This book caught my eye immediately!
35 Learning Tools for Practicing Reading
and Writing Strategies by Cathy Cerveny and Melissa Lacotti is presented in
2 parts - the first on reading and the second on writing skills.
For a student striving to master reading there is probably
something in this text that will help, as it covers building vocabulary, story
elements, comprehension and related strategies.
And to improve writing
skills, strategies are presented to inform, persuade and express personal ideas
- and even revising, proofreading and publishing.
I also like the large
workbook layout of the text, because it is easy to read with type suited to the
younger reader as well as the adult.
I highly recommend this text for all
those working to bring out the best in students of all abilities! Afterall, we
want all kids to succeed in language skills above all - as even math is
dependent on being able to read the problems.
Details: 80 page
paperback published by Teaching Resources. 10 and a half by eight and a half
inches. ISBN 0439207614.
Here is a link to Amazon.com if you wish
to order:
35
Learning Tools for Practicing Reading and Writing Strategies
2. Adaptive Dance and Rhythms for all Ages by Susan Kramer
|
In
Adaptive Dance and Rhythms for all Ages with Basic Lesson Plan, you'll
find fun and practical adaptive techniques to teach basic dance movements, floor
exercises, clapping rhythms, and expressive dance, either in separate 5 minute
segments, or part of the 40 minute lesson plan. Geared for kids and adults with
disabilities. Fully illustrated. 76 pages.
Review by GEM
Included:
I. Basic Lesson
Plan
Introduction
Considerations
Providing Space
Length of
Segments
1. Floor Exercises
2. Clapping Rhythms
3. Dance
Movements
4. Resting
5. Learning a New Dance Movement
6. Expressive
Movements
7. Clapping Syllables of Words and Rhythms of Songs
8.
Energizing
II. General Notes
Adaptive Guidelines
III.
Clapping to Rhythms and Songs
Adaptive Guidelines
Notes to
Teachers
Time Signatures: 4/4; 2/2; 2/4; 3/4/; 6/8
IV. Floor
Exercises
Adaptive Guidelines
1. The Rocker
2. The Squirrel
3.
The Owl
4. The Starfish
5. The Resting Snake
6. The Cat
Stretch
V. Dance Movements
Adaptive Guidelines
Key for
Clapping
1. The Swing
2. Running
3. Marching
4. Galloping
5.
Sliding
6. Jumping
7. Skipping
8. Waltzing
VI. Expressive
Movements
Adaptive Considerations
VII. A Closing
Story
VIII. Piano Music Book Reviews
VIX. Appendix of Words
to 21 Songs
ISBN: 978-90-78099-06-2
This teaching text was
created from my work as a dance specialist with children to seniors and those
challenged since 1965. It is part of The Gateway to Educational Materials of the
United States Department of Education, in the Rhythmic Movement Dance Series, as
Adaptive Rhythmic Movement by Susan Kramer.
Music and rhythms
provide inspiration for structured and expressive movement. The clapping, floor
exercises, and moving across the floor exercises in this text develop
coordination of body-mind through right-left brain development.
This
theory of receiving input through the bodily senses, body to mind and then mind
to body for action, powered by spirited, enthusiastic energy is a basis of
somatic education.
All levels of mobility will find something useful.
Practical hints are given for those confined to bed or wheelchairs or with
limited range of motion. I like to call the participants ‘dancers’.
Music
and rhythmic clapping or rhythm instruments provide the inspiration.
For
example: Those with impaired hearing can feel the vibrations of music in
their hands by touching a piano being played or a sound speaker for a radio,
tapes, cds, and some musical instruments; even through their feet on a floor
that is vibrating from an instrument being played in the room.
Available at Lulu Press and Amazon.com
Classical ballet in preballet, beginning, intermediate and advanced levels with
hundreds of combinations in 100 pages, including a separate section of pointe
work. Basics through advanced adagio and allegro for choreography.
The preballet syllabus for 6 to 7 year olds
emphasizes rhythms and large motor skill development.
The pointe work
syllabus begins for students having at least 3 years of classical ballet
instruction and at least 11 years old.
The advanced level is also a
resource for mature male and female ballet dancers to use for daily class or
warm-up before performance.
Hundreds of classical ballet combinations
are included, compiled from my training, performing and teaching experience as a
2nd generation Cecchetti (1850-1928) disciple.
This text is in the
"Rhythmic Movement Dance Series" and part of the Gateway to Educational
Materials (GEM) of the United States Department of Education.
