Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit &

In this inspiring, breakthrough book, nationally respected educator and fitness expert Michael F. Opitz together with veteran teacher Jennifer Davis-Duerr share their secrets for combining literacy-rich, ready-to-use lessons with easy-to-implement fitness exercises. You'll discover how to weave fitness (physical, nutritional, social, and emotional) into your existing classroom literacy routinesguided reading, read-aloud, independent reading, readers and writers workshop for the invigorating workout today's students urgently need. For use with Grades 16.

Michael F. Opitz, a former elementary school teacher and reading specialist, is a professor of elementary education and reading at the University of Northern Colorado and the winner of its Outstanding Scholar Award in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. He works in classrooms in the U.S. and abroad planning, teaching, and evaluating demonstration lessons focused on different aspects of literacy in K–5 classrooms. He is the author of numerous books including Read Don’t Speed, Good-bye Round Robin, and Reaching Readers.

Jennifer Davis-Duerr is a doctoral candidate at the University of Northern Colorado where she applies her experience as a former elementary literacy coach and special educator to her teaching of preservice elementary and secondary teachers. Her current research interests are in the affective domain of reading and teacher preparation.

Acknowledgments	p. 4
Introduction	p. 6
Understanding Reading Well to Be Fit	p. 9
Wha Do I Mean by ôReading Wellö?	p. 10
What Do I Mean by ôBe Fitö?	p. 13
Why Integrate Reading and Fitness?	p. 18
How Can Reading and Fitness Be Integrated?	p. 23
Integrating Physical Fitness and Literacy	p. 26
Overview	p. 26
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Catch the Beat	p. 28
Tough It Out	p. 33
Bone Strength	p. 38
What Are You Made Of?	p. 44
Bend a Little!	p. 46
Integrating Nutrition Fitness and Literacy	p. 52
Overview	p. 52
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Shape Up	p. 54
Go, Slow, or Whoa?	p. 59
WhatÆs in This?	p. 65
Portion or Serving?	p. 71
What's the Trick?	p. 76
Integrating Social Fitness and Literacy	p. 81
Overview	p. 81
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Acts of Kindness	p. 83
True Friends	p. 88
Appreciating and Including Others	p. 93
Manners, Please!	p. 99
Don't Be Bullied!	p. 105
Integrating Emotional Fitness and Literacy	p. 112
Overview	p. 112
Integrated Teaching Strategies: Here's Looking at You!	p. 113
How Do You Feel?	p. 119
You Can Do It!	p. 124
Set and Meet a Goal	p. 130
Solve Your Problem!	p. 135
Closing Thoughts	p. 140
References	p. 141
Professional Titles	p. 141
Children's Literature	p. 144
Appendices
Additional FitLit Titles for Each Fitness Area	p. 145
Reproducible Forms	p. 150
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Literacy Lessons to Help Kids Get Fit & Healthy

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