Rationale -- Creating a positive learning environment with children on the move -- Circle games for community building -- Cooperative games to promote prosocial skills -- Games that foster self-regulation -- Brain breaks -- Relaxation exercises.
Summary:
"Current policies in the early childhood field ask teachers to treat children as though they exist from the neck up--even though research clearly demonstrates that the mind-body connection is vital to development. Rae Pica, founder and director of Rae Pica Keynotes & Consulting and author of the Moving and Learning series, advocates for active learning and provides easy-to-implement movement activities for child care providers"-- Provided by publisher.
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