How We Move

How We Move is an engaging early reader that introduces children to the importance and function of muscles in everyday life. From walking to playing and exercising, muscles help our bodies move in amazing ways. This Level 9-11 reader also focuses on the vowel digraph oo (as in spoon, good, look, and blood) to develop phonics and phonemic awareness. Children will enjoy connecting this foundational science text with their own daily routines and experiences. The reader reinforces reading strategies such as making connections and finding the main idea while integrating key health and movement concepts in an accessible and age-appropriate format.

Educational Benefits:

• Develops phonics knowledge of vowel digraph oo
• Promotes health awareness through body movement understanding
• Supports making text-to-self connections
• Encourages comprehension of main ideas in informational texts

Classroom Ideas:

• Have students act out different movements and identify which muscles are used
• Create a daily movement journal with pictures and short sentences
• Highlight oo words in the text and brainstorm new ones as a class
• Discuss how moving makes our bodies feel and why it's important

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 5-7
• Measures: 150 x 200 mm
• 12 pages, softcover
• Reading Level: 9-11
• Safe for classroom and home use