Games Children Sing and Play

Here is a treasury of 34 favorite, time-tested games to play with three- to five-year- olds. They help children develop in healthy ways and comprise both traditional gems and new games. The games have been created or adapted for today's children.

The magic weaving of rhythms, movement, songs, stories, and pictures invite children into worlds of vibrant wonder, helping them feel more at home in their bodies while building healthy relationships with others.

Contents:

How games help child development and physical coordination Tips for using the games with children How healthy movement helps children's learning How movement games help develop the senses 34 singing and movement games

This book reminds us of the beauty and power of living song and movement. It will nourish children and adults alike as they share the music together. --Joan Almon, Alliance for Childhood

"What a delightful collection The wide range of games is described so clearly that it's easy to find something to play with a lucky child or group of children. And then you"(TM)ll want to play something else, just because it;s still so much fun to play and sing." --Rahima Baldwin Dancy, early childhood educator and author, You Are Your Child's First Teacher