Review by GEM
Included
Performance Points
Ballet's Lessons beyond
the Stage
Notes to Text
Numbers of Stage Corners and Walls
Part I -
Preballet
Preballet Syllabus Introduction
Preballet - Barre
Work
Preballet - Center Practice
Rhythmic Movements
Part II -
Beginning Ballet
Beginning Syllabus Introduction
Beginning - Barre
Work
Beginning Adagio - Center Practice
Beginning Allegro - Center
Practice
Part III - Intermediate Ballet
Intermediate Syllabus
Introduction
Intermediate - Barre Work
Intermediate Adagio - Center
Practice
Intermediate Allegro - Center Practice
Part IV - Advanced
Ballet
Advanced Syllabus Introduction
Advanced - Barre
Work
Advanced Adagio - Center Practice
Advanced Allegro - Center
Practice
Part V - Pointe
Pointe Syllabus Introduction
Pointe
Barre Work - for Intermediate and Advanced Students
Pointe Center Practice -
for Advanced Students
Appendix of Resources
100 pages
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| 6. Educational Autism Tips for Families by Bonnie Sayers - ebook |
I was so happy when I first read Bonnie Sayer's 71 page ebook,
"Educational
Autism Tips for Families," as I found it to be totally useful in
understanding what parents could go through facing the school system with a
child on the autism spectrum.
And, I imagine kids with other learning
disabilities and their parents would face similar challenges, making this a book
for all parents whose kids have learning issues.
Going through the
process and writing about it from first hand experience, in my opinion, makes
all the difference in whether a book will be really useful to a family in
similar circumstances.
Bonnie Sayers has just the qualifications needed
to write a handbook helpful for maneuvering through the school system.
As
she tells us in the text, she has two sons on opposite ends of the autism
spectrum.
Daily, she sees what is needed for mild help to severe
help dealing with the issues that arise in her boys' education and schooling
needs. In fact, not just schooling, but paying close attention to all daily
living situations.
Because, unless children are successfully coping the
whole day, they cannot be prepared for the stresses school time brings their
way.
"Educational Autism Tips for Families" is divided into four
main sections that take you through the school day and the school year. It is a
comprehensive guide for what your child may face in school while separated from
you.
It explores what issues a parent should consider; what signs to
look for to assure your child is getting the proper treatment, from the time he
or she leaves your care until you see him or her again in the afternoon. And
there are numerous links to resources to check in further detail for your
specific needs.
Bonnie Sayers is not afraid to share with us the nitty
gritty details she has coped with as a parent in relating with administrators,
teachers, aides, therapists and more. I, for one, appreciate the depth of
investigation she pursues on the subject of the education of her special boys.
All parents struggling in some way to get their child's daily needs met
will gain by reading
"Educational Autism Tips for
Families."
Highest recommendation!
Link to read more
and buy:
Educational
Autism Tips for Families by Bonnie Sayers
| 7. Free to Move, Learning Kinesthetically by Susan Kramer |
How to teach elementary students
kinesthetically, in a fully illustrated text, outlining body placement, rhythms,
large motor skills, dynamics, creative movement, beginning mini-lessons, and a
40-minute lesson plan divided into 5 minute segments. Also for special needs
students.
Master text for teachers on how to use a kinesthetic approach
with academics. Included in the Rhythmic Movement Dance Series of The Gateway to
Educational Materials of the United States Department of
Education GEM.
Review by GEM
Contents
Part I Anatomy as Applied to Teaching
Movement
1. Body Placement, 2. Foot, 3. Legs, 4. Knock Knees, 5. Bow
legs,
6. Spine, 7. Poor Posture, 8. The Spine and Jumps, 9. Muscle
Groups
Part II Rhythms
1. Theory, 2. Clapping in Meter, 3.
Listening and Clapping
4. Clapping Syllables, 5. Rhythmic
Accompaniments
Part III Dynamics of Energy; Creative
Movement
1. Theory
2. Gradations of Movement
Rebound;
Suspension; Sustained Movement; Overtones; Expending Energy
3. Elements of
Motion
Axial; Levels; Directions; Dynamics
4. Body-Mind; Mind-Body
Interaction
Part IV 16 Basic Rhythmic Movements
1.
Theory
2. List
3. Descriptions
(1) Walks, (2) Runs, (3) Marching,
(4) Gallops, (5) Slides, (6) Hops,
(7) Jumps, (8) Leaps, (9) Pedaling, (10)
Prancing, (11) Toe Pointing,
(12) Skips, (13) Waltz, (14) Minuet, (15)
Schottische, (16) Polka
Part V Floor Exercises
1.
