Grade level: 1, 2, 3, k, p, e, t.

Help students build body awareness and improve overall movement. Includes skills checklists, ideas for ball and equipment usage, sensory experiences, and more!

The Joy of Movement is a movement activity book with a therapeutic perspective. A combination of old and new games to create a purpose driven physical motor curriculum. Each activity is tried and kid tested. This well organized and easy to use book includes fun, developmentally appropriate activities that foster physical development and build self-esteem. The activities are built around developmental motor milestones and are flexible enough to encourage skill development for a variety of learners.

A practical approach to organizing the physical education program in the elementary grades.

Fitness awareness - Body control skills - Locomotion skills - Object-control skills - Pointer notes and pointer cue cards.

"In an infectious burst of movement, rhythm, and rhyme, a multiethnic cast of children in an urban neighborhood strut their stuff." — School Library Journal (starred review) Some days you wake up and you just gotta wokka. Wokka what? Wokka-wokka! It’s about movement. It’s about dance. It’s about shimmy-shakin’, be-boppin’, and more! It’s about gathering friends and joining the party. The creative team behind My Father, the Dog returns with a call-and-response for preschoolers, an exuberant invitation to be part of the fun — and show your stuff!

Help every child experience the magic of making music! From the moment they can grasp and hold an object, young children love to shake, rattle, and bang for the sheer joy of creating sounds. Music is vital to the development of many skills, including math ability, language, and coordination. 101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children will delight two- to six-year-olds as they are invited to create sounds of ocean waves, rainstorms, and horses galloping, as well as play along with their favorite songs. With 101 ideas, a subject index, and teacher tips, the book makes it easy to find rhythm instrument activities to fit every curriculum and every day.