Early childhood games

Author: Qiu Xueqing
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on the principles, structures, and practical operations of preschool children's games. While introducing the history and current state of theories and research on preschool children's games, it showcases the significant value of play in children's development and the fundamental characteristics of preschool children's games. It explores the inevitability of play in kindergarten educational institutions and proposes actionable principles and experiences suitable for reference by preschool teachers. It particularly addresses how teachers can more effectively exert educational influence and guide games, along with strategies and methods for game guidance. While focusing on the organization and guidance strategies for collective activities in regular educational institutions, it also introduces and presents game-based therapeutic methods for the developmental diagnosis of individual children, demonstrating specific case studies of the author's use of game therapy for intervention. This book helps readers gain a comprehensive understanding of the current state of theories and research on preschool children's games, bridging the gap between the conceptual and practical levels of play. It can serve as a reference for preschool educators at all levels and disciplines, as well as a teaching resource for related fields.