Active Bodies, Active Brains: Building Thinking Skills Through Physical Activity,Used

Active Bodies, Active Brains Offers A Wealth Of Physical Activities To Help Kids Develop Physical, Social, And Cognitive Skills. Based On Cuttingedge Research In Brain Compatibility, These Games And Activities Help Childrenincrease Their Ability To Focus;Integrate Their Movement With Thinking, Thus Enhancing Development Of Neural Pathways;Improve Memory;Open Up More Areas Of The Brain To Participate In Learning;Reduce Stress And Enhance Positive Feelings To Increase Their Learning; Andinclude Physical Activity In Their Daily Lives.Active Bodies, Active Brains Provides You With 66 Activities And Gamesand It Shows You How To Easily Modify And Extend Those To Create Numerous Additional Games. Indeed, By Applying The Techniques In This Book, You Can Create An Endless Supply Of Braincompatible Physical Activities While Helping Your Participants Build Cognition, Healthrelated Fitness, And Physical Skills.Based On Current Brainbased Practices, Including Gardner'S Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Active Bodies, Active Brains Includes 66 Crosscurricular Criticalthinking Activities That Are Aligned With National Physical Education Standards. Because The Activities Call For Common Equipment And Supplies That You Most Likely Already Have, Your Costs And Prep Time Will Be Low. That Prep Time Is Further Reduced By An Activity Finder That Helps You Find The Appropriate Activity At A Glance.In Each Activity, Kids Are Put In Situations Where They Have To Think Criticallythey Learn How To Think While They Have Fun Moving. This Movementlearning Relationship Is Bolstered By Research Showing That Movement Enhances Comprehension.Choose From Numerous Ways To Both Prompt Learning And Add Variety. In Addition To Adapting Games, You'Ll Find Ideas On The Following:Sequencing The Activity Differentlyconsidering The Task From Differing Points Of Viewidentifying The Reasoning Usedasking Kids To Think About Their Thinking Processesfiguring Out What Information Is Relevant To The Task At Handmany Teachers Find They Have Less Activity Time Because Of The No Child Left Behind Legislation, And The Reduced Activity Time Doesn'T Help Kids Learn. With Its Highquality Activities That Are Easy To Facilitate, Active Bodies, Active Brains Is The Perfect Antidote For Reduced Activity Time. Infused With Braincompatible Strategies And Criticalthinking Challenges, This Book Will Help Students Transfer The Physical And Thinking Skills Practiced And Learned To Other Physical Activities. And They'Ll Become More Physically Skilledand Mentally Adeptin The Process.