Several games are suggested to encourage beginning ice skating students to practice developing skills including pretend games, "London Bridge,""red light-green light," and relay races. (JMF)

Presents several pages of ideas for games that build children's skills in the following areas: reasoning, communication, encoding/decoding, decision making, visual acuity, and cause/effect. (CM)

Three archery games are described for use in the classroom to improve student motivation and improve skills. (JMF)

The author presents a new gaming device, SAY, which focuses upon family interactions. It has proved effective in training volunteer lay counselors and in use with parent groups along with family counseling sessions. (Author/HMV)

A number of activities are outlined for the use of regular playing cards to teach and reinforce certain mathematical skills. (MP)

Presents activities that physical educators can use to help young students who are still learning basic ball control skills. Students use a pinky ball (a small, low-bounce rubber ball) to stay on task while improving ball control skills. Games include seven-up, errors, box ball, and hit the coin. (SM)

A lead-up approach was developed in which children learn a single master game to use for all their sport skill work. (MM)

The author explores the theoretical rationale for using simulation games, discusses the technique itself, and describes learning objectives and outcomes, while highlighting the games that are most likely to lead to the desired results. (CT)

Rules are given for two games designed to help students learn the multiplication facts. (MK)

Leisure activity is a significant factor in the personal-social adjustment of mentally handicapped adults. A particular leisure activity that holds promise for the development and appplication of age-appropriate social behavior is table games. Table games allow for participants to engage in problem-solving activities, sophisticated interpersonal…

Activities for reinforcement of whole number operations are provided through games that present strategic situations for children to use their computation skills. (JP)

Games players need a large repertoire of movement patterns that they can use under differing conditions in the playing of games. (JD)

Students should be encouraged to develop an effective style by combining the basic movements that are used in sports. (JD)

This article proposes teaching strategies and an instructional format to make traditional secondary physical education classes more fitness oriented. Suggestions address the preclass activity, fitness lectures, skill development, integration game activities, playing of traditional games, fitness activities, and closure activities. Sample week…

The games analysis approach to adapted physical education is described in terms of its underlying factors and the relationships between game design and behavioral outcomes. (JMF)