101 Pep-up Games for Children: Refreshing, Recharging, Refocusing (SmartFun Activity Books)

131 Pages·2007·7.79 MB·English

by  Allison Bartl

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101 Pep-Up Games for Children
It is energy—the central element
of which is will—that produces
the miracle that is enthusiasm in
all ages. Everywhere it is what is
called force of character and the
sustaining power of all great action.
— SamuEl SmIlES
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Pep-Up Games
for Children
Refreshing, Recharging, Refocusing
Allison Bartl
Illustrations by Klaus Puth
A Hunter House Book
Copyright © Cornelsen Verlag Scriptor GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin 2004
Translation © 2008 Hunter House Publishers
First published in Germany in 2004 by Cornelsen as
Muntermacher-Spiele für Grundschulkinder
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bartl, Almuth.
[Muntermacher-Spiele für Grundschulkinder. English]
101 pep-up games for children : refreshing, recharging, refocusing / Allison Bartl.
p. cm. — (SmartFun activity books)
Translation of: Muntermacher-Spiele für Grundschulkinder.
ISBN-13: 978-0-89793-495-4 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 0-89793-495-4 (pbk.)
ISBN-13: 978-0-89793-496-1 (spiral bound)
ISBN-10: 0-89793-496-2 (spiral bound)
1. Games. 2. School children—Recreation. I. Title. II. Title: One hundred one pep-up
games for children. III. Title: One hundred and one pep-up games for children.
GV1203.B36 2007
790.1'922—dc22 2007025187
Project Credits
Cover Design: Jil Weil & Stefanie Gold Senior Marketing Associate: Reina Santana
Illustrations: Klaus Puth Publicity Assistant: Alexi Ueltzen
Book Production: John McKercher Rights Coordinator: Candace Groskreutz
Translator: Emily Banwell Order Fulfillment: Washul Lakdhon
Copy Editor: Kelley Blewster Customer Service Manager:
Proofreader: Herman Leung Christina Sverdrup
Acquisitions Editor: Jeanne Brondino Administrator: Theresa Nelson
Editor: Alexandra Mummery Computer Support: Peter Eichelberger
Publisher: Kiran S. Rana
Printed and Bound by Bang Printing, Brainerd, Minnesota
Manufactured in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition 08 09 10 11 12
Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Helpful Ways to Change the Pace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Key to the Icons Used in the Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Alphabetical List of Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Games with Special Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Games Requiring Props
Games in Which Physical Contact Might Be Involved
Games Requiring a Large Space
Games Requiring Going Outdoors
Games Requiring Musical Accompaniment
A detailed list of the games indicating appropriate group sizes
begins on the next page.
101 Pep-Up Games for Children v
List of Games
Page Game
p
Whole group Any size grou Small groups Pairs
Page Game
4 All Right! c
5 Backward Theater c
6 Wind-Up Mice c
7 Counting Fingers c
8 Fresh-Air Shower c
9 Dance School c
10 Thumbless c
11 Wind Power c
12 Song Circle c
13 The Seat of Transformation c
14 The Nonsense Game c
15 Waves of Silliness c
16 Auntie Bertha’s Stroll c
17 Red and Black c
18 Dancing Feet c
19 Quick Trip to Kalamazoo c
20 Herd of Elephants c
21 Rhinos c
22 Silly Time c
23 Indoor Snowball Fight c
24 I Like Me! c
25 Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe c
26 Peanut Hunt c
27 The Serious Laughing Game c
28 Polar Bear Chase c
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Whole group Any size grou Small groups Pairs
Page Game
29 Fast Forward c
30 See-Saw c
31 Dancing on Paper c
32 Neighbors c
33 Musical Confusion c
34 Chain Reaction c
35 The Sick Ballet Troupe c
36 Paper Race c
37 Coin Collection c
38 The Giggle Box c
39 Mirror Image c
40 Ball Tag c
41 Kid Sandwich c
42 Once More with Feeling c
43 Seat Protectors c
44 Hand Sandwich c
45 New Seating Arrangement c
46 Mouth Harps c
47 Think Good Thoughts c
49 Good Posture c
50 Upstairs, Downstairs c
51 Foot Circles c
52 Today Is My Favorite Day c
54 Silly Clapping c
55 Alphabet Circles c
56 Guided Treasure Hunt c
57 Lion Hunt c
59 Thumb Wrestling c
60 Forward, Backward, Forward Again c
61 Secret Code c
62 One-Legged Tag c
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Whole group Any size grou Small groups Pairs
Page Game
63 (Don’t) Follow the Leader c
64 Giggly George and Giggly Georgia c
65 Animal Guessing Game c
66 Hula Hoop c
67 Night Watchman c
68 Vowel Race c
69 Speed-Reading Competition c
71 Rhyming Proverbs c
72 Word Ball c
73 Careful Listening c
74 Knife, Fork, Scissors, Light c
76 Partner Search c
77 Multiball c
79 Lucky Sixes c
80 Body Instruments c
81 Math Gymnastics c
82 A, E, I, O, U c
84 Classroom Ping-Pong c
85 Song Variations c
86 Playing Detective c
87 Class Clown c
88 Portable Pick-Me-Ups c
89 Hidden Treasure c
90 The Black List c
91 Countdown c
92 Quick-Break Exercises c
93 Alarm! c
94 Memory Lane c
95 Creepy Wilbur c
96 Sentence Scramble c
97 Alphabet Chair Grab c
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