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ERIC Number: EJ429407
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0730-3084
Teaching Cooperative Skills through Games.
Glakas, Barbara A.
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, v62 n5 p28-30 May-Jun 1991
Through cooperative games and play, children learn to share, empathize with others' feelings, and get along better. The article makes suggestions to physical educators on how to design games to teach students cooperative behaviors and how to incorporate them into class, noting four important game-design principles. (SM)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Curriculum Development, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Group Activities, Interpersonal Competence, Physical Education, Social Integration, Student Development, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Cooperative Play