Hey Kids... Get out of your seat and LEARN ON YOUR FEET! 
Research shows students grasp concepts and remember more when they get out of their seats and move through a lesson. Yet many students and teachers still sit behind heavy desks, increasingly weighed down by the latest state standards. If only teachers had a practical resource for teaching mandated curriculum in a dynamic way that involves all their students and creates a joyous, inclusive classroom environment, while at the same time nailing those state standards. 
Now they do. "Learning on Their Feet: a Sourcebook for Kinesthetic Learning Across the Curriculum K-8" is the first comprehensive resource on teaching body-based learning in four curriculum areas: Social Studies, Science, Math and Language Arts. As user-friendly as it is all encompassing, this dynamic sourcebook will give teachers K-8 a slew of practical lessons to lead their students out of their seats and into their smart bodies of knowledge. 
Lessons Include: 
* Finding your own comfort zone as a kinesthetic teacher 
* Teaching the basic skills, like Math facts and History dates the fun way . 
* Dynamic activities that level the playing field for all students 
* Writing and performing funny plays that use student research 
* Learning about the American Revolution from the inside out 
* Conceptualizing place value through drama 
* Exploring the Rain Forest ecosystem through living statues 
* Chant Dancing your way through the life cycle of the butterfly 
* Personifying Gods and Goddesses via game shows 
* Acting out the parts of a tree 
* Dramatizing photosynthesis, digestion, and the circulatory system 
* Holding tall tale exaggeration contests 
* Acting out any story, concept, or event with a manageable structure 
* Becoming Dr. Vocabulary, and discovering new words in extraordinary places 
* Helping a sleeping Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence 
* Play "Passing the Bill" game while learning about the democratic process 
* Improvising your way into persuasive writing 
* Personifying any object or person to help comprehend it's point of view 
* Learning about writing transitions by playing transition ball and much, much more!

Learning on Their Feet: A Sourcebook for Kinesthetic Learning Across the Curriculum K-8

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Carol Glynn

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Learning on Their Feet: A Sourcebook for Kinesthetic Learning Across the Curriculum K-8