Main description:

* Offers accessible and effective methods to supplement elementary education using strengths children already possess: imagination, physical energy and a need for personal expression, which cumulate into the idea of dynamic play
* Chapters provide music, art, and dance material in addition to activities, games, and creative physical activities
* Research about the correlation of movement to brain activity is included to support the thesis that creative movement as an effective adjunct to learning

Contents:

Part One: Dynamic Play 1. Journey of Discovery 2. Channeling Physical Energy, Imagination and Expression 3. Imagination: Origin of Individuality 4. Getting Started 5. Questions and Answers Part Two: Movement and Brain Connections 6. Brain Plasticity and Exercise 7. The Developing Brain 8. The Brain, Movement and Dance Part Three: The Creative Conquest of Space 9. Taking Off 10. Ground Instruments 11. Flight Patterns Part Four: Improvisations 12. Getting Started 13. Improvisations on Nature 14. Improvisations on the Seasons 15. Improvisations on the Visual Arts 16. Improvisations on the Performing Arts 17. Improvisations on Holidays 18. School Projects 19. Fun and Games Part Five: Creative Movement Plays 20. Dramatic Plays 21. The Stories