Descriptions
(1) The Leaf, (2) The Flower, (3) The Cricket, (4) The Bird,
(5) The Squirrel, (6) The Chipmunk, (7) The Rocker, (8) The Seal,
(9)
Back Exercise, (10) The Turtle, (11) Cat Stretch,
(12) The Starfish, (13)
The Owl, (14) Swinging
Part VI Mini-Lessons for learning academic
concepts
1. Practice with Letter Shapes
Straight Line, Curve,
Circle
2. Language
Words, Sentence
Syllables
Syllables:
Clapping Accents for Native and
Foreign Language Learning
Punctuation
Exercises: Comma and
Period; Exclamation Point;
Question Mark; Colon;
Semicolon
Diagramming Sentences
2.A. Fingerspelling; One-Hand
Alphabet
Reasons for Learning the One-Hand Alphabet
Using the
one-hand alphabet to re-teach
or strengthen coordination in a weak hand
for people of all ages
The Letter Shapes
Resources on the
Internet
2.B. Spelling
Using 'scrabble' game pieces or wooden
alphabet blocks
3. Visual Directional Exercise; Non-verbal 'Which Way
Game'
4. Counting
5. Basic Math
Sets, Addition,
Subtraction,
Wholes, Halves, Quarters
5.A. More Addition
6.
ABA Sequencing
7. Directions of Movement
Forward, Backward,
Sideward;
Clockwise, Counter-clockwise;
Right and Left Side of
Body
8. Geometric Shapes
9. Telling Time
10. Moving
Left to Right as in Writing; Reading
Part VII Basic Lesson
Plan
1. Theory
A Full Lesson or a 'Sponge' Activity?
Providing Space; Protocols/Benefits
2. Basic Lesson Plan
1 -
Floor Exercises, 2 - Clapping Rhythms,3 - Rhythmic Movements, 4 - Resting
5 -
Technique or Mini-Lesson, 6 - Creativity and Dynamics,
7 - The Melody and
Rhythm of Music, 8 - Expanding
3. Special Circumstances
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Fundamentele bewegingen voor kinderen met dansjes, meditaties en yoga
door Susan Kramer - 16 Ritmische, basale, motorische vaardigheden, 9 dansjes, 9
meditaties voor ontspanning en 15 zacht bewegende yoga houdingen voor kinderen
van alle leeftijden en bekwaamheden. Plaatsing: 477.8 Bewegingsonderwijs;
Basisonderwijs; Didactiek. Volledig geïllustreerd, 108 pagina's. Nederlands
taal.
Inhoud
Deel 1- Ritmische basale
motorische vaardigheden
Sleutel voor het klappen van ritmes
Een
opmerking over de illustraties
1. Lopen
2. Rennen
3. Marcheren
4.
Galopperen
5. Glijden
6. Hinkelen
7. Opspringen
8. Ver
springen
9. Fietsen
10. Dansen als een paard
11. Wijzen met de
teen
12. Huppelen
13. Walsen
14. Menuet dansen
15. Schotse polka
dansen
16. Polka dansen
Om te oefenen - 9 Dansjes
Deel 2 -
Meditaties
Inleiding
Zittend
Liggend
Lopend
Onmiddellijke
ontspanning
Deel 3 - Korte meditatie
verhalen
Inleiding
Anneke en Hans leren
een zitmeditatie aan
het strand
een loopmeditatie langs de vaart
een dansmeditatie in het
park
een ontspanningsmeditatie in de wei
een les over instant
meditatie
Deel 4 - Zacht bewegende yoga houdingen
Opmerking
1.
Het blad
2. De bloem
3. De krekel
4. De uil
5. De vogel
6.
De eekhoorn
7. De hamster
8. De schommelstoel
9. De zeehond
10.
De groet
11. De slang
12. De schildpad
13. De zeester
14. De
kattenrug
15. De schommel
ISBN:
978-90-78099-01-7
**************************************
Paperback
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9. Kinesthetic Math and Language Lessons by Susan Kramer
|
You'll find 33 beginning and advanced kinesthetic lessons in 78 pages for grades
K-6. Large photos of the one-hand alphabet being demonstrated are included.
Lessons can be adapted for special needs children by using a partner or
assistant. The lessons use more than one bodily sense, helping each concept to
really stick with the student. ISBN: 978-9080991279
Perfect for the classroom teacher or
homeschooling parents!
A great resource for all your learners - visual, auditory and
kinesthetic.
