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Every school day, more than 10 million children attend after-school programs in the United States. This book provides a research-based blueprint for offering students in grades 1-5 innovative programming that combines intensive physical activity and social-emotional skills development with academic enrichment in reading, mathematics, and social studies. Presented is an integrative approach that has been developed and tested to meet the needs of all students, including those in high-poverty schools. The volume includes explicit guidance for setting up a program, implementing cognitively engaging physical games and learning activities, working effectively with mixed-age groups, and monitoring outcomes.

Grades:

4-8

Author(s):

Paula J. Schwanenflugel & Phillip D. Tomporowski

Publisher:

Guilford Press

Year:

2017

Pages:

246 pp

Media/Binding:

Softcover

iSBN:

9781462532674