Imagine combining movement and sensory experiences to help young children and children with disabilities develop language skills—all while having a good time. That’s what the refreshing new Movement ABCs: An Inclusive Guide to Language Development is all about. The book presents a novel and fun way to develop language, movement, and cognitive skills in young children. It helps you teach the “whole” child, but it doesn’t stop there. Recognizing how little time teachers have, the author includes many features that make the ideas easy to implement. Movement ABCs: An Inclusive Guide to Language Development provides a wealth of developmentally appropriate movement activities tailored for children ages three to six. The book features an integrated curriculum approach, incorporating a variety of creative themes that will appeal to many professionals.
The detailed lesson plans are organized around the letters of the alphabet, and each lesson is divided into six parts: music suggestions, warm-up, opening, stations, closing, and teaching tips, including adaptations for different levels of abilities. Each letter serves as a theme for exploring inner language concepts such as body parts, body movements, directions, and numbers. Children also are invited to explore a variety of tempos, colors, shapes, words, nouns, verbs and names.
