{"product_id":"moving-minds-gillian-corke-9798285042105","title":"Moving Minds: Integrating Physical Activity into Montessori Elementary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement isn't a break from learning-it's the bridge to it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMoving Minds: Integrating Physical Activity into Montessori Elementary\u003c\/i\u003e, Montessori assistant and movement specialist Gillian Corke shows educators, parents, and coaches how to weave purposeful movement into every facet of the 6-12 Montessori environment. Blending classic Montessori principles with cutting-edge neurobiology and real-world stories from classrooms, forests, and sports fields, this book offers a transformative approach to whole-child development.\u003c\/p\u003eInside You'll Discover: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrain-Body Connection\u003c\/b\u003e-Why movement fuels executive function, emotional regulation, and social bonding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMovement-Integrated Design\u003c\/b\u003e-How to prepare classrooms and outdoor spaces that invite gross-motor exploration alongside academic work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInclusive Strategies\u003c\/b\u003e-Tools for supporting diverse learners, empowering every child to thrive through sensory-rich activities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSocial-Emotional Growth\u003c\/b\u003e-Cooperative games, group rituals, and reflective movement practices that build empathy, trust, and community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHome Extensions\u003c\/b\u003e-Practical ideas for families to turn everyday routines into opportunities for balancing, stretching, and posing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOvercoming Barriers\u003c\/b\u003e-Solutions for space limits, cultural resistance, and adult discomfort, so movement becomes integral, not incidental.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReady-to-Use Templates\u003c\/b\u003e-Weekly schedules and lesson-plan worksheets to jump-start your own adaptations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhether you lead a mixed-age elementary classroom, coach community sports, or guide families at home, \u003ci\u003eMoving Minds\u003c\/i\u003e will equip you to: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegin designing environments where children choose movement as naturally as they choose work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan lessons that honor the body's intelligence without disrupting Montessori work cycles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollaborate effectively with coaches, therapists, and reflex-integration practitioners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpower all learners-especially neurodiverse children-to find focus, confidence, and connection through motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoving Minds\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a manual-it's an invitation to reimagine education as an embodied, joyful, and profoundly human journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmpower the body. Integrate the brain. Honor the child.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gillian Corke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798285042105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Gillian Corke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801025917183,"sku":"9798285042105","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moving-minds-gillian-corke-9798285042105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}