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Social skills games for children / Deborah M. Plummer ; illustrated by Jane Serrurier ; foreword by Jannet Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plummer, Deborah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social skills in children--Study and teaching.
- Social skills in children.
- Interpersonal relations in children--Study and teaching.
- Interpersonal relations in children.
- Social interaction in children--Study and teaching.
- Social interaction in children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is designed to foster successful social strategies for children aged 5-12, and will help adults to understand and reflect on children's social skills. It covers the theory behind the games, and includes a broad range of enjoyable activities: active and passive, verbal and non-verbal, and for different sized groups.
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; Social Skills Games for Children; Contents; Foreword; Part One: Theoretical and practical background; 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding social skills; 3.Why use games to support social skills?; 4.Structuring the emotional environment; 5.Transfer and maintenance of skills; 6.Self-reflection and self-care; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCES; Part Two:Games for social skills; 7.Non-competitive waysto choose groups and group leaders; 8.Getting to know each other:warm-ups and ice-breakers; 9.Staying on track:self-awareness and self-control
- 10.Tuning in:exploring effective listeningand effective observation11.More than just talking:communication skills; 12.You and me: exploring feelingsand developing empathy; 13.You and me together: buildingcooperation and negotiation skills; 14.Got it! Solving problemsin group interactions; 15. Wind-downs and celebrations; APPENDIX; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; ACKOWLEDGEMENTS; BACK COVER
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781283904926
- 1283904926
- 9781435686243
- 1435686241
- 9781846428364
- 184642836X
- OCLC:
- 437234339
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