Beginning Kinesthetic Lessons for Ages 5 to
8
Lesson Number
1. Practice with Letter Shapes
2.
Outlining Alphabet Letters in the Air
3. Language - Words and Sentences
4.
One Syllable Words - Spelling and Singing
5. Double Letters - Spelling and
Singing
6. Syllables - Spelling and Singing
7. Names - Spelling and
Singing
8. Syllables
9. Punctuation Exercises
10. Finger Spelling;
One-hand Alphabet including large photos of each letter
11. Moving
Left to Right as in Reading and Writing
12. Spelling Using Game Pieces or
Alphabet Blocks
13. Learning to Print "b" and "d"
14. Visual Directional
Exercise (nonlinguistic)
15. Counting
16. Basic Math - Sets
17.
Addition
18. ABA Sequencing
19. More Advanced ABA Sequencing
20.
Directions of Movement
21. Geometric Shapes
22. Outlining Geometric Shapes
in the Air
23. Learning to Tell Time
Advanced Kinesthetic
Lessons for Age 9 and older
24. Subject and Predicate in
Sentence
25. Indirect and Direct Objects Lesson
26. Meter and Verse
27.
Making Geometric Shapes
28. ABA Sequencing - Waltz Combination
29. ABA
Sequencing - Schottische Combination
30. ABCD Sequencing
31.
Multiplication
32. Division
33. Division with Remainder
About
the author Susan Kramer has been teaching academics kinesthetically as a
dance specialist since 1965.
*******
This text is in the "Rhythmic
Movement Dance Series" and part of the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) of
the United States Department of Education.
Available from Lulu Press and Amazon.com
| 10. Meditation for all Kids by Susan Kramer
|
How to teach through description and illustration: sitting, walking, dance,
relaxation, instant, music, running, swinging, biking and swimming meditations,
plus a chapter of guided meditations on virtues, and a chapter of affirmations,
inspirations and prayers. For tots to teens of all abilities. Useful resource
for parents, educators, and interfaith clergy. 100 pages.
Included in text
Chapter I.
About Meditation for all Kids
Meditation and Spiritual Living
Meditation and Meditative Movement
Benefits of Meditation
Chapter
II. How to Teach Kids Meditation
How to Teach Sitting Meditation
How
to Teach Walking Meditation
How to Teach Relaxation Meditation
How to
Teach Music Meditation
Chapter III. Basic Meditations for
Kids
Sitting Meditation
Walking Meditation
Relaxation
Meditation
Instant Meditation
Running Meditation
Swinging
Meditation
Biking Meditation
Swimming Meditation
Chapter IV. Guided
Meditations on Virtues
Guided Meditation on Friendliness
Guided
Meditation on Being Compassionate
Guided Meditation on Being Honest
Guided
Meditation about Being Kind
Guided Meditation about Sharing
Chapter V.
Group Circle Meditation
Part I. Opening Verse
Part II. Short
Meditation
Part III. Song
Chapter VI. Dance
Meditation
Preparation
Part I. Stretching
Part II. Dancing and
Elements of Movement
Part III. Quiet Time Meditation
Chapter VII.
Affirmations, Inspirations,
Prayers
Introduction
Affirmations
Inspirations
Special and
Holiday Prayers
100 pages.
About the author: Susan
Kramer has been teaching dance, yoga and meditation to kids of all ages and
abilities for more than 30 years.
Available at Lulu Press or Amazon.com
| 11. Reading by the Colors by Helen Irlen |
The practical application of Helen Irlen's method worked for my family member,
so with first hand experience I can recommend taking a close look at the
theories purported in her book.
Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (SSS) or Irlen Syndrome seems to
be a visual perception problem in that certain frequencies of light do not pass
through the optic nerve smoothly, becoming distorted before reaching the
brain.
Some of the symptoms of SSS include: sensitivity to light or
glossy paper; strain or fatigue while reading; reading slowly; poor depth
perception such as having trouble catching a ball.
The good news is that
through testing, certain colors of lenses in eye glasses or laying sheets of
different colored plastic over reading material may alleviate the
symptoms.
Recommended!
Details - publisher of this 208 page
paperback is Perigee Books and the ISBN is 0399527362
Link to buy from
Amazon.com
"Reading
by the Colors: Overcoming Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities Through the
Irlen Method" by Helen Irlen
| 12. Rhythms and Dances for School Age Kids by Susan Kramer |
In 100 pages for grades K-12, 16 rhythmic dance steps illustrated and described,
plus 9 little dances, 18 sequencing combinations, and 4 more advanced group
dances - for kinesthetically learning about math sets, sequencing, and language
phrasing and rhythms.
