
Make-Believe
Games & Activities for Imaginative Play
American Psychological Association (Publisher)
Published on 15. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-55798-717-4 (ISBN)
Description
This lively how-to guide contains more than activities and games that parents, teachers, and other adults can use to stimulate the imagination and sense of play in children between the ages of 2 and 5. Along with these games, the authors describe the importance of imaginative play during the early years, including its contribution to happiness and self-confidence, and its vital role in the development of cognitive, emotional, social, creative, and physical skills.
From the Introduction:
Both parents and teachers will find that the games in this book can help children learn how to expand their imaginations. Children with a repertoire of make-believe play skills are more self-reliant and demand less of your time as they follow their own creative direction with a game, embellishing it with details and making up new variations. The general benefits of imaginative play are discussed in chapter , amp quot What Make-Believe Can Do for Children, amp quot and the specific benefits of focused activity areas, such as motor, sensory, and role-playing, are presented at the beginning of each activity chapter.
From the Introduction:
Both parents and teachers will find that the games in this book can help children learn how to expand their imaginations. Children with a repertoire of make-believe play skills are more self-reliant and demand less of your time as they follow their own creative direction with a game, embellishing it with details and making up new variations. The general benefits of imaginative play are discussed in chapter , amp quot What Make-Believe Can Do for Children, amp quot and the specific benefits of focused activity areas, such as motor, sensory, and role-playing, are presented at the beginning of each activity chapter.
Reviews / Votes
amp quot To achieve their stated intent to amp quot suggest ways in which parents and teachers can foster play skills, amp quot the authors offer many adult-directed activities that will not only encourage imaginative play but also foster such areas as creativity and cognitive, motor, sensory, and social skills....These activities would work well in a classroom setting....The layout makes this book ideal for browsing, with many boxed inserts, illustrations, and color photos attractively laid out with lots of white space.....teachers, counselors, and other group leaders should find many helpful suggestions here for encouraging and channeling creative play. amp quot -School Library JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Full-color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55798-717-4 (9781557987174)
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Persons
Dorothy G. Singer, EdD, and Jerome L. Singer, PhD, are internationally recognized for their work in the field of child development. They are Co-Directors of the Yale University Family Television Research and Consultation Center in the Department of Psychology, involving extensive research and advisory activities with industry, government, education, and artistic groups. They have also served as consultants to many organizations, ranging from the American Academy of Pediatrics to the Ministry of Education of France, to the People's Republic of China Media Delegation. Their work with children's television programming includes Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Barney amp amp Friends, and Nickelodeon Cable Network. The Singers are the authors of innumerable books and articles for parents, educators, psychologists, and other professionals. They live in Connecticut, and have three sons and five granddaughters.