Children in Action Motor Program for Preschoolers (CHAMPPS)
Children in Action Motor Program for Preschoolers (CHAMPPS)
Paddy C. Favazza, Ed.D., Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Ph.D.
Overview
An innovative way to get young children moving—and support development across multiple domains, CHAMPPS is the fun, effective, and research‐based motor program designed for children with diverse abilities in inclusive preschool classrooms. CHAMPPS uses universal design for learning strategies to increase all children's physical activity while supporting key school readiness skills.
Why CHAMPPS?
- Builds essential motor skills. Through fun motor play activities, CHAMPPS teaches and reinforces key skills that are building blocks for many areas of development.
- Strengthens school readiness. CHAMPPS builds in suggestions for developing school readiness skills across multiple academic and social‐emotional domains.
- Engages every child. CHAMPPS uses UDL strategies to support the participation of all children—including children with disabilities, who often have motor delays.
- Reflects evidence‐based practices. CHAMPPS is rigorously researched and informed by guidelines from NAEYC, DEC, SHAPE America, and other leading organizations.
- Fits into any classroom or program. CHAMPPS is flexible and adaptable, with sample 21‐ and 28‐week schedules that help you adjust lesson frequency and length to suit your needs and the needs of the children in your care.
- Complements other curricula that are widely used in early childhood settings, including AEPS‐3.
PRACTICAL SUPPORTS:
- Charts with ideas for incorporating UDL strategies and school readiness skills
- Activity variations to support inclusion and child engagement
- Home Activities that enable families to do CHAMPPS activities at home
- Walk‐Around Cards that summarize activities for quick reference during lessons
- Visual Support Cards with illustrations that model key movements
- Skill Leveling Guide for determining a child's skill level and modifying instruction
- Wall posters that list the activities and songs in each CHAMPPS unit for easy reference
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Reviews
Mary McLean, Ph.D.
"Every once in a while, a new program is developed that is evidence-based, has all of the components needed to facilitate high-quality intervention and meets a significant need in the field. CHAMPPS is a perfect example of such a program."
Cynthia Vail, Ph.D.
“ CHAMPPS is a comprehensive resource for preschool teachers to meet the motor develop needs of all children in their classrooms."
Tina Stanton-Chapman, Ph.D.
"This book provides an exceptional blueprint of theoretically grounded, evidenced-based motor practices that preschool teachers can integrate into their daily curriculum."
Diane Craft, Ph.D.
"The strength of the book is the detail with which the authors explicitly show how each physical activity can be linked to learning in other areas including language and literacy, social, math, science as well as school readiness skills."
Authors
Paddy C. Favazza Ed.D., Michaelene M. Ostrosky Ph.D.
Additional Resources
- Read an Excerpt
- Watch a Webinar
- Download a Sample Activity
- 7 Types of Motor Skills Promoted by CHAMPPS
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