Out of School
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The 'Out of School' series is designed to provide adults involved in extended schools and wrap-around care with simple, cost effective solutions to keep children interested, involved and learning. The series aims to offer resources that have a focuson enjoyment, and give priority to learning but without being just more school. So the activities are short, fun-filled and lively, and will keep children profitably busy. One or more dice and a pencil and paper are all that is needed for these 50 dice games. The games are suitable for children from about the age of five, and help with quick thinking, mental maths and the social skills of game playing. The games are suitable for a wide range of children and the instructions have been writtenso that older children can play independently or introduce younger friends to their favourites. Consolidates and extends key skills beyond lesson time.
The 'Out of School' series is designed to provide adults involved in extended schools and wrap around care with simple, cost effective solutions to keep children interested, involved and learning. The series aims to offer resources that have a focuson enjoyment, and give priority to learning but without being just more school. So the activities are short, fun-filled and lively, and will keep children profitably busy. Children have always loved playing with marbles. Here are 50 games with marbles for indoors and out, ideal for use in wrap around and out of school settings. The minimum of additional equipment is needed - just a few marbles, a piece of chalk, perhaps some masking tape - and someone to play with. The instructions are very simple, so adult help and involvement is not really needed, and older children can join in with and help younger ones. Consolidates and extends key skills beyond lesson time.
The 'Out of School' series is designed to provide adults involved in extended schools and wrap around care with simple, cost effective solutions to keep children interested, involved and learning. The series aims to offer resources that have a focuson enjoyment, and give priority to learning but without being just more school. So the activities are short, fun-filled and lively, and will keep children profitably busy. 50 pencil and paper games for children of 5 years and older, suitable for use in out of school clubs and wrap around care. Most just need pencil and paper - other will require simple equipment such as dice and counters. Starting with the easiest and gradually getting harder through the book, these games include many old favourites such as Noughts and Crosses and Battleships. Others will be new to you. Consolidates and extends key skills beyond lesson time.
The 'Out of School' series is designed to provide adults involved in extended schools and wrap around care with simple, cost effective solutions to keep children interested, involved and learning. The series aims to offer resources that have a focuson enjoyment, and give priority to learning but without being just more school. So the activities are short, fun-filled and lively, and will keep children profitably busy. We all know one or two card games but there are many others ideal for filling those spare five minutes. In this book are gathered together 50 games that can be played by individuals alone or by children in groups. For most of them all that is needed is a standard pack of 52 cards. The games are fun and children will want to play them often, returning to their favourites time and again.
The 'Out of School' series is designed to provide adults involved in extended schools and wrap-around care with simple, cost effective solutions to keep children interested, involved and learning. The series aims to offer resources that have a focuson enjoyment, and give priority to learning but without being just more school. So the activities are short, fun-filled and lively, and will keep children profitably busy. A set of dominoes and a pencil and paper are all that is need to play these enjoyable games. Those included range from the traditional games familiar to many from their childhood to more unusual and interesting examples, such as 'Buccaneer', 'Muggins' and 'Freeze Out!'. The games are suitable for a wide range of children and the instructions have been written so that older children can play independently or introduce younger friends to their favourites. Consolidates and extends key skills beyond lesson time.