Young Children - March 2008 - (Page 53) Learn more about developmentally appropriate movement activities: Healthy Young Children: Encouraging Good Nutrition and Physical Fitness, the cluster focus in Young Children, May 2006, presents a number of articles and a list of resources on movement and nutrition. Further resources appear in Beyond the Journal, May 2006, at http://journal.naeyc.org/btj/200605. Active for Life: Developmentally Appropriate Movement Programs for Young Children, by S.W.Sanders, and Follow Me Too: A Handbook of Movement Activities for Three- to Five-Year-Olds, by M. Torbert and L. Schneider, are books on exercise and movement from NAEYC. • Model and participate enthusiastically in the vigorous activities you have implemented. Involve other staff and classroom volunteers. • Review the nutrition aspects of your program together with your colleagues. Brainstorm refinements so that nutritious meals and snacks complement your new “mind and body” program. References Farnham, N. 2007. S.M.A.R.T. principal’s packet. Minneapolis: Minnesota Learning Resource Center. www.themlrc.org Gartrell, D. 2000. What the kids said today: Using classroom conversations to become a better teacher. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf. Levin, D.E. 2003. Beyond banning war and superhero play: Meeting children’s needs in violent times. Young Children 58 (3): 60–63. President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, & Kellogg Company. 2003. Kids in Action: Fitness for children birth to age five. Booklet. www.fitness. gov/funfit/kidsinaction .html Region III Administration for Children and Families (ACF). 2006. I Am Moving, I Am Learning: A proactive approach for addressing childhood obesity in Head Start children. Summary report, the first two years. www. acf.hhs.gov/programs/region3/docs/Fatherhood/i_am_moving_summary_report.pdf Copyright © 2008 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. See Permissions and Reprints online at www.journal.naeyc.org/about/permissions.asp. Steps you can take • Plan a change to your program that promotes physical activity. Most specialists feel that structured physical activity is just as important as vigorous free play, so together with your colleagues, plan how to enhance both. • Research and decide on a program of indoor and outdoor activities that are developmentally appropriate for your group of children. (Remember, the object is participation, not competition nor immediate skill mastery.) Earn Your Montessori Teaching Diploma Without Missing A Minute of Work! Ideal programs for Early Childhood Educators desiring to obtain their Montessori Teaching Certification Enriched full-color curriculum manuals, on-line teacher training videos, blackline masters CD, assignments, marking, feedback, unlimited tutorial support, overnight shipping, and International Diploma upon graduation; all included at the lowest tuition price available! DIPLOMA PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS TO: • work as a Montessori Teacher • enrich their existing center • transform their existing center into a Montessori preschool or daycare center DISTANCE EDUCATION DIPLOMA PROGRAMS • Infant/Toddler Diploma Program (birth to 3 years) • Preschool/Kindergarten Diploma Program (3 to 6 years) • duration is seven months, based on 1/2 hour of study per day, 5 days per week For program details, including sample lessons, prices, etc. visit: www.montessoritraining.net Toll Free: 1.877.531.6665 info@montessoritraining.net Philosophy: The North American Montessori Centre subscribes to the view that education should be progressive and needs to provide an open-ended view of the Montessori approach to Early childhood Development. It seeks to harmonize the classical Montessori method within contemporary psychological, educational and social wisdom. Blending Early Childhood Education with the Montessori method has been proved to be sensitive, intelligent and fruitful. Young Children • March 2008 53 http://journal.naeyc.org/btj/200605 http://www.themlrc.org http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region3/docs/Fatherhood/i_am_moving_summary_report.pdf http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region3/docs/Fatherhood/i_am_moving_summary_report.pdf http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region3/docs/Fatherhood/i_am_moving_summary_report.pdf http://www.journal.naeyc.org/about/permissions.asp
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