101 Amusing Ways to Develop Your Child's Thinking Skills and Creativity

101 Amusing Ways to Develop Your Child's Thinking Skills and Creativity

Author: Sarina Simon

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9781565654792

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Would you believe that instant pudding can help improve a child's motor coordination? Learn how to use simple household items and a bit of time to refine your child's logic and reasoning skills. This book targets specific areas of intellectual, emotional, and social development with activities that are fun, easy, and require very little time.


100 Ways to Build Self-Esteem and Teach Values

100 Ways to Build Self-Esteem and Teach Values

Author: Diana Loomans

Publisher: H J Kramer

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1932073272

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Mother-and-daughter team Diana and Julia Loomans offer 100 creative ideas, techniques, and processes for making day-to-day family interactions easier and more joyful. Based on the principle that respecting — not controlling — children is key to building self-esteem, the activities in this book promote love, self-worth, and connection between parent and child. 101 Ways to Build Self-Esteem and Teach Values offers an encyclopedia of hands-on exercises, charts, heartwarming stories, poetry, and quotations to help parents and children learn basic tools for cultivating mutual respect, recognition, and independence.


The Laughing Classroom

The Laughing Classroom

Author: Diana Loomans

Publisher: H J Kramer

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780915811991

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Loomans, creator of The Laughing Classroom programs, and Kolberg, founder of the Comedy Sportz improvisation theater company, describe how to build education on a foundation of silliness. They do not provide an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving

101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving

Author: Arthur B. VanGundy

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-03-11

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 047036890X

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Employees who possess problem-solving skills are highly valued in today?s competitive business environment. The question is how can employees learn to deal in innovative ways with new data, methods, people, and technologies? In this groundbreaking book, Arthur VanGundy -- a pioneer in the field of idea generation and problem solving -- has compiled 101 group activities that combine to make a unique resource for trainers, facilitators, and human resource professionals. The book is filled with idea-generation activities that simultaneously teach the underlying problem-solving and creativity techniques involved. Each of the book?s 101 engaging and thought-provoking activities includes facilitator notes and advice on when and how to use the activity. Using 101 Activities for Teaching Creativity and Problem Solving will give you the information and tools you need to: Generate creative ideas to solve problems. Avoid patterned and negative thinking. Engage in activities that are guaranteed to spark ideas. Use proven techniques for brainstorming with groups. Order your copy today.


81 Fresh & Fun Critical-thinking Activities

81 Fresh & Fun Critical-thinking Activities

Author: Laurie Rozakis

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780590375269

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Help children of all learning styles and strengths improve their critical thinking skills with these creative, cross-curricular activities. Each engaging activity focuses on skills such as recognizing and recalling, evaluating, and analyzing.


Creativity in Gifted Children

Creativity in Gifted Children

Author: Roya Klingner

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634854108

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Defining creativity comprehensively explains what creativity is from an international diverse standpoint. At the same time, it makes for a concise and inspiring read that brings together everything there is to know about creativity and gifted children. This practical text is based on the newest research, and the described practice enables the reader to understand what creativity means and how we can develop potential in creative gifted children by creating a positive, constructive, and challenging curriculum along with a supportive learning environment for them.


101 More Life Skills Games for Children

101 More Life Skills Games for Children

Author: Bernie Badegruber

Publisher: Hunter House

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0897934431

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"A resource that can help children understand and deal with problems that arise in daily interactions with other children and adults. These games help children develop social and emotional skills and enhance self-awareness"--Provided by publisher.