Bøger af Rae Pica

Active Learning Across the Curriculum: Teaching the Way They Learn provides hundreds of activities that help teach children 4 to 8 major concepts in the content areas of art, language arts, math, music, science, and social studies, taking advantage of the fact that movement is the young child's preferred method of learning. Detailed lesson plans offer objectives, step-by-step instructions, suggestions for ensuring success, alternate activities, and curriculum connectors, with recommendations for children's literature and music.Active Learning Across the Curriculum is organized according to content areas and major concepts, making it a real time saver for teachers and early childhood professionals who understand the value of active learning and who want to teach to the "whole child."

Physical education is a critical part of early childhood. Children need to move to channel their energies in creative, beneficial ways and to learn habits for lifelong health and fitness. This pamphlet is a great way for early childhood professionals to partner with and educate families to support their children's physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and creative development through movement.

Previous ed.: Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2010.

Provides theory, research, and language to advocate for active learning; offers suggestions on how to update learning environments; and contains 200 ready-to-use movement activities that can be easily implemented into the day. Most require no materials, and every activity includes a ""Curriculum Connection"".

More than 100 movement activities for early elementary childrenPhysical education is a critical part of every early childhood curriculum. Children need to move to channel their energies in creative, beneficial ways and to learn habits for lifelong health and fitness. Early Elementary Children Moving & Learning provides more than 100 developmentally appropriate activities that contribute to a well-rounded curriculum in any classroom or program.The book containsAn updated introduction reflecting new research and trends in early childhood health and fitness and information on how movement benefits children’s learning and developmentMore than 100 activities that fall under five categories: openers and closers, basic movement, cooperative activities, educational gymnastics, and rhythm and danceExtension ideas and adaptations to use with children who have special needsCurriculum connections for each activity and explanations about how activities are aligned with and meet early learning standards from NAEYC and AAHPERDOriginal music to add joy and energy to the activities

More than 50 movement activities for toddlersPhysical education is a critical part of every early childhood curriculum. Children need to move to channel their energies in creative, beneficial ways and to learn habits for lifelong health and fitness. Toddlers Moving & Learning provides more than 50 developmentally appropriate activities that contribute to a well-rounded curriculum in any classroom or program.The book containsAn updated introduction reflecting new research and trends in early childhood health and fitness and information on how movement benefits children’s learning and developmentFourteen lesson plans, each with one body parts activity, one nonlocomotor activity, one locomotor skill experience, and one activity exploring an element of movement, for a total of 56 activitiesExtension ideas and adaptations to use with children who have special needsCurriculum connections for each activity and explanations about how activities are aligned with and meet early learning standards from NAEYC and AAHPERDOriginal music to add joy and energy to the activities

In this collection, the author keeps kids front and center as she provides thought-provoking commentary and actionable insights on topics such as the Common Core, the self-esteem movement, and standardized testing.

Physical education is a critical part of every early childhood curriculum. Children need to move to channel their energies in creative, beneficial ways and to learn habits for lifelong health and fitness. Preschoolers and Kindergarteners Moving and Learning provides 80 developmentally appropriate activities that contribute to a well-rounded curriculum in any classroom or programme.