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9780545163248

Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit & Healthy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780545163248

  • ISBN10:

    0545163242

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-08-01
  • Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory and Practice)
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Summary

In this inspiring, breakthrough book, nationally respected educator and fitness expert Michael F. Opitz together with veteran teacher Jennifer Davis-Duerr share their secrets for combining literacy-rich, ready-to-use lessons with easy-to-implement fitness exercises. You'll discover how to weave fitness (physical, nutritional, social, and emotional) into your existing classroom literacy routinesguided reading, read-aloud, independent reading, readers and writers workshop for the invigorating workout today's students urgently need. For use with Grades 16.

Author Biography

Michael F. Opitz, a former elementary school teacher and reading specialist, is a professor of elementary education and reading at the University of Northern Colorado and the winner of its Outstanding Scholar Award in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. He works in classrooms in the U.S. and abroad planning, teaching, and evaluating demonstration lessons focused on different aspects of literacy in K–5 classrooms. He is the author of numerous books including Read Don’t Speed, Good-bye Round Robin, and Reaching Readers.

Jennifer Davis-Duerr is a doctoral candidate at the University of Northern Colorado where she applies her experience as a former elementary literacy coach and special educator to her teaching of preservice elementary and secondary teachers. Her current research interests are in the affective domain of reading and teacher preparation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. 4
Introductionp. 6
Understanding Reading Well to Be Fitp. 9
Wha Do I Mean by ôReading Wellö?p. 10
What Do I Mean by ôBe Fitö?p. 13
Why Integrate Reading and Fitness?p. 18
How Can Reading and Fitness Be Integrated?p. 23
Integrating Physical Fitness and Literacyp. 26
Overviewp. 26
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Catch the Beatp. 28
Tough It Outp. 33
Bone Strengthp. 38
What Are You Made Of?p. 44
Bend a Little!p. 46
Integrating Nutrition Fitness and Literacyp. 52
Overviewp. 52
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Shape Upp. 54
Go, Slow, or Whoa?p. 59
WhatÆs in This?p. 65
Portion or Serving?p. 71
What's the Trick?p. 76
Integrating Social Fitness and Literacyp. 81
Overviewp. 81
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Acts of Kindnessp. 83
True Friendsp. 88
Appreciating and Including Othersp. 93
Manners, Please!p. 99
Don't Be Bullied!p. 105
Integrating Emotional Fitness and Literacyp. 112
Overviewp. 112
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Here's Looking at You!p. 113
How Do You Feel?p. 119
You Can Do It!p. 124
Set and Meet a Goalp. 130
Solve Your Problem!p. 135
Closing Thoughtsp. 140
Referencesp. 141
Professional Titlesp. 141
Children's Literaturep. 144
Appendices
Additional FitLit Titles for Each Fitness Areap. 145
Reproducible Formsp. 150
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