People Interacting is an extensive resource of interactive games that can be used to help students develop a breadth of social skills. The 150 activities have been designed for a range of abilities, ages and levels of maturity. Each activity is clearly set out with a focus, time, materials, the procedure and points for discussion.
Key Features
- Activities covering warm ups, self development and responsibility, communication and relationships, and problem solving and decision making.
- Each procedure, variation and discussion topic has been tried and tested for its value to students.
- Combines activities with conversational prompts to encourage reflection and discussion.
- Aims to develop the student as a total person by exploring mind, body, emotions, values, and attitudes.
- Enables students to make sense of their experiences in terms of their own needs.
Additional Information
Ken Hancock was a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of South Australia and Flinders University. He taught in-service courses in humanistic education and person-centred education throughout his life. He also worked in schools in the areas of behavioural management, social learning, and staff development.
Barry Blaby was a Principal of primary schools in Adelaide. He has had many years’ experience as a teacher, administrator and teacher educator, and trialled all the activities in this book in pre-school to tertiary level settings.
