Jump into Literacy: Active Learning for Preschool Children [Paperback]

Rae Pica (Author)

Book Description

Leap into Literacy combines children’s love of active games with over one hundred lively literacy activities. Written by a well-known children’s movement specialist, these joyful games will engage the whole child in moving and playing as a way to develop the literacy skills needed for reading and writing.

Each activity is complete with a literacy objective, materials list, instructions, and extension activities. Most of the activities include suggestions for related music and children’s books. From “The Alphabet in Action” to “Floorwriting” to “Follow That Letter,” the activities in Leap into Literacy bring the classroom to life!

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About the Author

Rae Pica has been a children's movement specialist since 1980. She is the founder/director of Moving and Learning, a company offering services and materials related to physical activity for children from birth to age eight. A popular speaker and workshop leader, she is also co-creator and host of the radio program "Body, Mind, and Child."

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Gryphon House; 1 edition (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876590091
• ISBN-13: 978-0876590096
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have been a children's physical activity specialist since 1980. A former adjunct instructor with the University of New Hampshire, I'm the author of 18 books, including the award-winning Great Games for Young Children, the Moving & Learning Series, and A Running Start: How Play, Physical Activity, and Free Time Create a Successful Child, written for the parents of children birth to age eight. I present workshops and keynote speeches for parents and professionals throughout North America and have been privileged to share my expertise with such groups as the Sesame Street Research Department, the Head Start Bureau, Centers for Disease Control, Nickelodeon's 'Blue's Clues,' and a number of state health departments. I also served on the task force of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) that created Active Start: A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years, and I serve on several advisory boards. Oh, and I'm the founder and director of Moving & Learning!

I currently live on a lake in Center Barnstead, New Hampshire, with my three fabulous and funny cats but am hoping to move someplace "without winter" in the very near future!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Help!, February 22, 2008

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This review is from: Jump into Literacy: Active Learning for Preschool Children (Paperback)

This wonderful activity book is for the preschool age child.
Inside you will find some great activities that will help to develop your child's skills in different areas.
Here are some examples: write one word on a large card that is an action word, such as hop. Let the child see the word and than let them hop. The Name Game is another one. Here the children sit in a circle and clap the syllables of each child's first name while saying the name aloud.
You will find this book very valuable in teaching your preschooler. It is full of great activities and the explanations of how to do the activity and why it is helpful is very parent or teacher friendly. This is a great help book and is recommended.