Download or read book Brain Gym written by Paul Ehrlich Dennison and published by Edu Kinesthetics. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of repatterning movements and activities which help children discover how to receive information and express themselves simultaneously, thus enhancing whole brain learning. Includes lists of activities related to specific academic skills.
Download or read book Learning With the Body in Mind written by Eric Jensen and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2000-02-16 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capitalize on the high energy that is natural to young learners! Research suggests that movement activities are an integral part of the learning process. From role plays to relays, learning is better activated when the body gets involved. Whether you're a primary school teacher or a secondary maths teacher, you'll discover how to use movement to increase intrinsic motivation, improve attitudes, strengthen memory, and boost achievement in your classroom. This highly readable book offers a valuable compendium of practical strategies backed by clinical and classroom research for engaging students at all levels.
Download or read book PE 4 ME written by Cathie Summerford and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summerford describes her innovative school physical fitness and health program called PE-4-Me Radical Wellness Program, implemented at her middle school in Apple Valley, California. The program combines movement, music, authentic assessment, thematic instruction, and brain-based learning into a physical education program. Several times the role of movement and health is emphasized as a way to help students become better learners in other areas. Summerford includes seat work and activity program sheets which support the program.
Download or read book Energizing Brain Breaks written by David Sladkey and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fastest way to keep your students engaged It′s an all too familiar sight: that glazed look in your students′ eyes. They′ve been sitting or listening for too long. What they need is an Energizing Brain Break--a quick physical and mental challenge that′s like hitting the refresh button on your computer, but for your students. This practical full-color flip book contains 50 highly effective, classroom-tested brain breaks that you can put to immediate use across the grades. No preparation or supplies are required; just one to two minutes of your time when you see a need. You′ll find pictures, directions, and online videos for activities such as: Slap Count Letters: students alternate slapping each other′s hands while spelling a word Rock, Paper, Scissors, Math: partners reveal a certain number of fingers to each other, and the first person to add them together wins Bizz-Buzz: groups of students count from 1 to 40 using a combination of numbers and words There′s no better way to help students remain sharp and alert, reenergized to take on the next task of learning!
Download or read book Happiness is Up to Me a Teacher s Journey to a Choice Theory Classroom written by Angela Ward and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you tired of teaching the best you can teach and still waiting for that feeling happy of true accomplishment to appear? Are you teaching as hard as you can, and still feel the kids are not attaining their personal best? Do you want an 'on top of the world' feeling that only true happiness can give you? This book will help you to be a more successful teacher. It will help you focus on what is going well and help you change your behaviors to have better days. It will help you become the teacher that within your heart you are. Connect with someone who has climbed the mountain and celebrates being one of the champions.
Download or read book Physical Education and Wellbeing written by Timothy Lynch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how physical education (PE) can be best enacted in primary schools in order to optimise children’s wellbeing. Drawing together extensive data from school communities around the globe, the author examines multiple dimensions of child health in practice. Ultimately, the findings suggest that PE is imperative within the wider landscape of children’s holistic learning, offering a powerful platform for meaningful connections across learning areas. While quantitative research has long evidenced the benefits of physical activity, this book contributes to the complex and global issue of what effective health and wellbeing approaches look like in practice. It is natural for children to enjoy movement for the purposes of play, exploration, learning and development: this book is essential reading for educators looking to enhance children’s wellbeing and general health.
Download or read book Designing Effective Instructional Tasks for Physical Education and Sports written by David Charles Griffey and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There's more to helping participants develop motor skills than just coming up with relevant drills. If you want participants to succeed, you need to structure learning tasks to keep them interested and engaged. Although there are many resources available to help teachers and coaches improve their curriculum, teaching skills, and management, little has been written about the critical issue of effective task design ... until now." "This text takes the most current research on learning and teaching movement activity and translates it into practical, down-to-earth suggestions for coaches and teachers. Using examples both in the gym and on the playing field, the book shows teachers and coaches alike how to develop instructional tasks that maximize students' learning and retention."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Making Music and Enriching Lives written by Bonnie Blanchard and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses comprehensive, across-the-board issues that affect the teachers, students, and musicians. This book shows specifics not only about how to teach music, but also about how to motivate and inspire students of any age.
