Recently, Alison Loewen at Sheboygan's Mead Library shared a blog post with me from her collaborative partner Kris Fritz. Alison and Kris, a retired health and physical educator in the school district, partnered to bring physical activity and literacy together in storytimes. Alison wrote that "this collabation with PE teachers has been great and I think easy model to implement in any library." I agree.
Kris writes: "Although I have retired from my career as a health and physical educator, I continue to advocate about the importance of physical literacy and physical activity...Physical educators — retired or not — can collaborate with school librarians or public librarians to “bring books to life” by incorporating related physical activities into their storytime programming. These activities engage children, enhance their understanding of the material, and inspire them to read more."
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| Image - Kris Fritz |
To read about Kris and Alison's collaboration and the descriptions of these storytimess and the results, please stop here. [Adding Physical Activity During Library Storytime Helps Kids. Fritz, Kris. Shape America Blog. February 13, 2025]
Thanks for sharing with us Alison
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Love this! I'm hoping to collaborate more with schools and they might like this. - Hanna C.
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