Action-Packed Classrooms, K-5

Using Movement to Educate and Invigorate Learners

By: Cathie Summerford

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Paperback | 25 February 2009 | Edition Number 2

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176 Pages

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25.4 x 17.78 x 0.97

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"This book gives valuable information on the necessity of incorporating movement in the classroom. The activities are easy to understand and follow."
-Debbie Jo Halcomb, Fourth-Grade Teacher
Robert W. Combs Elementary School, Happy, KY

"Summerford gives teachers a format for convincing administrators that movement is a component of best practices."
-Stephanie Eagleton, Second-Grade Teacher
Shaker Heights City School District, OH

Use movement and music to stimulate children's ability to absorb and retain new information!

Getting children up and moving can help stimulate their brains and increase their ability to learn. This resource focuses on using movement and music to energize young students and boost their capacity to absorb and remember new content.

Packed with games and activities for teachers in K-5 settings, this research-based book offers strategies for basic energizers, clear objectives for standards-aligned instruction, and a student/teacher/principal agreement to commit to active learning. Showing how exciting and fun learning can be, this new edition:

Includes new chapters on planning and organizing lessons
Offers sample activities in math, social studies, science, language arts, health, and physical education
Provides tools for assessing the effectiveness of activities
Presents updated brain research

This invaluable resource helps teachers meet the needs of all students by using multisensory learning techniques that develop enthusiastic learners.

Industry Reviews

"Gives teachers a format for convincing administrators that movement is a component of best practices." -- Stephanie Eagleton, Second-Grade Teacher
"Gives valuable information on the necessity of incorporating movement in the classroom. The activities are easy to understand and follow." -- Debbie Jo Halcomb, Fourth-Grade Teacher
"Includes easily understood research that supports the topic, and many clear examples on how to tie in movement in the class." -- Debbie Smith, Master Teacher
"What an exciting book! It should be the top book on every teacher's desk." -- Joseph Herzog, President

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Foreword
Author's Welcome
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Using Movement in the Classroom
About the Brain and Body
Generating Energy and Maintaining Attention
Integrating Movement and Academics
Subject Matter Template Games
Physical Education for Classroom Teachers
Organizing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
Assessing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
Developing an Action Plan
Resources
References
List of Activities
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Action-Packed Classrooms, K-5

Using Movement to Educate and Invigorate Learners

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

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