Mind Moves met Rudine

13/10/2026

MIND MOVES OP DIE PLAAS

"Hierdie jaar het ’n vars en opwindende nuwe wending vir ons gesin op die plaas gebring. Ons het ’n klaskamer op die plaas gebou!

Terwyl ek elke dag saam met hulle sit en werk, het ek besef hoe belangrik dit is om eers seker te maak dat ek die regte grondslag lê waarop ons kan voortbou.

Daarom werk ons almal nou saam deur Mind Moves se Leesgereedmakingsprogram se werkboek. Só verseker ons dat die breine van ons drie oudste kinders (6, 7 en 9 jaar oud) gereed is om met gemak te skryf, lees en leer."

~ Heska Prins, Mooinooi

10/10/2026

MIND MOVES WERK ORALS —
OOK OP DIE VERHOOG! 🎭

Dit is konsertseisoen by die laerskool. Met gejelde hare en blink gesiggies oefen die Graad R’e dat die spoeg spat!

Mamma vra vir haar seun:
“Hoe gaan dit met konsert-oefen? Geniet jy die sing en dans?”

Seun:
“Nee, nie eintlik nie.”

“Ag regtig? Hoe so?”

“Ek wil heeeeeltyd piepie, Mamma!” 😳

Mamma glimlag.
“Ons het ’n spesiale truuk om hiermee te help. Want eintlik het jy nie noodwendig méér piepie in jou blaas nie — dit is die spanning wat jou lyf laat voel asof jy meer toilet toe moet gaan.”

“Kom, Mamma leer jou hoe om jou Vagus te masseer.”

Neem jou regterhand en plaas dit onder jou linkersleutelbeen, in lyn met jou linkeroog. Jou vingers sal ’n klein holte voel; druk daarop. (Hierdie deel kan sensitief wees.)

Beweeg jou vingers in sirkelbewegings, op en uitwaarts, in die rigting van jou skouer. Hou aan met die sirkelbewegings totdat jy voel hoe jou hartklop stadiger word en jou asemhaling verdiep. Jy kan selfs voel dat daar meer speeksel in jou mond vorm.

Oefen dit sommer elke dag op pad skool toe. Dit is ’n eenvoudige Mind Moves-truuk wat kan help om die lyf te kalmeer, jou asemhaling te verdiep en jou dinkbrein aan te skakel sodat jy weer rustig voel.

Wanneer die lyf rustig is, is dit makliker om jou woorde en bewegings te onthou — en die belangrikste: om pret te hê!

Terloops, juffrou — dit werk vir grootmens-senuwees ook! 😉

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28/09/2026

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📚 DRIE WAARDEVOLLE BOUSTENE VIR LEES

🌱 1. Die boustene vir lees begin lank voor die laerskool.

Die grondslag vir lees word reeds in die voorskoolse jare gelê deur die ontwikkeling van woordeskat en luistervaardighede. Hierdie vroeë ontwikkeling vorm die “onsigbare wortels” waarop latere leesvaardigheid voortbou.

🧩 2. Lees en skryf is aangeleerde vaardighede.

Gesproke taal ontwikkel natuurlik, maar geskrewe taal moet aangeleer word. Kinders moet leer om gesproke taal na simbole om te skakel en later simbole weer aan klanke en woorde te koppel. Dit is nie ’n maklike proses nie! Daarom is doelbewuste leesgereedmaking belangrik voordat formele leesonderrig begin.

🧠 3. ’n Kind moet fisies, emosioneel én kognitief gereed wees om te leer lees.

Leesgereedheid sluit onder meer liggaamsbewussyn, lateraliteit, ruimtelike oriëntasie, balans, koördinasie, ouditiewe en visuele persepsie en taalontwikkeling in. Hierdie vaardighede help om die oorgang van gesproke na geskrewe taal voor te berei.

Mind Moves se Leesgereedmakingsprogram is ’n kindervriendelike manier om van fundamentele vaardighede soos luister en praat te vorder na meer komplekse vaardighede soos skryf en lees.

https://www.mindmoves.co.za/2021/06/14/leesgereedmakingsprogram/?srsltid=AfmBOopHsX2RBPkJ6gRDHALlL9vetqJfUA5q-8lyrrOrzzkKPA_t_5p6

24/09/2026

MIND MOVES WORKSHOP FEEDBACK:
DYSLEXIA AND SPATIAL ORIENTATION

"Not every child who struggles to read is dyslexic. Sometimes, we need to look beyond the reading difficulty and delve deeper into the child as a whole.

Every child develops differently, and there can be many underlying reasons why a child may be struggling. By understanding their individual development, strengths, challenges and needs, we can provide the right support for that specific child — rather than simply putting a label on the difficulty."
~ Floraine Prinsloo, Namibia

Join our transformative Mind Moves Learning Booster workshops. Each 120-minute session includes a workbook and a certificate of completion. Workshops take place in-person or online.

https://www.mindmoves.co.za/workshops/

08/09/2026

📚 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 📚

Today, 8 September, we celebrate International Literacy Day – a day that reminds us of the importance of literacy and its role as a foundation for learning.

Literacy doesn’t begin when a child opens their first school reader. The foundations for reading and learning are built much earlier, step by step.

Join Dr Melodie de Jager in this article and discover why the early years set a child up for a lifelong love of reading and learning.

Read the full article here:

https://www.mindmoves.co.za/2026/09/01/learning-to-read-reading-to-learn-where-are-we-going-wrong/

07/09/2026

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY 💙

Saturday, 5 September serves as a reminder that we all have something to offer those around us.

YOU CAN GIVE THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE.

Give a teacher the tools to change a child’s life.

Every child deserves an educator who understands that learning is not just about what happens in the classroom — it is about the whole child.

At Mind Moves, we believe that when the brain and body work together, children are better equipped to develop, learn and thrive.

But for teachers to support whole brain and body development effectively, they need the right knowledge, practical tools and training.

That is where your donation can make a difference.

The Mind Moves Institute is a registered Non-Profit Company (NPC) and Public Benefit Organisation (PBO). Your donation can help us make professional development and practical Mind Moves training more accessible to teachers who work with children every day.

Your contribution could help provide teachers with access to:

🧠 Neuroscience-informed talks, workshops, e-learning opportunities and books.

You can help put knowledge into the hands of the people who shape our children’s futures.

📱 WhatsApp: +27 76 012 1690
📧 Email: [email protected]
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21/08/2026

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THE WONDER OF CHILDHOOD
Dr Melodie de Jager

To thrive, a child needs to feel
protected, loved and accepted.

He needs to discover his own body
and what it can feel and do.

He needs to experience people,
the texture of food, and the sights,
sounds and smells of animals.

He needs to discover and learn about
pots and pans, grass and the sea.

He needs to marvel at how sand
can change shape as it pours
out of a bucket, or how water
can become an ice cube.

He needs time to immerse himself in
the wonder of nature and its cycles
and rhythms.

He needs to experience life
to become part of life.

He needs time to be a child
before he eventually leaves childhood behind.

Please hold back a little before putting
pressure on them to perform …

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14/08/2026

Oulike boekies!

11/08/2026

Leer in praktyk….

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09/08/2026

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!

"There is extraordinary power in gentleness."

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