FOCUSING AND CALMING GAMES FOR CHILDREN

By Deborah Plummer. Designed to help children relax, concentrate, and take control, the author’s mindfulness play model combines practical background information for facilitation with over 40 games that teach students about self-awareness, self-control, effective listening, asking questions, taking turns, cooperation, and understanding other perspectives, among other social skills. Adaptable for children with specific attention and concentration difficulties, as well as for older children, the book also offers guidelines on how to structure an appropriate emotional environment and presents strategies for choosing groups to avoid situations where children are anxiously waiting to be picked. Grades K–7. Indexes. Bibliography. Illustrated. Jessica Kingsley. 151 pages. ©2012.