101 More Music Games for Children

101 More Music Games for Children
Author: Ger Storms
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2001
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780897932981

Music games are relaxing and playful. They encourage creativity both in children's imagination and expression. All players need is a willingness to have fun and to experience the joys of interacting with others. The games include rhythm games, dance and movement games, card and board games, and musical projects. All of the games stress humor, challenge, surprise and cooperation rather than competition.

101 Music Games for Children

101 Music Games for Children
Author: Ger Storms
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780897931649

Music is wonderful for bringing out creativity and encouraging learning in kids. They love to sing and dance, and they love it when adults sing and dance along with them. Appropriate for families, teachers, day care providers, and camp leaders, this book presents lively music games that children and adults can play together. Using popular songs, easy rhythms, and musical recordings, the games in this book help children develop creative, personal, and social skills. They also learn about music and sound. The games are not competitive, they encourage and reward children for participating, not for winning.

101 More Dance Games for Children

101 More Dance Games for Children
Author: Paul Rooyackers
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2003-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1630265020

This book is filled with dance games that the whole classroom or family can play and learn from. These noncompetitive games reward children for their involvement, encourage them to use their imagination, and show them how to express how they feel without using words. Black-and-white illustrations add to these simple games that release a child’s spontaneity and self-expression.

101 Music Games for Children

101 Music Games for Children
Author: Jerry Storms
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0897935845

This lively and imaginative book is being used in homes and schools in over 13 countries to help children learn about music and sound while they develop the ability to listen, concentrate, be creative, improvise, and trust one another. Using audiocassettes or CDs, of popular songs and simple instruments children and adults get to play listening games, concentration games, musical quizzes, trust games, guessing games, and more. The games are not competitive--they encourage and reward children for participation, not for winning. The SmartFunActivity series encourage imagination, social interaction, and self-expression in children. To make the books easy to use, games are marked according to appropriate age levels, length of play time, and group size, using helpful icons. Most games are non-competitive and none require special skills or training. The series is widely used in homes, schools, daycare centers, clubs, and summer camps.

101 More Drama Games for Children

101 More Drama Games for Children
Author: Paul Rooyackers
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780897933674

A fun, dynamic form of play, drama games help children explore their imaginations and discover their own creativity. By improvising a wide variety of scenes and situations, participants learn to express themselves physically and emotionally while gaining increased awareness of the feelings and experiences of others. Drama games also offer a wealth of possibilities for all kinds of group and educational play. The games can be led by parents, teachers, camp leaders, day-care providers and other group leaders. Participants gain as much as they contribute, and the games change every time they are played. A follow-up to the popular 101 Drama Games for Children, this book contains completely different games to take children's imaginations -- and those of their leaders -- in countless new directions. Book jacket.

101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults

101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults
Author: Bob Bedore
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2013-03-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0897936531

101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults: A Smart Fun Book for Ages 5 and Up is the follow-up to Bob Bedore’s popular 101 Improv Games for Children and Adults. This sequel takes us even deeper into the craft of improv — the magical art of creating something out of nothing — with all new games! Author Bob Bedore emphasizes how you can use improvisation, creativity, and teamwork any time, any place, to get your imagination flowing, win over a crowd, or be a wittier conversationalist. Actors and improv students will appreciate the author's fun, down-to-earth approach to developing theater craft. And improv isn't only for serious thespians. Used as a classroom activity, it teaches kids how to have fun, relax, and work together without seeming like an educational tool at all. Great on its own or as a companion to Bedore’s first book, 101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults is centered around entertaining an audience and creating memorable scenes. This sequel includes information on how to produce your own improv show. 101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults is full of wacky and brilliant activities for kids, teachers, actors, comedians, improv groups, or anyone else.

101 More Life Skills Games for Children

101 More Life Skills Games for Children
Author: Bernie Badegruber
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0897934431

"A resource that can help children understand and deal with problems that arise in daily interactions with other children and adults. These games help children develop social and emotional skills and enhance self-awareness"--Provided by publisher.

101 Life Skills Games for Children

101 Life Skills Games for Children
Author: Bernie Badegruber
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 089793590X

How do you teach tolerance, self-awareness, and responsibility? How can you help children deal with fear, mistrust, or aggression? Play a game with them! Games are an ideal way to help children develop social and emotional skills; they are exciting, relaxing, and fun. 101 LIFE SKILLS GAMES FOR CHILDREN: LEARNING, GROWING, GETTING ALONG (Ages 6-12) is a resource that can help children understand and deal with problems that arise in daily interactions with other children and adults. These games help children develop social and emotional skills and enhance self-awareness. The games address the following issues: dependence, aggression, fear, resentment, disability, accusations, boasting, honesty, flexibility, patience, secrets, conscience, inhibitions, stereotypes, noise, lying, performance, closeness, weaknesses, self confidence, fun, reassurance, love, respect, integrating a new classmate, group conflict. Organized in three main chapters: (I-Games, You-Games and We-Games), the book is well structured and easily accessible. It specifies an objective for every game, gives step-by-step instructions, and offers questions for reflection. It provides possible variations for each game, examples, tips, and ideas for role plays. Each game contains references to appropriate follow-up games and is illustrated with charming drawings.

101 Dance Games for Children

101 Dance Games for Children
Author: Paul Rooyackers
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1996
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780897931717

Grade level: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, p, e, i, t.

Making Allies, Making Friends

Making Allies, Making Friends
Author: Hugh Vasquez
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2003-06-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1630265381

Designed for students in grades six to nine, this curriculum offers more than 30 innovative class sessions that address diversity (racial, ethnic, and sexual) and violence issues. Each session contains a warm-up exercise, theme information, value clarification, and an experience or activity. Journal writing, critical thinking about history textbooks, role-playing, storytelling, poetry/rap, photographs, illustrations, tables, and whole-school research projects are just some of the tools presented in this hands-on guide to defending against violence in middle school.