Teaching Fundamental Gymnastics Skills is a hands-on guide that provides you with a strong foundation in exploratory gymnastic skills as well as formal gymnastic skills and helps you bridge the gap between the two approaches. A unique feature of Teaching FUNdamental Gymnastics Skills is the use of specific verbal cues for different learning styles. This well-organized book also covers skill progressions and lead-ups for floor, beam, springboard/vault, and bars. Each skill includes practical information you can use for individual or small-group work at stations: a complete description, common errors, spotting information and checklists.

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Finish Strong…it’s more than a statement, it’s an attitude. Dan Green, “Mr. Finish Strong,” brings his powerful life philosophy to the teenage athlete through short, engaging and real-life stories; perfect for the fast paced life of your teenage athlete. Each chapter is written to inspire, teach, challenge and motivate your youth to reach new heights as an athlete as well as an individual. Dan Green’s follow up to his best-selling book “Finish Strong” identifies 15 key principles for developing the champion within, and no matter which sport is played, any teen athlete (male or female) can learn from it. With “quick hit chapters” and visually stimulating graphics, teens will benefit from this inspiring collection of stories and lessons learned. It has the potential to be life changing. “Finish Strong: Teen Athlete Developing the Champion Within,” makes a great gift for any teenager who loves sports…any sport. The book not only will inspire them to be better at their chosen sport, but it will also prepare them for the “game of life.” This book for developing the champion within is a fantastic resource for parents and coaches alike.

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Teaching Children Dance contains a practical framework and approach for presenting creative dance lessons to children in kindergarten to fifth grade. It combines essential dance content appropriate for an elementary-level program with detailed descriptions of strategies. Featuring 20 dance learning experiences, the book has been updated and expanded to reflect educators’ renewed commitment to making dance an integral part of children’s education.

You’ll learn to view dance as an art form while improving your teaching and increasing your confidence. You’ll also learn the benefits of introducing dance to elementary students, the most effective ways to teach it, and what to teach and when to teach it.

In part I, you’ll find a wealth of new content, including ideas on how to design and present a dance learning experience composed of units and lessons, suggestions for classroom management, updated assessment content, and strategies for interdisciplinary connections.

Part II presents 20 dance learning experiences, reorganized for easy reference into two categories: kindergarten to second grade and third to fifth grade. These ready-to-use experiences walk you step by step through the dance process, beginning with an introduction and ending with a dance. Use experiences from either category as a series or dance unit—either way, you’ll set a welcoming environment for learning and creating.

Rhythmic gymnastics offers a unique blend of music, movement, and apparatus that challenges students to discover their bodies’ capabilities. The opportunities for movement are endless as children use their natural creativity and imagination to manipulate ribbons, balls, hoops, ropes, and scarves in fun and spectacular ways. With Teaching Rhythmic Gymnastics, you don’t need any specialized training to put together a developmentally appropriate program; this book leads you through the entire process. It’s so easy to implement that once you’ve begun reading you’ll be able to lead classes through the basics of rhythmic gymnastics from the very first day.