Free to Move - Learning Kinesthetically by Susan Kramer is a comprehensive guide to teaching kinesthetically in a 90 page fully illustrated ebook, outlining rhythms and motor skills, along with the 'Language Learning' and 'Math while Moving' series, and a chapter on the one-hand alphabet or fingerspelling.

Also, a plan is laid out for making a 40-minute lesson in segments of 5 minutes - or for using a short segment as a 'sponge activity'.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Anatomy as Applied to Teaching Movement
1. Body Placement
2. Foot
3. Legs
4. Knock Knees
5. Bow legs
6. Spine
7. Poor Posture
8. The Spine and Jumps
9. Muscle Groups

Part II Rhythms
1. Theory
2. Clapping Meters
3. Listening and Clapping
4. Clapping Syllables
5. Rhythmic Accompaniments

Part III Dynamics of Energy; Creative Movement
1. Theory
2. Gradations of Movement
Rebound; Suspension; Sustained Movement;
Overtones; Expending Energy
3. Elements of Motion
Axial; Levels; Directions; Dynamics
4. Body-Mind; Mind-Body Interaction

Part IV 16 Basic Rhythmic Movements
1. Theory
2. List
3. Descriptions
(1) Walks, (2) Runs, (3) Marching, (4) Gallops,
(5) Slides, (6) Hops, (7) Jumps, (8) Leaps,
(9) Pedaling, (10) Prancing, (11) Toe Pointing, (12) Skips,
(13) Waltz, (14) Minuet, (15) Schottische, (16) Polka

Part V Floor Exercises
1. Descriptions
(1) The Leaf, (2) The Flower, (3) The Cricket, (4) The Bird,
(5) The Squirrel, (6) The Chipmunk, (7) The Rocker,
(8) The Seal, (9) Back Exercise, (10) The Turtle,
(11) Cat Stretch, (12) The Starfish, (13) The Owl,
(14) Swinging

Part VI Body-Mind Mini-Lessons for Learning Academic Concepts
1. Practice with Letter Shapes
Straight Line, Curve, Circle
2. Language
Words, Sentence
Syllables
Syllables: Clapping Accents for Native and
Foreign Language Learning
Punctuation Exercises: Comma and
Period; Exclamation Point;
Question Mark; Colon; Semicolon
Diagramming Sentences
2.A. Fingerspelling; One-Hand Alphabet
Reasons for Learning the One-Hand Alphabet
Using the one-hand alphabet to re-teach
or strengthen coordination in a weak hand
for people of all ages
The Letter Shapes
Resources on the Internet
2.B. Spelling
Using 'scrabble' game pieces or wooden alphabet blocks
3. Visual Directional Exercise; Non-verbal 'Which Way Game'
4. Counting
5. Basic Math
Sets, Addition, Subtraction,
Wholes, Halves, Quarters
5.A. More Addition
6. ABA Sequencing
7. Directions of Movement
Forward, Backward, Sideward;
Clockwise, Counter-clockwise;
Right and Left Side of Body
8. Geometric Shapes
9. Telling Time
10. Moving Left to Right as in Writing; Reading

Part VII Basic Lesson Plan
1. Theory
A Full Lesson or a 'Sponge' Activity?
Providing Space; Protocols/Benefits
2. Basic Lesson Plan
1 - Floor Exercises
2 - Clapping Rhythms
3 - Rhythmic Movements
4 - Resting
5 - Technique
or Body-Mind Mini-Lessons to Instill Academic Concepts
6 - Creativity and Dynamics
7 - The Melody and Rhythm of Music
8 - Expanding
3. Special Circumstances

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This text is in the "Rhythmic Movement Dance Series" and part of the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) of the United States Department of Education.

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