Integrating Movement with Academics in the ABL Lab
To start, students will work only on balance by moving the marble through the figure 8 and waves on the board. As basic movements are mastered, progressions can be added to introduce academic content. Student's can work on teacher provided content with a partner using flash cards or from the smart board.
12 Foundations of Learning Readiness Benefits:
Balance, Eye Tracking / Visual Reaction, Peripheral Awareness / Body in Space
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Helicopter Spin
The vestibular system includes the parts of the inner ear and brain that help control balance, eye movement and spatial orientation. This system helps to keep students stable and upright. If your student has trouble with body awareness, (Sensory system: the vestibular system) or balance (sensory system: the proprioceptive system) they will often struggle with classroom activities such as letter and number formation, handwriting, copying from the board and tying their shoes.
User Weight Limit : 250lbs
Target Age Group: Pre K - 2nd Grade
*Ships preassembeld
GREEN ROCKING TURTLE SHELL
Our Green Rocking Turtle Shells help foster an engaging, comfortable, and dynamic learning environment for all children. It allows kids to choose their seating arrangements, supports different learning styles, and provides a variety of seating options which can help kids learn to self regulate.
Benefits of our Green Rocking Turtle Shell:
Students have a safe space in the classroom to work independently or self regulate.
Strengthening core muscles
Improves motor coordination
Improves focus
Foundations of Learning skill(s):
Balance/Vestibular development
Proprioception
Problem solving, social skills development
Specs:
Dimensions: 30" L x 30" W x 22" H
Weight: 8 lbs.
Target Age: Elementary
SS120 Super Small Smooth Climbing Wall
These climbing panels are specifically designed for young children K-3rd grade with a super smooth surface that eliminates scratches on knees and hands. Larger, easier to grip foot holds and hand holds as well as colorful rock formations and your own school logo make this climbing wall perfect for young children! This is a horizontal climbing wall meant for climbing laterally. See our Active Play page more advanced climbing walls. Horizontal Climbing walls can be 8’ to 80’ long. Always supervise children and use a padded mat under climbing walls!
Indoor Kids Climbing Wall Panels
A unique indoor climbing wall design for commercial settings. Climbing wall panels are designed for horizontal climbing! Eliminate the need for harnesses, and safety concerns, by implementing horizontal climbing, approved for school and commercial use. Panels are manufactured in the USA and include 10 yr extended warranty. Panels ship direct from MFG pre-assembled. Install not included. Panels must be secured to existing wall by licensed contractor. Facilities are required to have safety flooring below horizontal climbing walls, as per state/federal guidelines.
Commercial Kids Indoor Climbing Walls
Since 1999, ABL has set the standard for commercial climbing walls built rock solid and safe for kids. ABL manufactures the highest quality equipment on the market and remains the only commercial youth fitness equipment manufacturer in the world to develop 4 sizes, designed for 4 specific age groups. All youth commercial equipment and climbing walls are manufactured in the USA and shipped direct from Action Based Learning in Charleston, SC. ABL's manufacturer's guarantee includes extended warranty, low price guarantee, and all youth indoor climbing walls arrives pre-assembled and ready to to mount to existing walls. ABL offers partial and full turnkey options. To request a custom quote, please contact us below or email customerservice@kidsfit.com.
Why buy direct from manufacturer?
CARDIO KIDS ELLIPTICAL
This popular youth sized elliptical trainer works the entire body and has been carefully designed to supply additional balance for fast growing bodies and motivational, easy to use electronics that include calories, heart rate, speed, time and distance.
What's included when buying direct from manufacturer?
Since 1999, ABL has set the standard for commercial fitness equipment built rock solid and safe for kids. ABL manufactures the highest quality equipment on the market and remains the only commercial youth fitness equipment manufacturer in the world to develop 4 sizes, designed for 4 specific age groups. All youth fitness equipment is manufactured in the USA and shipped direct from Action Based Learning in Charleston, SC. ABL's manufacturer's guarantee includes extended warranty, low price guarantee, and all youth fitness equipment arrives pre-assembled and ready to use at your door! ABL offers partial and full turnkey options. To request a custom quote, please contact us below or email customerservice@kidsfit.com.
Sensory Rainbow Skipping Stones
Get ready to have a fun filled time with these tactile play stones! These brightly colored tactile stones enhance vestibular balance, promote movement, coordination, and support muscle development. Have your student walk on these colorful rainbow skipping stones while learning to balance! Easily movable balance stones allow for instructor to set up different pathways and various spacing between each stone for added challenge. This provides an excellent station for practicing problem solving and motor planning activities.
Each set includes 3pcs. - RED, YELLOW, & GREEN
Children can walk on the sloping and narrow ridges as a balance exercise or walk along the sides of the ridge to traverse to the other side to challenge the mobility of the lower body. The anti-slip pattern ensures safety and makes the activity more fun!
Benefits:
Improve spatial awareness while balancing.
Balancing activities challenge the brain to adjust its spatial orientation using the proprioceptive system.
Balancing helps aid the brain to place words on a page, to read from left to right and to write patterns in sequence.
Activities that involve balancing help the brain to anchor information and improve memory retrieval.
Specifications:
User Weight Limit: 175 lbs.
Product Dimensions: 34.25L x 13.5W x 13.5H
Product Weight: 16.5 lbs.
