CHILDREN'S GAMES AROUND THE WORLD

CHILDREN’S GAMES AROUND THE WORLD is a great way to incorporate physical activity into your multicultural studies. This engaging book features a baker’s dozen of traditional children’s games from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America.

Games Included:

• Ampe, a jumping and clapping game from West Africa
• Corre, Corre, La Guaraca, a Chilean game similar to Duck, Duck, Goose
• Gogo’im, a game of skill from Israel
• Kai, an ancient ball game played in Australia’s Torres Strait Islands
• Kongki Noli, a Korean form of Jacks played with pebbles
• Kudoda, another form of Jacks played in Zimbabwe
• Lagori, a team sport played throughout India
• Luksong Baka, a Filipino Leapfrog game
• Luta de Galo, a unique form of Tag played in Brazil
• Mundo, a circular form of Hopscotch played in Mozambique and France
• Pilolo, a Hide-and-Seek game from Ghana played with sticks
• Semut, Orang, Gajah, the Indonesian version of Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Shadows, a form of Tag played in Ireland

Children’s Games Around the World also includes a mapping activity, in which children locate the various countries mentioned in the book.

Targeted Skills:

• Promoting respect and appreciation for cultural differences
• Identifying similarities and differences among world children’s games
• Developing physical fitness
• Increasing character values of sportsmanship and cooperation
• Locating countries on a world map
• Following written directions
• Building content area literacy in social studies
• Increasing reading fluency and comprehension

Sample Pages: Please see the preview for sample pages from the book.

Image Credits: The illustrations in this book are my own original drawings (©Dr.J).

Technical Info: The book is in PDF format.

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RELATED RESOURCES:

• FIFTY STATES GAME CARDS
• EXPLORING SPORTS ACTIVITY PACK
• NATIVE AMERICAN GAMES
• NATIVE AMERICAN PICTOGRAPHS GAME CARDS
• TOP TEN SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY BOOK

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