more life skills games for children

[...]... Influences x 101 More Life Skills Games for Children ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Preface What, really, are life skills? Aside from the practical skills required for getting on in life, children need to develop social and emotional skills in order to become well-adjusted adults These skills are the focus of this book In particular, the games in this book and in 101 Life Skills Games for Children (for children aged... Step-By-Step The games start with I Games You can play some or all of the I Games, followed by You Games, and then We Games Warm-up games for the group 101 More Life Skills Games for Children 3 (listed in the index under “warming-up”) can always be played at the beginning or in between the games As children get better at the games in the first three sections, they can be introduced to the games in the... 101 More Life Skills Games for Children ● What do houses say about the people living in them? How do people’s living environments influence their moods? Follow-up Games 5: Moodles x 7: Mood Mail x 17: The “I” Museum x 33: Favorite Place x 67: Group-net x 72: Stone Field Follow-up Games from 101 Life Skills Games for Children 1–5: What I Like x 8–19: What I Observe x 87: Statue Pairs 101 More Life Skills. .. experience similar moods? ● Are you more affected by feelings (short-term) or moods (long-term)? 8 101 More Life Skills Games for Children ● ● How much is your mood influenced by the group? What could help you change your current mood? Follow-up Games 2: Flashlight x 13–21: How I Am x 33: Favorite Place x 34: Picture Present Follow-up Games from 101 Life Skills Games for Children 1–5: What I Like x 41:... perp 12 101 More Life Skills Games for Children Follow-up Games 3: Mood Meter x 5: Moodles x 21: Help Wanted x 23: What’s My Name x 30: Heads Are Truthful, Tails Lie x 36: Spy x 80: Face-off x 94: Shadow Play Follow-up Games from 101 Life Skills Games for Children 1–5: What I Like x 27–32: Understanding You x 78: Peace Language x 83: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing x 84–92: Statue and Sculpting Games x 95:... Pedagogy The purpose of this book is to offer educators a group of games that help them in their work with children For the children, the games are a way to have fun For the group leader, they are something more: a way to help children to understand and learn to cope in a game setting with conflicts and 2 101 More Life Skills Games for Children problems that might become all too real in the future It... which your mood is influenced by sound Follow-up Games 7: Mood Mail x 9: Moodscapes x 79: War Dance Follow-up Games from 101 Life Skills Games for Children 14: Seeing with Your Ears x 38: Patty-Cake x 47: Boom Box x 61: Cry for Help x 67: Crocodile Tears x 75: Polite Wild Animals x 81: Ghosts and Travelers x 82: Vampire 20 101 More Life Skills Games for Children 9 any size What I’m Feeling Moodscapes... basic version before I encourage students to invent alternate ones The approach and games in 101 More Life Skills Games for Children can be combined well with the principles of “open learning,” about which much has been written elsewhere Information about Simulation and Role-Play Games In the last part of the book (Games 91–101), two specific categories of games are introduced that are more elaborate... Also try a love letter Follow-up Games 4: Body Language Spells Your Mood x 6: Mood Buildings x 17: The “I” Museum x 40: The Incredible Two-Handed Pen x 80: Face-off x 89: Statues as Mood Meters Follow-up Games from 101 Life Skills Games for Children 1: I Like This Picture x 22: Gathering Names x 78: Peace Language x 97–101: Pantomime Play 101 More Life Skills Games for Children 15 6 any size What I’m... anywhere from a small amount of contact to minor collisions You can figure out in advance if the game is suitable for your participants and/or environment = Physical contact likely 6 101 More Life Skills Games for Children I Games What I’m Feeling Games 1–10 What I’m Thinking Games 11–12 How I Am Games 13–21 1 any size What I’m Feeling A Picture of My Mood Props: Cards with various pictures pasted on them . Adventure for Children by Helen Purperhart 101 Life Skills Games for Children by Bernie Badegruber 101 More Life Skills Games for Children by Bernie Badegruber 101 Cool Pool Games for Children. Storms 101 Dance Games for Children by Paul Rooyackers 101 More Dance Games for Children by Paul Rooyackers 101 Drama Games for Children by Paul Rooyackers 101 More Drama Games for Children by Paul. 101 More Life Skills Games for Children HML text Q6 PC 052506.qxp 7/11/2006 5:30 PM Page i Books from Hunter House 101 Music Games for Children by Jerry Storms 101 More Music Games for Children