Moving to Discover the USA [Paperback]

Mike Lee (Author), Rhonda L. Clements (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998

The lessons and activities in Moving to Discover the USA can help you spark your students' imaginations by using movement to teach lessons about the people, symbols, and events of American history, geography, geology, and culture. The lessons are ideally suited for children in grades K-4.

Moving to Discover the USA provides more than 200 original games, rhymes, and songs to get kids moving and involved. Most activities provided require a minimum of space and little or no equipment. Each subsection of the book has a theme page to help teachers find topics to supplement existing elementary school curricula. And each lesson is clearly illustrated, allowing you to practice basic movement skills before organizing a game, song, or dance activity.

The book is divided into eight sections: Americana, This Land, Famous Americans, Native Americans, Manmade Landmarks, Natural Wonders, Building a Country, and Transportation. It addresses common topics by age level and according to national standards. With 42 lessons on subjects ranging from Harriet Tubman, to cowpokes, to the Grand Canyon, this innovative guide adds liveliness to your lesson plans.

Whether you're a classroom teacher or a PE specialist, Moving to Discover the USA is the perfect blend of movement education and social studies.

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About the Author

Mike Lee is an artist and creative writer who has dedicated his talents to early childhood fitness since 1986. He is the managing partner of Small World Press in Bayview, Idaho, and the author of Kids' Animal Exercise Fun.

Mike has contributed to projects for the New York Department of Human Services and Children's Television Workshop/Sesame Street in New York City. He has presented topics reflecting integrated learning at two national early childhood conferences as well as performing workshops on movement and fitness for children.

A practitioner of independent scholarship and lifelong learning, Mike is currently working on programs to integrate technology and movement education. In addition to publishing, he consults on computers and environmental design. He can be contacted at [e-mail].

Rhonda L. Clements, EdD, is an Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator of Graduate Physical Education at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

Clements is a consultant in the area of movement for preschool through grade six for several large agencies and corporations as well as local schools throughout New York state.

Clements is the author of four books on movement and game activities. She received the 1993 Early Childhood News Directors Choice Award for her book, Let's Move, Let's Play: Developmentally Appropriate Movement and Classroom Activities for Preschool Children.

The president of the American Association for the Child's Right to Play, Clements also is a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and the National Association for the Education of the Young Child.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880117990
• ISBN-13: 978-0880117999
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,990,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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