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Up, down, move around : math and literacy : active learning for preschoolers / by Deborah Kayton Michals.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Up, down, move aroundPublisher: Lewisville, NC : Gryphon House, 2013Description: 148 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0876594178 (pbk.)
  • 9780876594179 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Math and literacy
Subject(s): Summary: "By connecting physical activity with learning, the books in this series provide preschoolers with educational enrichment as they explore, inquire, experiment, and discover. Filled with simple, stimulating games, they will have kids jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn. Useful for parents, caregivers, and child care workers, the books contain fun activities that can be carried out easily and with minimal equipment. Activities like the Syllable Freeze Dance and Math Orchestra help young children develop number sense, practice counting and rhyming, and learn about letter shapes and story structure"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple math and literacy activities that will have children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn! From the Syllable Freeze Dance to the Math Orchestra, children ages 3 to 6 will actively explore letters and numbers as they develop number sense, practice counting and rhyming, and learn about letter shapes and story structure. Everything you need is already in your classroom! No special materials, extra space, or props are required. The exercises can be done as 5- to 10-minute enrichment activities with large and small groups, in circle time, or as transitions to fulfill the 60 minutes of structured physical activity recommended in national guidelines for preschoolers"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 372.7044 M621 Available 33111007453216
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Movement-inspiring activities reinforce key literacy and math concepts!

Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple math and literacy activities that will have your children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn!

From the Syllable Freeze Dance to a Math Orchestra, children ages 3 to 6 will actively explore letters and numbers as they develop number sense, practice counting and rhyming, and learn about letter shapes and story structure.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144) and index.

"By connecting physical activity with learning, the books in this series provide preschoolers with educational enrichment as they explore, inquire, experiment, and discover. Filled with simple, stimulating games, they will have kids jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn. Useful for parents, caregivers, and child care workers, the books contain fun activities that can be carried out easily and with minimal equipment. Activities like the Syllable Freeze Dance and Math Orchestra help young children develop number sense, practice counting and rhyming, and learn about letter shapes and story structure"-- Provided by publisher.

"Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple math and literacy activities that will have children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn! From the Syllable Freeze Dance to the Math Orchestra, children ages 3 to 6 will actively explore letters and numbers as they develop number sense, practice counting and rhyming, and learn about letter shapes and story structure. Everything you need is already in your classroom! No special materials, extra space, or props are required. The exercises can be done as 5- to 10-minute enrichment activities with large and small groups, in circle time, or as transitions to fulfill the 60 minutes of structured physical activity recommended in national guidelines for preschoolers"-- Provided by publisher.

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