Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com www.Ebook777.com Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com www.Ebook777.com NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Cataloging in Publication Data: A catalog record for this publication is available from the National Library of Canada First edition copyright © 1990 by Josette and Sambhava Luvmour Updated edition copyright © 2007 by Josette and Sambhava Luvmour All rights reserved Cover design by Diane McIntosh Photos: Getty Images Interior layout: Mary Jane Jessen Printed in Canada First printing January 2007 Paperback ISBN- 978-0-86571-587-5 Inquiries regarding requests to reprint all or part of Everyone Wins! should be addressed to New Society Publishers at the address below To order directly from the publishers, please call toll-free (North America) 1-800-567-6772, or order online at www.newsociety.com Any other inquiries can be directed by mail to: New Society Publishers P.O Box 189, Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0, Canada 1-800-567-6772 New Society Publishers’ mission is to publish books that contribute in fundamental ways to building an ecologically sustainable and just society, and to so with the least possible impact on the environment, in a manner that models this vision We are committed to doing this not just through education, but through action We are acting on our commitment to the world’s remaining ancient forests by phasing out our paper supply from ancient forests worldwide This book is one step toward ending global deforestation and climate change It is printed on acid-free paper that is 100% old growth forest-free (100% post-consumer recycled), processed chlorine free, and printed with vegetable-based, low-VOC inks For further information, or to browse our full list of books and purchase securely, visit our website at: www.newsociety.com NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS www.newsociety.com www.Ebook777.com To Amber For the Spirit in which she comes to play Contents Introduction .1 Preface to the Revised Edition 11 How to Use this Book 13 Activity Level One Chase in the Ocean 16 Smaug’s Jewels 16 Dho – Dho – Dho 17 Giants-Wizards-Elves .17 On Your Knees .18 Emotional Relay Race 18 Hop as One .19 Blanket Volleyball 19 Upside Down Cycling 20 Dragon Dodge Ball 20 How Do You Do? 21 Up and Around 21 Blow the Ball 22 Go Tag 22 It 23 Cooperative Relay Races 23 True or False 24 vii viii E VERYONE W INS ! Big Toe 24 Pull Together 24 Toby Terrific Turtle 25 Catch the Dragon’s Tail 25 Hug Tag 26 Obstacle Course .26 Creative Monkey Bars 26 Couples Sports 27 Activity Level Two Come Together 30 Snowblind 30 Lemonade 31 Hawk and Mouse .31 Amigos All .32 Don’t Use Your Teeth 32 Up and Over 33 Standing Together 33 Octopus 34 Walking Together .34 Beam Walk .35 Base Ball Pass 36 Moving Ladder 36 Snake in the Grass 37 Log Pass 37 Shape Tag 38 Cooperative Juggle 38 Wheelbarrow 39 Garden .40 One Big Slug 40 Cooperative Musical Chairs 40 Popcorn Balls 41 See Saw 41 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Contents ix Rope Raising 42 Rolling Along 42 Dolphin and Fish .42 All of Us, All at Once .43 Blind Trail 43 Dances of the Mind 44 Activity Level Three What Does This Mean? 46 Where Were You? .46 Rhythm Sticks 47 Still Photograph .47 Wheel .48 Stiff as a Board 48 Down the Tube 48 Down the Hole 49 Hello, But I’m Gone 49 Use that Rope 50 Alternate Leaning 50 Hold Me Up 50 How Many are Standing? 51 Feeling Sculpture 51 Strike the Pose 52 Spaghetti 52 Find Your Animal Mate 52 Gyrating Reptile .53 Nature Acting 53 Animal Acting 54 Tied Together 54 Blind Walks 54 Face to Face .55 In and Out .55 Rhythm Learning .56 www.Ebook777.com Indices Games Group Size Index One or more players Beam Walk .35 Big Toe 24 Chalkboard Drawing 87 Feel and Find Boxes .87 Garden 40 On Your Knees 18 Two or More Players All of Us, All at Once 43 Back to Back 79 Blind Walks 54 Body Ball 83 Clothes Switch .77 Come Together .30 Cooperative House Play 97 Don’t Let Go 62 Down the Tube .48 Face to Face 55 Hold Me Up 50 Hug a Tree 66 103 104 E VERYONE W INS ! Huh? .85 In