Primary playground games - Cat Weatherill

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PRIMARY PLAYGROUND GAMES provides a wealth of ideas for promoting
positive play at playtime. The selection of games included, ca
all be taught easily and quickly by teachers or playtime supervisors.
There are games for every age group across the primary age range
and suitable for every type of playground as well as indoor
games for wet playtimes. The games themselves require little or no
special equipment - just the occasional piece of chalk or an old
blanket. All they require is imagination and a few friends.
All the games in this book have been vigorously tested by the author
in schools and over the years she has played hundreds of games
with thousands of children. She has worked with teachers and lunchtime
supervisors, listening to their ideas as well as hearing
their frustrations. She has researched into old games and fashioned
new ones to suit today's children.
As well as ideas for games the book also includes sections on working
with special needs, ideas for transforming your playground and
practical solutions to common playground problems.