Dances can be adapted using a partner or assistant for
special needs students.
Review by GEM
Topics covered:
Key for
Clapping Rhythms
Part I - 16 Rhythmic Dance Steps with Clapping
1)
Walking
2) Running
3) Marching
4) Galloping
5) Sliding
6)
Hopping
7) Jumping
8) Leaping
9) Pedaling
10) Prancing
11) Toe
Pointing
12) Skipping
13) Waltzing
14) Minuet
15) Schottische
16)
Polka
Part II - 9 Little Dances
1) Sliding Dance
2) Marching
Dance
3) Skipping Dance
4) Galloping Dance
5) Waltzing Dance
6)
Polka Dance
7) Schottische Dance
8) Minuet Dance
9) Waltz and Polka
Dance
Part III - 18 ABA and Other Sequencing Combinations
1) March
& Slide AB
2) Jump & Hop AB
3) March & Skip AB
4) Run &
Gallop AB
5) Waltz & Prance AB
6) Polka & Skip AB
7)
Schottische & Leap AB
8) Minuet & Skip AB
9) Waltz, Skip, &
Waltz ABA
10) March, Skip, & March ABA
11) Gallop, Slide, & March
ABC
12) Polka, Slide, & Prance ABC
13) Waltz, Slide, & Skip; AB,
AC
14) Skip, March, & Slide; AB, AC,
15) Polka, Skip, & Waltz;
AB, AC
16) Schottische, Skip, & Polka; ABC, AB
17) Minuet, Waltz,
& Skip; AB, AC
18) Gallop, March, & Run; AB, AC
Part IV - 4
Large Dances
Numbers of Corners and Walls on a Stage
1) Marching and
Galloping Geometric Shape Dance; A,B,C,D Sequence
2) Skipping and Sliding
Circle Dance; A,B,C,D, Sequence
3) Waltz and Polka Circle Dance; A,B,C,D,
Sequence
4) Minuet, Gallop and Slide Geometric Shape Dance; A,B,C,D,E,F
Sequence
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| 13. Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Susan Kramer |
Whether using the "Basic Lesson Plan" or not, teach toddlers and preschoolers
rhythms, floor exercises, large motor skills, expressive dance, more than 10
kinesthetic mini-lessons, and full dances in 98 pages with photos and
illustrations.
You'll find something to benefit most kids of
varying abilities and special needs in these pages. A fun way to build essential
early skills before kindergarten!
Perfect for parents homeschooling,
dance teachers, or early childhood education teachers.
Review by GEM
Contents:
I. Basic Lesson Plan
II. Clapping Rhythms
1. Clapping in 4/4 time
2. Clapping in 2/2 time
3. Clapping in 2/4
time
4. Clapping syllables
III. Floor Exercises
1. The Rocker
2. The Squirrel
3. The Owl
4. The Starfish
IV. Rhythmic
Movements
1. Walking
2. Running
3. Galloping
4. Marching
5.
Balancing
6. Hopping
7. Swinging
8. Sliding
V. Expressive
Dance
Nursery Rhymes for Expressive Dance:
Hickory, Dickory, Dock;
Humpty Dumpty; Jack and Jill
London Bridge Is Falling Down; Pop Goes the
Weasel
Rain, Rain Go Away; Rock-a-Bye Baby
See-Saw Margery Daw
VI.
Mini-Lessons
1. Climbing Stairs Alternating Feet
2. Which Way Game
3. ABA Sequencing
4. Circle Dance for Making Shapes
5. Making a
Straight Line Game
6. Curving and Zigzag Lines
7. Practice Making
Horizontal Lines
8. Stretching in Vertical Lines
9. Diagonal Line
Shapes
10. Shaping Outlines
11. Right Side and Left Side Cargo Train
Game
12. Clockwise and Counterclockwise Circles
13. Moving Forward and
Backward Game
VII. Large Dances with Songs
1. Jingle Bells:
running steps 2/2 time
2. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep: galloping 2/4 time
3.
Bobby Shaftoe: sliding 2/4 time
4. Mary Had a Little Lamb: galloping 2/4
time
5. Allouette: walking or marching 4/4 time
6. Frere Jacques:
marching and sliding 4/4 time
7. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: galloping 2/4
time
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| 14. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell |
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, winner of the Newbery Medal
in 1961 joins our recommended list of books, because of the example of
resourcefulness the young girl, Karana, shows in surviving alone.
