‘What can I do?’ … ‘We’re bored!’ How often have parents, teachers and youth leaders heard phrases like this? Such words prompted this book. Young people are used to instant entertainment at the flick of a switch or the push of a button. Children often find it difficult to entertain themselves without electronic assistance. Classic Yard Games can remedy this, and help to make children self-starters. · Played for sheer enjoyment. · Played with enthusiasm for generations. · Designed for small areas, need little equipment, and with simple rules. · Promoting exercise, fitness, physical skills, body coordination, socialization, teamwork, independence and ethics. · Suitable for one person, pairs, teams and groups. For adult readers there will be fond childhood memories, and a desire to share the enjoyment of these old-fashioned games with the next generation. For younger readers there will be incentive to go outside and PLAY!

Classic Yard Games: An Instructional Manual for Parents, Teachers and Children

Powell, Garry

Robert Andersen & Associates

Classic Yard Games

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

This practical resource provides early years professionals and foundation teachers with games, activities and strategies to incorporate language into movement. The premise is that learning language concepts through movement will help all children, particularly especially those who might have language delays or coming from non-English-speaking backgrounds. Section one provides whole class and individual movement activities to enable children to learn single-word concepts and simple phrases. Section two contains concept games and development motor movements activities and ideas that will help develop the physical process needed in learning language. Educators, teachers and learning assistants can easily implement these ideas to their programs and be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to help children develop language through movement and active play.

Learning Language Through Movement: Practical Games, Exercises & Activities

Reference

Armstrong, Debra

Words, Language & Grammar

Amba Press

Outdoor Education at School contains sets of practical activities and problem-solving lessons for primary school students. Designed to be done completely within the school grounds and with minimal amount of equipment, these lessons and activities will appeal to the teacher who has little experience in outdoor education and will act as a valuable resource to the experts in the field. The contents are based not only on learning in the outdoors but on learning about and for the outdoors. Specific topics covered include: <ul> <li>Environmental studies</li> <li>Initiative games</li> <li>Navigation</li> <li>Bushcraft</li> <li>Mapping</li> </ul> Students will enjoy the variety of topics covered while learning skills in personal development, self-esteem, resourcefulness, independence, leadership and cooperation. The lessons are not organised in grade levels but in developmental progression from simple and introductory to complex.

Outdoor Education at School: Practical Activities and Problem-Solving Lessons

Is tennis your favourite sport? 
Do you watch the star players and think...I wish I could do that? 
Well, this is the book for you! 
Practise basic tennis skills at home using this guide and improve your game. 
Maybe you'll be a tennis star one day!

Tennis Skills for Kids

Children's Books

Wellington (Aust) Pty Ltd

Cricket Skills for Aussie Kids

Education & Reference

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