Physical educators often use cross curricular instruction by introducing classroom academics into their movement based class.  We discuss taking the reverse approach and incorporating movement into the academic classes.  The Kinesthetic Classroom 2.0: Ready Set Go is a book by Mike Kuczala and Traci Lengel.  Their research into movement and learning combined with steps to incorporate (including activity examples) lays a foundation for movement in academics.

Resources:

Centers for Disease Control (2010).  The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance.  United       

     States Department of Health and Human Services

Kuczala M. & Lengel T. (2017) The Kinesthetic Classroom 2.0: Ready Set Go. Corwin   

“Learning doesn’t happen from the neck up: it happens from the feet up.” (Kuczala & Lengel, 2017, p. 43)

 Bucket and Rope Cooperative Game: Object Retrieval team Building System, Gopher Physical Education Equipment: Owatonna, MN

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