Stranded by herself on an island off the coast of California
for 18 years, Karana relies on her inner strength, courage and skills to cope
and grow.
The author shares what island flora and fauna could be like
and this reader was immersed in the pictures of the environment seeing the daily
struggles and challenges right along with Karana.
Scott O'Dell,
(1898-1989), was a prolific 20th century author.
Island of the Blue
Dolphins was written for children, but he also wrote fiction and nonfiction
for adults. Growing up in Southern California he enjoyed the ocean and being
outdoors.
Coming back to modern times and the elementary school
classroom for a moment, a student faced with academic challenges has an
opportunity through reading Karana's story of coping and thriving, to see that
there is more than one way to learn and grow in life. The story gives
hope.
It is a particularly appropriately book to read aloud to kids, with
the rich description of images.
I feel that when one door is closed there
is probably another that is opening that makes use of different learning skills,
and
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a great example.
Details
- for upper elementary reading level in 192 pages; published by Yearling; ISBN:
0440439884.
To order from Amazon.com go to
Island
of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
15. Women From Another Planet? by Jean Kearns Miller, Editor
|
Subtitled 'Our Lives in the Universe of Autism' this 263 page book is a
collection of more than 50 separate experiences from women on the autism
spectrum, told in narrative and poetry.
With a 5-star rating, the highest at Amazon.com, this is an
invaluable resource for those faced with autism or Asperger's in their own or a
family member's life.
By hearing these adult women share their
experiences, we see that autistic children face a lifetime of learning how to
live in society, and more importantly, how to find a means of expressing their
true selves - from the practical to the spiritual.
I also found the
Glossary of terms used on the spectrum an invaluable resource for understanding
the terminology used in describing symptoms of Asperger's and autism. For
example, it clarified for me what the little word stim is - shorthand for
self-stimulation.
Reading "Women From Another Planet?" has given me a
clearer view of what a woman on the autistic spectrum experiences as an adult in
the roles of wife, mother, single woman, and in the workplace.
The
editor, Jean Kearns Miller, did not find out she was on the autism spectrum
until 4 years after her son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Ms. Miller, in
putting together the stories in this book is writing from first hand experience
and who better to let us know the day to day reality of living on the austism
spectrum.
I recommend it as a worthy addition to understanding the daily
challenges this learning disability presents at any age.
Details -
Paperback; Published by Authorhouse (August 2003); ISBN:
1410734315
Here is a link to Amazon.com if you wish to order this
book:
Women
From Another Planet? by Jean Kearns Miller
| 16. Yoga for all Kids, Preschoolers to Teens by Susan Kramer
|
Traditional yoga poses and meditation techniques have been adapted to help
foster motor skill development, coordination, concentration, and stress relief
for children, teens and adults of varying abilities or special needs.
The elements can be used as a group activity, or practiced individually.
18 how to live social skills, and a dictionary of 40 one-sentence hints for
happiness complete this book of techniques, providing a broad offering of yoga's
nurturing.
A useful resource for parents homeschooling or teachers that
want to bring harmony back into the classroom!
I recommend this text as
an all-around resource with kids of all ages and abilities, as well as for
adults to follow. Afterall, it is probably the parents who are reading the book
first before giving it to their kids to browse through.
It has my highest
recommendation, therefore, for all ages - for the kid in us
all.
ISBN: 978-0-557-42836-6
Contents
Introduction
Meditations
1.
Sitting
2. Relaxation
3. Walking
4. Instant Stress Relief
Moving Yoga Poses
Guidelines
Benefits
1. The Leaf
2.
The Flower
3. The Cricket
4. The Owl
5. The Bird
6. The
Squirrel
7. The Chipmunk
8. The Rocker
9. The Seal
10. The
Salutation Pose
11. The Snake Pose
12. The Turtle
13. The
Starfish
14. The Cat Pose
15. The Swing
How to Live Social
Skills
Introduction
1. Caring
2. Citizenship
3. Compassion
4. Contentment
5.
Courtesy
6. Forgiveness
7. Friendship
8. Helpfulness
9.
Honesty
10. Kindness
11. Loyalty
12. Manners
13. Respect
14.
Responsibility
15. Self Sufficiency
16. Tolerance
17.
Trustworthiness
18. Truthfulness
Happiness Dictionary
40 One-Sentence Hints for
Happiness
96 pages
About the author
Susan Kramer
has been teaching meditation, yoga and dance to students of all ages and
abilities since 1965.
Available at Lulu Press or Amazon.com
