Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit & Healthy

Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit & Healthy

Author: Michael F. Opitz

Publisher: Teaching Resources

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780545163248

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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

Author: Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2013-11-13

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13: 0309283140

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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

Author: Cyndy Scheibe

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1412997585

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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.


Engaging Minds in the Classroom

Engaging Minds in the Classroom

Author: Michael F. Opitz

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2014-01-19

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1416616330

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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.


The Kinesthetic Classroom

The Kinesthetic Classroom

Author: Traci Lengel

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2010-01-26

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1412979544

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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.


Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff!

Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff!

Author: Stacy C. Bauer

Publisher:

Published: 2019-05-30

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780999814116

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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

Author: Benes, Sarah

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1492558044

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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

Author: Charles B. Corbin

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9780736065115

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


National Health Education Standards

National Health Education Standards

Author: Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780944235737

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Concluding a two-year review and revision process supported by the American Cancer Society and conducted by an expert panel of health education professionals, this second edition of the National Health Education Standards is the foremost reference in establishing, promoting, and supporting health-enhancing behaviors for students in all grade levels. These guidelines and standards provide a framework for teachers, administrators, and policy makers in designing or selecting curricula, allocating instructional resources, and assessing student achievement and progress; provide students, families, and communities with concrete expectations for health education; and advocate for quality health education in schools, including primary cancer prevention for children and youth.


The Busy Body Book

The Busy Body Book

Author: Lizzy Rockwell

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2012-11-28

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0307793427

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A celebration of the amazing human machine and a life on the move! Your amazing body can jump, sprint, twist, and twirl. Your body is built to move. Lizzy Rockwell explains how your bones and muscles, heart and lungs, nerves and brain all work together to keep you on the go. Kids walk and skate and tumble through these pages with such exuberance that even sprouting couch potatoes will want to get up and bounce around—and that’s the ultimate goal. Studies show that American kids are becoming more sedentary and more overweight and that they carry these tendencies with them into adolescence and adulthood. Experts agree that we need to help kids make physical activity a life-long habit. Through education, information, and encouragement, this book aims to inspire a new generation of busy bodies!