The first and only resource that explains the “Why?†and “How to?†for using cooperative games to prevent bullying in young children.
The book includes:
- Introduction to cooperative games and how they differ from competitive games
- A classroom-ready, easy, and affordable bullying prevention program that was tested in a University study and shown to prevent aggression in young children
- A Summary of Relevant Research on cooperative games
- Clear directions to 50 active cooperative games for young children in addition to the games that are used in the core bullying prevention program
- Tips for teachers including how to facilitate cooperative games and how to integrate cooperative play strategies throughout the school day
- A discussion of how cooperative play supports cooperartive learning
- Background on bullying
- Rationale for bullying prevention in addition to responding to bullying once it has occurred
- Relevant research and scholarship on the harms caused by excess competition
- Summary of the benefits of cooperative play in addition to its effect on aggression
- Guidelines for turning traditional competitive activities into cooperative ones
- A brief history of cooperative play
- Extensive photos and pen-and-ink illustrations by the author
- Extensive Bibliography
- Complete index to games
