This collection of papers reviews the effects of sport and physical activity on children. It is organized around six sections representing the basic disciplines that contribute to a broad view of the child in sport and physical activity: physiology; medicine; growth and development; psychology; sociology; and motor learning. Although each paper…

This paper presents a review of research studies and theories involving sociodramatic play and its effect on the learning power of middle class children. Discussion centers on definitions, criteria, and principles of play, and ways for teachers to identify and encourage sociodramatic play in the classroom. Play, and especially sociodramatic play,…

This book, recommended for grade three, is a teaching aid to help children learn skills essential for successful living, develop social competence, and acquire respect for individual differences. Because children learn by doing things with others, small groups of four are suggested for classroom activities. There are seven group activity sheets,…