Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit & Healthy

Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit & Healthy
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Publisher : Teaching Resources
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0545163242
ISBN-13 : 9780545163248
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit & Healthy by : Michael F. Opitz

Literacy-rich, ready-to-use lessons with easy-to-implement fitness exercises combine physical, nutritional, social, and emotional fitness into such classroom routines as guided reading, independent reading, read-aloud, and writers workshop.

Educating the Student Body

Educating the Student Body
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 503
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ISBN-10 : 9780309283144
ISBN-13 : 0309283140
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Educating the Student Body by : Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment

Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.

The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy

The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9781412997584
ISBN-13 : 1412997585
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy by : Cyndy Scheibe

A Deeper Sense of Literacy is the first book to suggest that media literacy is both a content area and an approach to teaching that can be integrated into any subject area. It combines theory and practical application in a way that addresses the most important questions related to media literacy in education today: what is it, why is it important, how can you teach it across a wide range of curriculum areas and grade levels, and does it work? Rather than focusing on how to teach media literacy, Scheibe and Rogow focus on actually using media literacy to teach lessons across the content areas.

The Kinesthetic Classroom

The Kinesthetic Classroom
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9781412979542
ISBN-13 : 1412979544
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Kinesthetic Classroom by : Traci Lengel

Drawing on cutting-edge research, this inspiring book shows how to integrate movement with classroom instruction, providing hundreds of activities that improve attention spans and student learning.

Engaging Minds in the Classroom

Engaging Minds in the Classroom
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Publisher : ASCD
Total Pages : 89
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ISBN-10 : 9781416616337
ISBN-13 : 1416616330
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Engaging Minds in the Classroom by : Michael F. Opitz

How do you motivate a classroom of bored teenagers, self-absorbed tweens, or energetic younger students to learn? In this book, you’ll explore what Michael F. Opitz and Michael P. Ford have discovered about planning lessons that engage students and enable them to truly enjoy learning. The authors outline key findings from research on motivation and engagement and offer real-life teaching examples from various grades. They show how to systematically propel students to enjoy using their minds every day--and to view themselves as confident learners ready to take on the challenges of the world. Engaging Minds in the Classroom is a must-read for any educator who understands that developing students’ love of learning is the catalyst for achievement at every level. Michael F. Opitz is professor emeritus of reading education at the University of Northern Colorado and is a literacy consultant and coach and author of several publications and reading programs. Michael P. Ford is chair of the Department of Literacy and Language, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He is also an experienced Title I reading and 1st grade teacher. Ford is the author of several books and reading publications.

How to Teach Nutrition to Kids

How to Teach Nutrition to Kids
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Publisher : Twenty Four Carrot Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0964797011
ISBN-13 : 9780964797017
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis How to Teach Nutrition to Kids by : Connie Liakos Evers

Create a new nutrition culture for kids! Completely revised and updated, this resource promotes positive attitudes about food, fitness and body image. Features hundreds of fun, hands-on nutrition education activities aimed at children ages 6-12.

Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff!

Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff!
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ISBN-10 : 0999814117
ISBN-13 : 9780999814116
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff! by : Stacy C. Bauer

Cami Kangaroo loves stuff. Rocks, shells, feathers, toys...she collects them, sorts them and builds with them. There's only one problem...her room is so messy that it's nearly impossible for her to find things! Will Cami ever be able to figure out how to be more organized? Will she find the missing toy she needs to give back to her cousin? Follow along with Cami in the funny and relatable second book of the "Cami Kangaroo and Wyatt Too" series as she tries to find a way to keep her treasures from taking over her room!

Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Health Education

Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Health Education
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Publisher : Human Kinetics
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9781492558040
ISBN-13 : 1492558044
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Health Education by : Benes, Sarah

Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Health Education offers 64 field-tested lesson plans, learning activities, and assessments for implementing a skills-based approach in your class. The curriculum is flexible and adaptable, and it addresses all the skills in the National Health Education Standards.

Fitness for Life

Fitness for Life
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Publisher : Human Kinetics
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 0736065113
ISBN-13 : 9780736065115
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Fitness for Life by : Charles B. Corbin

Grade level: 6, 7, 8, 9, e, i, s, t.

National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education

National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
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Publisher : Human Kinetics
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 9781492584780
ISBN-13 : 1492584789
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education by : SHAPE America - Society of Health and Physical Educators

Focused on physical literacy and measurable outcomes, empowering physical educators to help students meet the Common Core standards, and coming from a recently renamed but longstanding organization intent on shaping a standard of excellence in physical education, National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education is all that and much more. Created by SHAPE America — Society of Health and Physical Educators (formerly AAHPERD) — this text unveils the new National Standards for K-12 Physical Education. The standards and text have been retooled to support students’ holistic development. This is the third iteration of the National Standards for K-12 Physical Education, and this latest version features two prominent changes: •The term physical literacy underpins the standards. It encompasses the three domains of physical education (psychomotor, cognitive, and affective) and considers not only physical competence and knowledge but also attitudes, motivation, and the social and psychological skills needed for participation. • Grade-level outcomes support the national physical education standards. These measurable outcomes are organized by level (elementary, middle, and high school) and by standard. They provide a bridge between the new standards and K-12 physical education curriculum development and make it easy for teachers to assess and track student progress across grades, resulting in physically literate students. In developing the grade-level outcomes, the authors focus on motor skill competency, student engagement and intrinsic motivation, instructional climate, gender differences, lifetime activity approach, and physical activity. All outcomes are written to align with the standards and with the intent of fostering lifelong physical activity. National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education presents the standards and outcomes in ways that will help preservice teachers and current practitioners plan curricula, units, lessons, and tasks. The text also • empowers physical educators to help students meet the Common Core standards; • allows teachers to see the new standards and the scope and sequence for outcomes for all grade levels at a glance in a colorful, easy-to-read format; and • provides administrators, parents, and policy makers with a framework for understanding what students should know and be able to do as a result of their physical education instruction. The result is a text that teachers can confidently use in creating and enhancing high-quality programs that prepare students to be physically literate and active their whole lives.