and reasoning are part […]

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April 17, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning Leave a Comment

Games for the Brain: 5 Games to Improve Motor Skills

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Games for the Brain: 5 Games to Improve Motor Skills Today, we are going to continue exploring games that improve cognitive skills. The following 5 games develop motor skills. You may have heard about fine motor skills and gross motor skills, but what is the difference? And why do they matter? Motor skills allow us […]

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April 10, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning Leave a Comment

Games for the Brain: 4 Games to Improve Visual Discrimination

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Games for the Brain: 4 Games to Improve Visual Discrimination Welcome back to another post in our Games for the Brain series. This series introduces different games that target learning skills. Today, we are going to look at games that improve visual discrimination skills. Visual discrimination is the ability to perceive similarities and differences between […]

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March 20, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning 5 Comments

Games for the Brain: 4 Games to Increase Processing Speed

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4 Games to Increase Processing Speed This is the first post in a new series called Games for the Brain. Some of the games you have at home might secretly be working on processing skills. Today, we are going to highlight games that improve processing speed. But what is processing speed? And why is it […]

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March 14, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning Leave a Comment

8 Areas of the Brain Every Parent and Educator Should Know

8 Areas of the Brain Every Parent and Educator Should Know - Pathfinders Learning

8 Areas of the Brain Every Parent and Educator Should Know The brain is what allows us to think, learn and live. By understanding the brain, we can better understand how our children learn and how to help them when they struggle. Welcome to The Learning Brain 101. Today, we are going to discuss the […]

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February 20, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning Leave a Comment

Why Sticker Charts AREN’T Bad

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Why sticker charts AREN’T bad for kids (and when you should use them) Recently newspaper and magazine articles have condemned the sticker chart. They claim sticker charts “only serve to reinforce to the child that they are under the control and power of those doling out the prizes” (Huffington Post) and “[could] prevent children from […]

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February 13, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning 2 Comments

8 Reward System Tips and Tricks

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8 Reward System Tips and Tricks In our last post, we introduced at-home reward systems you can use to help your child become more responsible and independent. Today, we are going to give you 8 tips and tricks to help you be successful from the start. As simple as marble jars and sticker charts may […]

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February 7, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning 1 Comment

Stickers and Marbles: Helping Your Child Become Independent and Responsible

Stickers and Marbles: Helping Your Child Become Independent and Responsible - Pathfinders Learning

Stickers and Marbles: Helping Your Child Become Independent and Responsible All of us can struggle to integrate new habits into our daily routines. Some of us even struggle to have routines in the first place! It’s especially difficult when it’s a new habit we’re not very fond of. While it’s important for us to floss […]

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January 30, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning Leave a Comment

Brain Breaks

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Why Your Brain Needs a Break Whether it is taking a walk, standing up and stretching for a minute, or simply taking a few sips of water, it is critical to take breaks while working. Oftentimes homework is so chaotic and frustrating that families develop a “just get it done” mentality which creates bad habits […]

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January 23, 2019 By Pathfinders Learning Leave a Comment

Power Walk

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Power Walk In a previous post about Integration Activities, we introduced you to the Power Walk. This simple and powerful exercise is a favorite at Pathfinders. Today, we are going to talk a little more about how it works and give you some fun new ways to enhance your Power Walk. The Power Walk, also […]

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