This document discusses how movement can be incorporated across different subject areas in early childhood education. It lists several benefits of kinesthetic learning such as improved attention, engagement with reality, and affective development. Content areas like math, science, social studies, language arts, and expressive arts are discussed. Key concepts in these areas that can be taught through movement are also outlined, such as shapes and sizes in art, rhythm and communication in language arts, and quantitative concepts in math. The roles of exploration, investigation, problem solving and learning by doing in science are highlighted. Finally, key questions are provided about incorporating movement into different curricular areas.

1. Chapter 10 Movement Across the Curriculum ECE 236 M Meyer, MA