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Designed to help K-3 teachers deal with restless, energetic students including those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, this book contains quick movement breaks that can be used between other classroom activities to minimize disruptions and maintain a positive learning environment for all students. The activities, labeled according to appropriate age levels, length of play time, and group size, include shape recognition, stretching and...

"The fitness innovators behind The Ready State and the movement bible Becoming a Supple Leopard present a new way to enhance mobility and improve day-to-day wellness for anyone and everyone"--

As seen on the Today Show, Dynamic Aging isn't that same old senior fitness, senior stretching, senior strength book you've seen again and again. This book is about using simple exercises to feel better and get back to living vitally no matter your age. Don't blame your age if you're feeling creaky. It could just be the way you're using (or not using) your body. ―Washington Post on Dynamic Aging as a Book for the Ages Movement is a powerful tool...

Dance, Turn, Hop, Learn! is a sourcebook for early childhood educators who are interested in adding a movement component to their curriculum. The book includes thirty-eight fun and creative movement lessons built around basic early childhood themes and learning standards.

Introduces exercises and routines based on dance and techniques from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, designed for individuals of all fitness levels to help promote flexibility, support relaxation, and relieve aches and pains.

"Energize your story programs by infusing them with the power of movement! Involve babies in bathtub ballet, take children on story trips to Mexico and Africa, and have older learners participate in moving stories and fables. This guide offers you dozens of interactive, ready-to-use, age-appropriate and story-based activities that get children actively involved in learning. The programs are designed to expand the child's self-awareness, range of expression,...

Rethink Your Position is every body's guide to everyday alignment. It explains how to check the way different areas are moving now, includes precision exercises to get important parts moving better, and shows how making small changes can increase your physical activity all day long--not only at the gym, but at the office, in the kitchen, on a walk with friends ... even while you're sleeping.--Publisher.

Kids love to move. But how do we harness all that kinetic energy effectively for math learning? In Math on the Move, Malke Rosenfeld shows how pairing math concepts and whole body movement creates opportunities for students to make sense of math in entirely new ways.

Written in an accessible and practical style, this book explains the importance of physical activity for promoting young children's cognitive learning, well being and physical development and sets out tips and examples for incorporating physical activity into a curriculum. It is ideal for teachers and practitioners working with children aged 3 - 7.

Diverse rhythms, such as African, reggae, cha cha, bossa nova, and rap, and cool musical action songs with a pattern and a purpose will encourage movement and imaginative play, improve motor skills, reinforce important concepts, and more.