Between 76 In and Out 55 Pinocchio .73 Psychic Nonsense 78 ReConnect .94 Rhythm Learning 56 Rhythm Sticks 47 Rolling Along 42 See Saw 41 Silent Drawing 95 Subtle Pressure 82 Talking Without Words 73 Two Way Copy 75 Up and Around .21 Upside Down Cycling 20 What Did I Do? .90 Wheelbarrow 39 Three or More Players Cooperative Storytelling 98 Creative Monkey Bars 26 Dances of the Mind 44 Don’t Use Your Teeth .32 Make Me Into You 81 Marble Tracking 65 Walking Together 34 Four or More Players Canyon Echo 78 Collage 99 Direct Me 84 Duplicate 68 Games Group Size Index 105 Feeling Sculpture .51 Guess Our Shape .82 Hit the Nail .74 Mime Rhyme 86 Nature Acting 53 One Big Slug 40 Prehistorioc Communication 98 Rhythm Pulse 74 Silent Structures .96 Sounds and Colors 66 Standing Together 33 Still Photograph .47 Try Not To Laugh 90 Use That Body 56 Use That Rope 50 What Does This Mean? 46 Five or More Players Animal Acting 54 Blow the Ball 22 Children’s Carapace 62 Cooperative Juggle 38 Cooperative Musical Chairs 40 Dictionary .93 Guess .94 Gyrating Reptile .53 Handle With Care 64 Hold That Floor 60 Hop as One .19 Human Puzzles 86 Jump Jump Jump 63 Nature Web .92 No-Hands Ball Pass 57 106 E VERYONE W INS ! Obstacle Course .25 Octopus 34 Shape Tag 38 Snake in the Grass 37 Snowblind .30 Smaug’s Jewels 16 Stiff as a Board .48 Strange Positions .58 Toby Terrific Turtle 25 Tree Silhouettes .66 Webs 91 What Animal Am I? 72 Wheel 48 Whose Shoe? 61 Six or More Players All Paint 63 Are We Near You? 72 Blanket Toss 58 Blanket Volleyball 19 Blind Trail .43 Cast Your Vote .81 Casual Conversation 94 Chase in the Ocean 16 Down the Hole .49 Find Your Rock .76 Hawk and Mouse 31 Move Softly .56 Moving Ladder 36 Pasta 57 Path Finder 65 Probably Wet 64 Spaghetti 52 Games Group Size Index 107 T-Shirts 93 Tied Together 54 Unnature Trail 68 Where Did it Go? 91 Seven or More Players Amigos All .32 Catch Me .79 Dragon Dodge Ball 20 Hello, But I’m Gone .49 I Am 77 Popcorn Balls 41 Where Is It? .85 Eight or More Players A Chance to be Nice 61 A What? 80 Alphabet 83 Alternate Leaning 50 Baseball Pass 36 Catch the Dragon’s Tail 25 Chalkboard Drawing 87 Chief .80 Circuits 82 Cooperative Relay Races 23 Couples Sports .27 Dho – Dho – Dho 17 Do You Know Me? 96 Dolphin and Fish .42 Emotional Relay Race 18 Find Your Animal Mate 52 Getting Together .84 Giants-Wizards-Elves .17 108 E VERYONE W INS ! Go Tag 22 Hello .84 How Do You Do? 21 How Many are Standing? .51 Hug Tag 26 It .23 Lion, Fox, Deer, Dove 97 Log Pass 37 Inuit Ball Pass 62 Lemonade 31 Prooie 69 Pull Together 24 Rocks in a Creek 59 Rope Raising 42 Shoe Mates 59 Sleeper 75 Strike the Pose 52 True or False 24 Up and Over 33 Watch My Face 90 Where Were You? 46 Wooden Children 58 Ocean Friends 100 Games Age Level Index Age One and Up All of Us, All at Once 43 Garden 40 Age Three and Up A Chance to be Nice 61 Animal Acting 54 Children’s Carapace 62 Games Age Level Index 109 Cooperative Storytelling 98 Cooperative House Play 97 Cooperative Musical Chairs 40 Dances of the Mind 44 Face to Face 55 Find Your Animal Mate 52 Hello .84 In Between 76 Jump Jump Jump 63 Nature Acting 53 Obstacle Course .25 Ocean Friends 60 Pasta 57 Popcorn Balls 41 Rolling Along 42 Use that Rope 50 Where Is It? .85 Age Four and Up All Paint 63 Back to Back 79 Blow the Ball 22 Body Ball 83 Chalkboard Drawing 87 Chase in the Ocean 16 Chief .80 Do You Know Me? 96 Find Your Rock .76 Guess .94 Guess our Shape 82 Gyrating Reptile .53 Handle With Care 64 Hello, But I’m Gone .49 110 E VERYONE W INS ! Hit the Nail .74 Hold that Floor .60 How Many are Standing? .51 Hug Tag 26 Human Puzzles 86 Lemonade 31 Octopus 34 One Big Slug 40 Pinocchio .73 Rocks in a Creek 59 Silent Drawing 95 Smaug’s Jewels 16 Strange Positions .58 T-Shirts 93 Talking Without Words 73 Try Not to Laugh 90 Two Way Copy 75 Upside Down Cycling 20 Use that Body 56 Watch My Face 90 Wheel 48 Wooden Children 58 Age Five and Up Amigos All .32 Beam Walk .35 Canyon Echo 78 Clothes Switch .77 Collage 99 Come Together .30 Cooperative Relay Races 23 Dolphin and Fish .42 Don’t Let Go 62 Games Age Level Index 111 Down the Hole .49 Down the Tube .48 Dragon Dodge Ball 20 Feel and Find Boxes .87 Getting Together .84 Giants-Wizards-Elves .17 Hop as One .19 Hug a Tree 66 Huh? .85 I Am 77 In and Out 55 No-Hands Ball Pass 62 Path Finder 65 Psychic Nonsense 78 Pull Together 24 Slow Motion Tag 60 Snake in the Grass 37 Snowblind .30 Stiff as a Board .48 Tied Together 54 Up and Over 33 Webs 91 What Does this Mean? .46 Where Did it Go? 91 Where Were You? 46 Age Six and Up Alternate Leaning 50 Blanket Toss 58 Blind Walks 54 Creative Monkey Bars 26 Don’t Use Your Teeth .32 Hawk and Mouse 31 112 E VERYONE W INS ! It .23 Make Me Into You 81 Moving Ladder 36 Probably Wet 64 Rhythm Learning 56 Rhythm Pulse 74 Rhythm Sticks 47 Shape Tag 38 Shoe Mates 59 Silent Structures .96 Sounds and Colors 66 Spaghetti 52 Strike the Pose 52 Toby Terrific Turtle 25 Tree Silhouettes .66 Unnature Traile .68 What Animal Am I? 72 What Did I Do? .90 Wheelbarrow 39 Where Is it? .85 Whose Shoe? 61 Age Seven and Up A What? 80 Alphabet 83 Are We Near You? 72 Baseball Pass 36 Big Toe 24 Catch Me .79 Catch the Dragon’s Tail 25 Dho – Dho – Dho 17 Hold Me Up 50 Lion, Fox, Deer, Dove 97 Games Age Level Index 113 Log Pass 37 Marble Tracking 65 On Your Knees 18 Prooie 69 Sleeper 75 True or False 24 Age Eight and Up Blanket Volleyball 19 Blind Trail .43 Casual Conversation 94 Circuits 82 Cooperative Juggle 38 Couples Sports .27 Duplicate 68 Feeling Sculpture .51 Go Tag 22 How Do You Do? 21 Inuit Ball Pass 62 Mime Rhyme 86 Move Softly 56 Nature Web .92 Prehistoric Communication .98 Rope Raising 42 See Saw 41 Standing Together 33 Still Photograph .47 Up and Around .21 Walking Together 34 Age Nine and Up Dictionary .93 Emotional Relay Race 18 Subtle Pressure 82 About the Authors I in developmental psychology, Josette and Ba Luvmour founded the Center for Educational Guidance (CEG) as a nonprofit corporation in 1984 Through CEG, they have led numerous workshops in both Creating Cooperative Learning Environments, and Natural Learning Rhythms, their innovative approach to human development Their work has been published in Mothering, Home Education Magazine, The Community Endeavor, and New World Times They edit a bimonthly newsletter, Insight With their 14-year-old daughter Amber, they homestead 10 acres and run a meditation retreat in North San Juan, California If we can be of any help to you, please not hesitate to write N ORDER TO PRACTICE AND PROMOTE THEIR WORK Ba Luvmour, Josette Luvmour EnCompass 4133 NE 30th Avenue Portland, OR 97211 (503) 287-1785 EnCompassFamilies.org 115 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com If you have enjoyed Everyone Wins you might also enjoy other BOOKS TO BUILD A NEW SOCIETY Our books provide positive solutions for people who want to make a difference We specialize in: Environment and Justice • Conscientious Commerce Sustainable Living • Ecological Design and Planning Natural Building & Appropriate Technology • New Forestry Educational and Parenting Resources • Nonviolence Progressive Leadership • Resistance and Community New Society Publishers E N V I R O N M E N TA L B E N E F I T S S TAT E M E N T New Society Publishers has chosen to produce this book on Enviro 100, recycled paper made with 100% post consumer waste, processed chlorine free, and old growth free For every 5,000 books printed, New Society saves the following resources:1 17 Trees 1,536 Pounds of Solid Waste 1,691 Gallons of Water 2,205 Kilowatt Hours of Electricity 2,793 Pounds of Greenhouse Gases 12 Pounds of HAPs, VOCs, and AOX Combined Cubic Yards of Landfill Space 1Environmental benefits are calculated based on research done by the Environmental Defense Fund and other members of the Paper Task Force who study the environmental impacts of the paper industry For more information on this environmental benefits statement, or to inquire about environmentally friendly papers, please contact New Leaf Paper – info@newleafpaper.com Tel: 888 • 989 • 5323 For a full list of NSP’s titles, please call 1-800-567-6772 or check out our website at: www.newsociety.com NEW SOCIETY PUBLISHERS www.Ebook777.com ... 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