Synopses & Reviews
By connecting physical activity with learning, the books in this series provide preschoolers with educational enrichment as they explore, inquire, experiment, and discover. Filled with simple, stimulating games, they will have kids jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn. Useful for parents, caregivers, and child care workers, the books contain fun activities that can be carried out easily and with minimal equipment.
Activities like the Syllable Freeze Dance and Math Orchestra help young children develop number sense, practice counting and rhyming, and learn about letter shapes and story structure.
About the Author
For more than 25 years, Deborah Kayton Michals has designed and directed programs that combine physical activity with literacy, math, nutritional learning, motor-skill development, and arts curricula. She is a consultant, trainer, and mentor for schools, social service agencies, and arts organizations. She has developed programs for The Education Alliance, the Legal Aid Society, the NYC Board of Education, the 92nd Street Y, and Yale University, among others. An accomplished professional dancer, Deborah earned a bachelors degree in history at Yale University and a master of fine arts degree from New York University in dance as a Goddard Fellow. Deborah lives in Riverside, Connecticut, with her husband, Jonathan, and three school-aged children.