Action-Packed Classrooms, K-5
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Description
"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.
Contents
Foreword by John Joseph Ratey
Foreword by John Joseph Ratey
Author's Welcome
Author's Welcome
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- 1. Using Movement in the Classroom
- 2. About the Brain and Body
- 3. Generating Energy and Maintaining Attention
- 4. Integrating Movement and Academics
- 5. Subject Matter Template Games
- 6. Physical Education for Classroom Teachers
- 7. Organizing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
- 8. Assessing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
- 9. Developing an Action Plan
Resources
Resources
References
References
List of Activities
List of Activities
Description
"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.
Contents
Foreword by John Joseph Ratey
Foreword by John Joseph Ratey
Author's Welcome
Author's Welcome
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
- 1. Using Movement in the Classroom
- 2. About the Brain and Body
- 3. Generating Energy and Maintaining Attention
- 4. Integrating Movement and Academics
- 5. Subject Matter Template Games
- 6. Physical Education for Classroom Teachers
- 7. Organizing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
- 8. Assessing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
- 9. Developing an Action Plan
Resources
Resources
References
References
List of Activities
List of Activities
Reviews
Action-Packed Classrooms, K-5
Using Movement to Educate and Invigorate Learners
February 2009 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 28/04/2023 | 9781412970914 | $39.95 |
| Lifetime | 28/04/2023 | 9781452272856 | $36.00 |
"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.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword by John Joseph Ratey
- Author's Welcome
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1. Using Movement in the Classroom
- 2. About the Brain and Body
- 3. Generating Energy and Maintaining Attention
- 4. Integrating Movement and Academics
- 5. Subject Matter Template Games
- 6. Physical Education for Classroom Teachers
- 7. Organizing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
- 8. Assessing Action-Packed Academics in Standards-Based Classrooms
- 9. Developing an Action Plan
- Resources
- References
- List of Activities