The Value of Games - Kaye Bennett Dotson

The Value of Games

Putting Play Back into Practice for Children
Buch | Softcover
150 Seiten
2020
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4758-4640-9 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
This work examines the beneficial effects of playing traditional games and brings together a collection of multifaceted traditional games.
This work brings together a collection of games that have been a part of childhood through the ages, games that continue to be played in various forms around the world. Many anthologies of folktales, music, and other forms of art have been collected for readers, but there are not many works on the subject of traditional childhood games and their role in the important “work” of childhood, which is in fact play.



This book helps to meet a growing interest among educators and parents to encourage natural play and creativity in a world that is increasingly digital. Directions, descriptions, illustrations, of traditional childhood games, supported by educational theory are included. The material covered will not only help parents and educators to support children in play, but will also provide an anthology for consultation by those who see the need to preserve traditional play long associated with childhood.

Dr. Kaye Bennett Dotson, an Associate Professor in Library Science, focuses her scholarship and research on school librarians and the impact they may have on future generations. Dr. Dotson’s recognition of the significance of play in teaching and learning, and the need to preserve the role of play in the lives of children, inspired this work.

Acknowledgment

Introduction

Part 1 Childhood: A Time to Keep

Chapter 1. Children and Play: The work of Children

Chapter 2. Fun & Games: Theoretical Basis for Playing Traditional Games

Chapter 3. Adult & Educator Support for the Important Work of Childhood

Chapter 4. Educators Helping Children Preserve the Games

Chapter 5. To Begin to Play

Part II Games to Play

Chapter 6. Games of Chase and Tag

Chapter 7. Games of Song and Dance, Rhyme and Rhythm

Chapter 8. String GamesChapter 9. Blindfold Games

Chapter 10. Guessing Games

Chapter 11. Jumping, Skipping Games

Chapter 12. Cops and Robbers

Chapter 13. Games with Corners, Squares, or Rectangles

Chapter 14. Relay Games

Chapter 15. Marbles and Jacks

Chapter 16. Memory or Directional Games

Chapter 17. National Ball Games and Informal Game Adaptions

Chapter 18. Lawn Games: Wickets, Balls, & Mallets

Chapter 19. Beanbag Games

Chapter 20. Pretend and Make-Believe Games

Chapter 21. Board Games

Conclusion

Appendix A: Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Youth Leaders

Appendix B: Sample Field Day Fun Schedule

Appendix C: Sample Field Day Schedule

Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 221 mm
Gewicht 286 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lexikon / Chroniken
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
ISBN-10 1-4758-4640-1 / 1475846401
ISBN-13 978-1-4758-4640-9 / 9781475846409
Zustand Neuware
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