Introduction: why play games with children? what makes this book different from other books, the journey. Hidden treasures - hints and tips for teaching games - presenting games to children, using your own creativity, language of the playground, bullying - how to pick teams, going out, when explaining the game, endings; breaking the rules -sabotaging the game - conflict, why? how do we deal with it? behaviour disturbance and the temperaments, the adult reaction; equipment - use of equipment, the portable gymnasium, equipment for water games; how much time at each age? Part 1 Secrets of the magic garden: activities and games for the 3 to 7 year-old. Part 2 Exploring the house: games for the 7 to 12 year-old. Part 3 Beyond the doorway: a movement programme for teenagers.
Kim John Payne, MEd, is a leading Waldorf educator in the US, UK, and Australia. He travels to speak to 10,000 to 20,000 parents and teachers each year in North America and worldwide. A former movement teacher, he was a school counsellor and worked as a family counsellor therapist. He researched a drug-free approach to attention deficit disorder and his Social Inclusion Approach for breaking the patterns of bullying has been implemented in hundreds of schools by more than a thousand coaches worldwide. Kim John Payne lives in Massachusetts with his wife Katharine, who illustrated his bestselling book Simplicity Parenting.
"Everything in this book works with children! An invaluable guide
for every teacher, movement specialist and parent" --Valerie Baadh
Garrett, The Movement Academy Project, author of Games Children
Sing & Play
"The reader will recognize many of the games described for the ages
of three to 13 and beyond. What will not be so obvious is the
relationship of the games to the national curriculum. This, in
fact, is the book's delight--it's about matching games to
children's needs as opposed to matching children to a
pre-determined program.... There is much to commend about this
book. The games themselves are useful lesson material, but the
sensitivity of the writing is the book's importance--it's
definitely in the 'ought to have' category." --Colin Lee, physical
education consultant, TES Newspaper, 6 June, 1997
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