Download or read book Teaching Middle School Physical Education written by Bonnie S. Mohnsen and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes how to create a programme that addresses the specific needs and capabilities of middle school students, while helping them through the transition from childhood to young adulthood. This edition is fully updated and revised.
Download or read book Adapted Physical Education and Sport written by Joseph P. Winnick and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition is updated to keep you current with today’s trends in adapted physical education and sport and new chapters, major chapters, revisions and an increased emphasis on best practise
Download or read book Adapted Physical Education and Sport 6E written by Winnick, Joseph and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth edition of Adapted Physical Education and Sport details current inclusion practices, helps develop in developing IEPs consistent with legislation, enhances sport participation, and includes a web resource with 26 video clips for administering the new Brockport Physical Fitness Test.
Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Download or read book Journal of Health Physical Education Recreation written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Becoming a Win Win Teacher written by Jane Bluestein and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a successful teacher in today's fast-changing world can be a daunting challenge. Jane Bluestein addresses the issues new teachers face and provides practical ideas and honest cautions in a wide range of helpful topics, including what keeps so many schools rooted in win-lose philosophies and practices, personal assets that will increase the odds of your survival and success, and specific strategies for winning in a win-lose system. These valuable insights and strategies, backed by years of experience and research, help you: - Establish your professional identity - Understand the culture, environment, and politics of today's schools - Build your own support team with mentors, administrators, and colleagues - Connect with students and create win-win classrooms - Take care of yourself and grow in your career With activity sheets full of handy charts, self-assessment surveys, and planning pages, Becoming a Win-Win Teacher helps you become a welcome, established, and effective member of a school community—without sacrificing your personality, intentions, or ideals.
Download or read book WHEE for Wholistic Healing written by Daniel J. Benor and published by Wholistic Healing Publications. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Movement Discovery Physical Education for Children written by Andrea Boucher and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 Stars! Doody's Book Review Creative, challenging, and interesting physical education lessons in pre-schools and elementary schools are essential. Movement Discovery: Physical Education for Children is designed to change traditional thinking in physical education and bring a breath of fresh air to movement lessons. Written to help early childhood and elementary school teachers value simple, strenuous, and enjoyable activity, this text provides the foundation they'll need to give such experiences to young children. This text includes: background information to provide an understanding of why programs are as they are information about child development and skill development to give guidance to teachers material to start an on-going Movement Discovery program that capitalizes on the innate human urge to discover ones' physical capacities and enjoy them Movement Discovery encourages teachers to provide challenging yet gratifying physical education lessons. If students can derive satisfaction in their increase in skill, and if these skills have a link with their future education and the world in which they live, there is a good possibility that activity will continue throughout life.
Download or read book The Price of Love written by Jackie McIntosh and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-02-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Price of Love unfolds across a century, tracing the enduring bonds of love and friendship amid the changing tides of time. Rooted in a quaint Kent village, the narrative unfurls around Dolly and Polly, two inseparable souls nurtured amidst rustic simplicity. Their youthful days transition into service at the local Manor House, under the genteel watch of Sir Charles, Lady Frances, and the stern yet nurturing Housekeeper, Jenny Armstrong. Yet, as the winds of the Great War sweep across their lives, an era of innocence ends, replaced by an epoch of growth amid trials. As the war’s tempest recedes, life’s inexorable stream carries them through a kaleidoscope of emotions, intertwining joy, and sorrow in a delicate dance. Through every hardship, the steadfast friendship of Dolly and Polly remains their beacon, each a pillar of strength for the other. Polly becomes a cornerstone of support for her daughter Elizabeth, helping her navigate the turbulent waters of a troubled marriage to Robert. Simultaneously, Dolly navigates through profound loss, her resilience leading her towards rebirth and healing. The Price of Love is a tender homage to the unwavering spirit of friendship and the remarkable resilience of love amid life’s inexorable ebbs and flows. Through Dolly and Polly’s journey, readers will find a poignant exploration of love’s enduring power to heal, to uplift, and to bind hearts together through a century of unyielding change.
