By connecting physical activity with learning, the books in this series provide preschoolers with educational enrichment as they explore, inquire, experiment, and discover. Filled with simple, stimulating games, they will have kids jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn. Useful for parents, caregivers, and child care workers, the books contain fun activities that can be carried out easily and with minimal equipment.   Activities like Healthy Food Obstacle Course and Bendy Bodies Stretch help young children learn nutrition and health concepts as they develop fine and gross motor skills. This product is a wonderful resource for preschool teachers. --Teachers Choice Awards Judge This is the exact type of book that I love as a preschool teacher. --Teachers Choice Awards Judge Easy for a teacher to understand and teach (especially if it's last minute). --Teachers Choice Awards Judge Movement-inspiring activities reinforce good nutrition, health and motor skills! Young children learn best when they connect physical activity with learning! Up, Down, Move Around is packed with fun, simple activities that will have your children jumping, shaking, rolling, dancing, and clapping as they learn! From the Healthy Food Obstacle Course to the Bendy Bodies Stretch, children ages 3 to 6 will get moving as they learn and support an awareness of nutrition and health concepts as well as fine and gross motor-skill development. Deborah Michals is a consultant, trainer, and mentor for schools, social service agencies, and arts organizations. In a career spanning more than 25 years, she has worked for such institutions as the Education Alliance, the Legal Aid Society, the NYC Board of Education, the 92nd Street YMCA, and Yale University designing programs that combine physical activity with literacy, math, nutritional learning, and motor-skills development. She lives in Riverside, Connecticut.