This book provides a comprehensive collection of games and activities that will enhance children's self-esteem through building friendships and having fun with others.
Part of the popular 101 series, this practical handbook draws on the authors’ in-depth knowledge and experience of teaching group games and is a vital resource for busy teachers. The book helps children to understand their feelings, to develop concentration skills, to recognise their personal qualities and to follow instructions. It is packed with ideas for engaging activities requiring little to no additional materials.
Complete with a new introduction, this revised edition will enable teachers to share in the fun, humour and friendship of games, while increasing the self-esteem of the children in their classroom.
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Learning to value yourself
Coming full circle
Mobile messages
Look what I can do
Animal antics
Special delivery
Novelty names
Sharks and fish
Jigsaws
Paper, scissors, rock – with hands and feet!
The magician’s wish
Remote control
Monarch of the realm
Spin the bottle
My pet moans
Further activities
Working in pairs within a group
Matching pairs
Scrambled stories
You make me laugh
Mirror, mirror
Hand writing
Yes or no
Find the headline
A picture paints a thousand words
Lead me home
Sausage
Robots
Double talk
Secret sketching
Blindfold alley
Tall stories
Further activities
Building a group identity
Matching bricks
Softball challenge
A round of applause
Happy families
Alibis
Shake a word
Question time
A friendly bunch
The global village
Our gifts to you
Treasured words
Follow the thread
Sticky treats
Hidden treasure
Further activities
Myself, my feelings
Clockwork toys
Actions speak louder than words
Guess the venue
Living legends
The wrong job
Back to the start
Puzzling looks
You choose
Pavement reporter
Plus points
Further activities
Thinking and concentrating
Birthday game
Time capsules
Who am I?
Animated alphabets
Free thoughts
First one back
A hundred-year sleep
Machines
Guess what I am
Where will it all end?
Shopping list
The truth will out
Further activities
Developing attention skills
In the driving seat
The toyshop
A helping hand
Rabbit ears
Body language
Greetings
My object
Walking a tightrope
Guess what I’m saying
The hat I’m wearing
Snap shots
Product puzzles
The rule of the game
Eyewitness account
Six of the best
Further activities
Motivating through music
Rhythmic-cool
Jump to the beat
Orchestral soundtrack
Musical dreams
Voice orchestras
Tricky tempos
Action songs
Music and poetry
Further activities
Taking action
Make a move
Wiggle and shake
Ice sculptures
Shake your body
Clap and call
All change
Queue for action
Action orchestra
Altered images
All change in the circle
Ball bearings
Rocket launch
Musical islands
Further activities
Photocopiable materials
Training and resources
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