Free time activities. For ages 7-9 - Molly Potter

Molly Potter, author of Outside the box,has come up with some wonderfully entertaining activities, which areideal for off timetable slots during the school day such as 'goldentime', 'treats' at the end of term or, in fact, any time when you feelyour pupils need a light-hearted break from the curriculum. This photocopiable book is packed withinnovative, exciting and unusual activities such as an 'intergalacticbeauty contest' 'a noise scavenger hunt' or 'pencil olympics'! They arethe type of activity that busy teachers, no longer have the time orenergy to create.

For ease of planning, the books are organised according to the sizeof the group i.e. activities for a) individuals, b) pairs or smallgroups and c) whole group activities. As many of the activities demand that pupilswork in pairs or groups there are plenty of opportunities for pupils towork together and support each other and thus develop theirteam-building skills - another very important aspect of these books.

The range and scope of this book means that after school club leadersor teachers will quickly be able to find an activity that suits theirneeds, depending on the amount of time available and the amount ofnoise and excitement they can tolerate!