A Positive Corner In The Mind

26/03/2025

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From struggling with focus to finishing a Harry Potter book. How can you help children with focus develop a love for reading?

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21/03/2025

Happy Human Rights Day!

Every child deserves the right to learn, grow, and thrive. On this special day, let’s recognise that support, understanding, and education are key to unlocking every child’s potential.

As parents, teachers, and caregivers, we have the power to create an inclusive world where no child is left behind.

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Kanchana Moodliar

19/03/2025

From struggling with focus to finishing a Harry Potter book. How can you help children who find it difficult to focus develop a love for reading? Listen to Sharlene Versveld’s journey on our Podcast.

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17/03/2025

From struggling to read to thriving in high school! Imagine going from not being able to read at all to finishing a Harry Potter book in just a few years. Proof that dedication, support, and the right interventions can truly transform a child's future!

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24/12/2024

Ever wondered how joyous raising a child could be? It's one of the greatest joys in our opinion. Even so, you may face some surprises that you're unprepared for. It's a journey.

A beautiful journey that enables you to experience charming adventures. Stay focused & observant of the things your kids are doing.

It's going to be one amazing ride. Immerse yourself, the results will be spectacular🔥🎉

Don't forget to listen to the second episode with Sharlene Versfeld and Kanchana Moodliar. https://bit.ly/49QNkEo

Let us know what you've face on this amazing journey in the comments

20/12/2024

Hey Fam, The wait is over!!
You're gonna love the the conversation with Sharlene Versfeld, the power of loving parental observation can truly unearth the best in our kids.

10/12/2024

Sudoku

Let the games continue

In our next podcast episode our guest Sharlene Versfeld talks about her son feeling challenged by puzzles and how she found other ways to help him. On the other hand her daughter was highly stimulated by puzzles.

If your kiddos become uncomfortable with this game, take it as information to try something else.

Let’s begin

Simple Sudoku puzzles are an excellent way to promote and reinforce the recognition of number forms. By turning recognition into a game, the child is not only gently encouraged to differentiate between figures, but because they must find missing numbers, they will naturally create figures in their mind’s eye.

This mental creation of numbers strongly reinforces confidence in working with numbers. Using a website like sudoku.com, students can access concentration puzzles from anywhere.

This classic concentration game can be played in a variety of ways!

Players can create/draw their own Sudoku boards to solve on paper, or use a device to solve online!

This game requires a sustained attention to detail and critical thinking skills to solve complex problems.

How to play:
🎮 Sudoku boards are divided into 9 boxes, in each box players need to include the numbers 1-9
🎮 In each row or column, the numbers 1-9 also need to be represented
🎮 The catch is that each box, row, and column cannot include the same number twice
🎮 In order to solve the puzzle, each box, row, and column will have each number 1-9 represented one time

Luckily this game can be played by everyone in the family. Give it a try and let us know how it goes 😉

09/12/2024

Hey Fam, here's day 2 of kid's play

Red Light Green Light

In Red Light Green Light kids are practicing concentration skills while getting out some energy.

This concentration game is best played outdoors with space to move and run around, however, participants still must be able to hear.

One person will be the “traffic light” telling the other kids when to move or stop. This activity is best used as a brain break or a time when kids need to move.

This game provides a stress-free and engaging opportunity for students to practice concentration skills.

What to do:

1. Choose one person to be the traffic light
2. The traffic light moves to the other end of the playing field
3. The traffic light shouts “green light” when students can move and “red light” when students should stop
4. The first person to make it to the traffic light wins!

Get creative!
There are several variations of this concentration game. Try the following:

✅The traffic light can yell out “yellow light” for students to move in slow motion
✅The traffic light can turn their back and when they call out “red light” they turn around and try to catch someone moving. This person then returns to the starting point.
✅The traffic light can create fun and crazy ways for students to move during the “green light.” For example: hopping on one foot, running with hands on your head, etc.

Special Considerations: Outdoors

06/12/2024

Hey Fam, the holiday season is upon us and our kids need lots of entertainment to keep them occupied.

We found a resource that has 11 games that can be played to help our munchkins to concentrate. We'll share the first fun game which doesn't take too much effort to play. We'll also be sharing the other 10 daily, just as a reminder of how much fun it can be to help our kids learn to concentrate.

Today's game 🎮 is: Math Simon Says
Age Range: Grade K-5

Special Considerations: Space to move

Math Simon Says is a low-prep and simple way to practice concentration skills with our youngest learners.

During this classic game, students are focusing on “Simon” who is giving simple instructions like “touch your nose.” The catch is that students need to wait until they hear “Simon says…” before the action!

Math Simon Says provides an educational twist that students of any age can play to practice Math skills!

Start with the classic phrases such as “touch your nose,” then as students have a good understanding of the game add in Math facts!

Some examples are, “hop on one foot 3 + 1 times” 🦶 🦶 🦶 🦶 or “jump up 6 x 1 times.”

This tests students’ concentration while also reinforcing Math skills.

Procedure:
✅ Choose one adult or student to play as “Simon”
✅ Simon instructs the group to complete certain tasks (Ex. touch your toes, jump on one foot, spin in a circle)
✅ Students only complete the tasks when Simon says, “Simon says ______”
✅ If students move to complete a task when Simon did not use the phrase, they will be out
The last student standing becomes the next Simon

Fun & easy concentration games to help students enhance focus, improve memory, and boost academic performance, from Victoria Dotson's classroom.

19/11/2024

Hey Fam👋👋

Thank you for all the positive messages we've received from you. The upcoming conversation will inspire the explorer in your children. There's a whole world out there, waiting to be discovered.