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Reference for K to 8 physical education teachers and recreation and youth group leaders. Text for teaching games and activities courses in PETE programs or as a supplemental text for methods and pedagogy courses.

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Jim Stiehl, PhD, is a professor in the School of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Northern Colorado. He has more than 30 years of experience working with kids and teachers and has experienced the successes and pitfalls of change, challenge, and choice with a variety of youngsters. Dr. Stiehl was Faculty Member of the Year in the College of Health and Human Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado in 2005, and he received the Scholar Award from the Central District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) in 1993. He also was a co-recipient of a Research Writing Award from AAHPERD in 1991, and he is past chair of AAHPERD's council on outdoor education. During his professional career, Dr. Stiehl has taught physical education as well as elementary and special education classes. His favorite leisure activities are mountaineering, backpacking, rock climbing, and cycling. G.S. Don Morris, PhD, is a professor at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. Part of his past assignments included serving as coordinator of curriculum, instruction, and teacher education in kinesiology. Dr. Morris spent over 25 years teaching in local elementary schools, and he remains involved in ongoing research and intervention programs to enhance children's comprehensive health status. He also designed and created a model elementary PE curriculum used in many California school districts. He was a Fulbright scholar and a Marshall researcher. Currently he is associated with Wingate Institute and Zinman College in Israel and divides his time between Cal Poly Pomona and Zinman College. In his leisure time, he enjoys snow skiing, participating in all water activities, and spending time in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Christina Sinclair, PhD, is an associate professor in the School of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Northern Colorado. She has worked as a teacher, coach, and teacher educator for 15 years, including firsthand experience in implementing programs of change, challenge, and choice among children in a variety of settings. A member of AAHPERD, she has presented at conferences and workshops on various topics. She enjoys playing tennis, camping in Colorado, going to the beach in Texas, and taking long walks and skiing in her leisure time.

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