Toddlers Moving and Learning

More than 50 movement activities for toddlers. Physical education is a critical part of every early childhood curriculum. Children need to move to channel their energies in creative, beneficial ways and to learn habits for lifelong health and fitness. Toddlers Moving & Learning provides more than 50 developmentally appropriate activities that contribute to a well-rounded curriculum in any classroom or program. The book contains: An updated introduction reflecting new research and trends in early childhood health and fitness and information on how movement benefits children's learning and development. Fourteen lesson plans, each with one body parts activity, one nonlocomotive activity, one locomotor skill experience, and one activity exploring an element of movement, for a total of 56 activities. Extension ideas and adaptations to use with children who have special needs.