Moving With Words & Actions Physical Literacy for Preschool and Primary Children

• Main Authors: Clements, Rhonda L. (Author), Schneider, Sharon L. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Champaign, IL, United States Human Kinetics Publishers 2017
• Subjects: Movement education.; Physical education and training > Study and teaching (Preschool); Physical education and training > Study and teaching (Elementary)
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• Item Description: "Meeting the national standards & grade-level outcomes."
• Physical Description: xi, 259 pages illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9781492547907

Moving With Words & Actions offers teachers of preschool and primary-grade students more than 70 lesson plans. These lessons reinforce both physical literacy and language literacy; they use words related to children's academic learning and understanding of their immediate environment to entice them to move. The lesson plans Use an interdisciplinary approach, integrating academic concepts from language arts, math, science, health and nutrition, community awareness, and environmental awareness Are highly adaptable for teachers in various settings, including those working with individualized education programs and 504 accommodation plans as well as those teaching in limited spaces Offer noncompetitive activities that are perfect for use by recess, lunchtime, and before- and after-school specialists Have been field tested according to best practices to ensure age appropriateness Each lesson plan includes three learning tasks that help children apply a variety of action words and movement concepts to the moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activities prescribed in the tasks. All lesson plans address SHAPE America's National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education. Moving With Words & Actions will help you plan lessons with confidence, use sound instructional strategies, and assess your students effectively as they learn how their bodies function, move, and grow in healthy ways.