Make-believe: Games and Activities for Imaginative Play : a Book for Parents, Teachers, and the Young Children in Their Lives
- ISBN-10
- 1557987173
- ISBN-13
- 9781557987174
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Authors
- Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer
Description
For parents and teachers, this work presents more than 100 games and activities to foster both the imagination and a sense of play in children aged two to five. It consists of an easy-to-follow manual format that contains narrative sections which discuss the importance of imaginative play in the development of: intelligence; communiation and vocabulary; social skills; problem-solving skills; creativity; physical strength and agility; and healthy self-esteem. The narrative sections are followed by activities related to the skill set under discussion.
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