Growing, Growing Strong: A Whole Health Curriculum for Young Children - Softcover

Smith, Connie Jo; Hendricks, Charlotte M.; Bennett, Becky S.

2.17

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9781884834363: Growing, Growing Strong: A Whole Health Curriculum for Young Children

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1884834361 ISBN 13: 9781884834363

Publisher: Redleaf Press, 2002

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Learning to live a healthy lifestyle begins during the early years of life. For many children, the need for health and safety education becomes a significant reality much too early. Each day approximately 37 children die from accidents. Most accidents and many of the unhealthy lifestyle choices involving children can be prevented when safe and healthy habits are integrated into the classroom curriculum in a nonthreatening, natural way.

Created to support the busy teacher who wants to integrate health education into the early childhood curriculum, Growing, Growing Strong is packed with exciting ideas and activities that make health-education fun for children and their families. Concise information and practical ideas are presented for eight health related themes that encourage childrens curiosity about themselves, others, and the world around them.

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About the Author:

Connie Jo Smith holds a doctoral degree in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University and has an education specialist's degree. She is the early childhood education specialist for training and technical assistance services at Western Kentucky University.

Review:

Growing, Growing Strong is a creative, easily understood and developmentally appropriate health curriculum for early childhood educators. The variety of activities are divers, anti-bias, and include the child as well as his or her family. Teachers, shout for joy - we finally have an excellent health curriculum that is inclusive of all children and their families! -- Geneva Stubbs, Multidisciplinary Team Manager of Child Services, Chatanooga Head Start

Teaching health to young children should be fun! This curriculum, packed full of activities for the classroom and beyond, leads children to fun and learning. The activities are easy to understand, easy to use, and help young children form healthy lifestyle habits. -- Kathryn Breighner, Chairperson American School Health Associations Council on Early Childhood Health Education and Services

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