Learn to Move, Moving Up!: Sensorimotor Elementary-school Activity Themes - Softcover

Brack, Jenny Clark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934575380 ISBN 13: 9781934575383

Publisher: AAPC Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Sensory, play-based and literacy instruction - all in one! Using the same easy-to-use format as her first book, Learn to Move, Move to Learn, Jenny Brack brings us a series of effective sensory-based activities for older school-aged children! These literacy-rich lesson plans include specially designed curriculum suggestions and underscore how activities can be adapted to meet state and national standards. Learn to Move, Moving Up! Sensorimotor Elementary-School Activity Themes also contains a thorough, up-to-date discussion of sensory disorders; assessment and evaluation considerations, including a reproducible teacher observation checklist; evidence-based best-practices; how to integrate lessons into inclusive elementary school environments; as well as learning enrichment suggestions.

About this title

About the Author

Jenny Clark Brack, OTR/L, BCP (AOTA Board Certification in Pediatrics), is a licensed pediatric occupational therapist with over 22 years experience working as a school-based occupational therapist, independent contractor for early intervention services, private practitioner, speaker, consultant, author, and inventor. Jenny currently owns a pediatric therapy private practice Jenny's Kids, Inc. She received her Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and graduated with distinction from the University of Kansas in 1990. She has written journal articles that have been published in professional journals such as OT Practice, Occupational Therapy Forum, and Journal of Occupational Therapy Students. Additionally, Jenny has written a book on sensory processing entitled Learn to Move, Move to Learn: Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes (AAPC 2004), and more recently has written a sequel Learn to Move, Moving Up! Sensorimotor Elementary School Activity Themes (AAPC 2009). In addition, she has published two DVD's Learn to Move: Dinosaurs (AAPC 2005), a companion to her first book, and Sensory Processing Disorder Kit: Simulations and Solutions for Parents, Teachers, and Therapists (AAPC 2006), which won the 2007 media in excellence video award from Autism Society of America. Jenny's newest publication is a music CD, Sing, Move, Learn (AAPC 2010), which accompanies the songs in her first book. Jenny is the inventor of the Patent-Pending Cool Bracelet (www.abilitations.com). Jenny Clark has spoken both nationally and internationally on a variety of topics, including sensory integration/processing.

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The transition from preschool to elementary school can be challenging for children with sensory processing difficulties as they struggle to adapt to new teachers, classrooms, friends, and academic expectations. One way to ensure a smooth changeover for children is by providing organized materials, reviewing routines, and having them meet new staff prior to the first day of school. 

Structure and routine are essential for children with sensory processing disorder (SPD) to be successful academically and enjoy their elementary education. This book presents 30 structured sensorimotor theme-based lesson plans along with literacy and curriculum suggestions. The curriculum suggestions provide educators with extension activities that allow them to expand learned concepts using multisensory teaching methods. To create a context for the lesson plans, the book also includes an overview of sensory processing, evidence-based practice options, sensory deficits and children on the autism spectrum, creative suggestions for implementing lesson plans in elementary school environments, information about yoga, S’cool Moves, Speed Stacks, music therapy,sign language, quick fixes for the classroom, and assessment/evaluation tools for collaborative decision making.

The lesson plans follow the same structure and philosophy as those in my first book, Learn to Move, Move to Learn – Sensorimotor Early Childhood Activity Themes (Clark, 2004) for early childhood environments. It is my hope that the timely material in this book will prove valuable to professionals working with elementary school-age children and, ultimately, help improve children’s lives.

– Jenny Clark

Edition details

• Publisher: AAPC Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934575380
• ISBN 13: 9781934575383
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 169