Making Choices
Making the Grade
Mountain Biking
Movement Experiences for Children. 3rd ed.
Moving & Learning: The Elementary School Physical Education Experience. 3rd ed.
Moving for Life
Moving to Inclusion
Muscles and Energy
Making Choices (Print-Non-Fiction). Sport Medicine Council of Saskatchewan (SMCS), n.d. 52 p. No order no. needed. ($Free coil-bound)
This handy reference suggests ways teachers can raise students' awareness of fair play and the dangers of steroids. Included are a table of contents and bibliography.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Making the Grade (Print-Non-Fiction). Etobicoke Board of Education. Prentice-Hall Canada (BB), 1987. 171 p. Order no. BB 5685 ($27.50 pbk.)
This is a comprehensive guide to student evaluation. Several approaches are described including observation, projects, tests and examinations, essay-style questions and objective-style questions. The book also discusses differentiating evaluation procedures for different levels of ability. A table of contents and index are included.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Other Uses: All subject areas
Mountain Biking (Print-Non-Fiction). Davis, Don and Dave Carter. (Outdoor Pursuits). Human Kinetics (HKB), 1994. 144 p. ISBN 0-87322-452-3 ($17.95 pbk.)
This book contains information on correct biking technique, safety and equipment for both novice and advanced riders. It also gives details about good locations to mountain bike in Canada and abroad. Colour photographs heighten the appeal.
Suggested Use: Physical Fitness;
Outdoor Pursuits
Other Uses: Wellness 10
Movement Experiences for Children. 3rd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Schurr, Evelyn. Prentice- Hall (PRN), 1980. 578 p. ISBN 0-13-604553-7 ($78.95 hdc.)
This is an extensive exploration of skill development. It examines the teaching/learning process, foundations of movement and movement experiences. It offers many activities for dance, warm-ups, team and individual sports, games and interest activities. It also contains suggestions for evaluation, lesson planning and involving special needs students in the classroom. Included are a table of contents and index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Other Uses: Physical Education K-5
Moving & Learning: The Elementary School Physical Education Experience. 3rd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Nichols, Beverly. Times Mirror/Mosby (TMP), 1994. 704 p. ISBN
0-8016-7770-X ($71.00 hdc.)
This book includes basic information about movement and its evaluation, physical activities to promote awareness and skill development, and different class organizations and learning styles. The book contains sections that discuss individual activities such as gymnastics or track and field, dance and rhythmic activities as well as educational games and team sports. Included are a table of contents, glossary and index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference -
Developmental Games and
Sports
Other Uses: Physical Education K-5
Moving for Life (Print-Non-Fiction). Spindt, Gary Berg, William H. Monti and Betti Hennessy. (The Kendall/Hunt Essentials of Physical Education Program). Kendall/Hunt (MMC), 1991.
This resource advocates concept-based physical education. It presents information on the fundamentals of fitness, principles of movement, learning of skills through movement patterns, development of performance in sports, pro-social skills for human movement, self-image and human movement, and participation in lifetime activities. Components of the program include:
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Student Text ISBN 0-8403-5330-8 |
229 p. $31.50 hdc. |
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Teacher's Guide ISBN 0-8403-4608-5 |
115 p. $59.30 binder |
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Portfolio I ISBN 0-8403-5331-6 |
150 p. $12.50 pbk. |
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Portfolio II ISBN 0-8403-5332-4 |
103 p. $12.50 pbk. |
Moving to Inclusion (Print-Non-Fiction). Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability (BB), 1993. Order no. BB 6786 ($17.50 binder)
This introduction to inclusion of students with disabilities consists of nine manuals, each dealing with a specific area of disability. The manuals are designed to help teachers include students with disabilities in as many activities as possible through identification of concerns and their appropriate solutions. The booklets provide useful information on lesson planning. Manuals include: Introduction, Multiple Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Amputation, Visual Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Skiing and Wheelchair.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference -
Educational Gymnastics;
Physical Fitness;
Developmental Games and
Sports;
Outdoor Pursuits
Other Uses: Physical Education K-5
Physical Education 20/30
Wellness 10
Muscles and Energy (Video). (Your Active Body Series). Coronet (MAG), 1988. 10 min. No order no. needed. ($99.00)
This program looks at muscles, how they work and how they use and need energy. It describes the muscle structure and paired operation. The chemical reactions and waste products in muscles are examined, as well as the purpose of warm-ups before exercise. The voluntary and involuntary actions of muscles during sleep are also observed and explained.
Suggested Use: Physical Fitness