Early Elementary Children: Moving & Learning - by Rae Pica (Mixed Media Product)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A physical education curriculum for everyone who works with early elementary children and understands the critical role of movement.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A complete movement curriculum for early elementary children <p/>Physical education is a critical part of early learning. Movement experiences exercise the whole body--including the mind--and can help children develop a lifetime desire for health and fitness and success in all areas of academic learning. With more than 100 developmentally appropriate physical activities, this curriculum promotes children's participation in and enjoyment of creative movement that is inclusive, active, and fun. <p/>Everything you need to get started is here, including: <br>An introduction to implementing physical education into your curriculum<br>An explanation of the ways creative movement supports children's physical, social/emotional, cognitive, and creative development<br>Tips to create a positive learning environment, suggestions for adding equipment to activities, simple questions to evaluate whether or not the children are meeting the activity's objective, and information on how the activities meet early learning standards outlined by NAEYC and AAHPERD<br>A wide variety of activities--plus extensions and adaptations for children with special needs--falling under five categories: openers and closers, basic movement, cooperative activities, educational gymnastics, and rhythm and dance<br>Curriculum Connectors that identify each activity's correlation with content learning areas<br>A CD filled with original music to add joy and energy to the activities <p/><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Rae Pica is an education consultant dedicated to the development and education of the whole child. A former adjunct instructor at the University of New Hampshire, she is the author of 20 books, including the Moving & Learning series, the textbook <i>Experiences in Movement and Music</i>, and <i>What If Everybody Understood Child Development?: Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children's Lives</i>. A popular keynote speaker, Rae also offers online courses and has shared her expertise with such groups as the Sesame Street Research Department, the Head Start Bureau, Bright Horizons, the Centers for Disease Control, and schools, resource and referral agencies, and health departments throughout the country.
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