"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"--

"Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple math and literacy activities that will have children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn! From the Syllable Freeze Dance to the Math Orchestra, children ages 3 to 6 will actively explore letters and numbers as they develop number sense, practice counting and rhyming, and learn about letter shapes and story structure. Everything you need is already in your classroom! No special materials, extra space, or props are required. The exercises can be done as 5- to 10-minute enrichment activities with large and small groups, in circle time, or as transitions to fulfill the 60 minutes of structured physical activity recommended in national guidelines for preschoolers"--