All To Play For

Author : Donn McClean
Publisher : The O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788492048
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All to Play For written by Donn McClean and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Who are we?' 'Ballymarra! Ballymarra!' everyone shouted loudly. Thirteen-year-old Anna loves Gaelic football, and she's good: focused, skilled and strong. But then everything changes; after a terrible loss, Anna and her family move to a new town. How will she cope with a new home, new school and new GAA club? It seems like even football can't give her comfort, maybe some help from an unexpected place is just what she needs...... Football, friendship & family forever

Author : Matt Rogan
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473595924
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All to Play For written by Matt Rogan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A timely, engaging and thought-provoking read from an ideal guide to explore what the future may hold.' Dan Roan, Sports Editor, BBC News 'Matt shows with great insight and wisdom how (sport) can form the foundations for future discovery, development and ultimately, happiness.' Ben Ryan, Olympic Gold Medal-Winning Rugby Coach and Author Sevens Heaven, Daily Telegraph Sports Book of the Year 2019 Sport can save us. After a fractious decade following the 2012 Olympics, sport - one of our few remaining collective rituals - is entering its golden age. An increasingly powerful force for good, it is undergoing a dramatic transformation that will positively impact our lives, on and off the pitch. From the collective shared experience of a nationwide event and the individual benefits gained from lacing up your trainers and getting out there to the political power of a footballer's Twitter account, All to Play For is a roadmap for the way that sports can unite us in the worst of times. Illuminated by interviews with a diverse range of sports insiders, including fitness guru Joe Wicks, gold medalist Greg Searle, the mind behind the viral 'This Girl Can' campaign, Tanya Joseph, and running obsessed rockstar Johnny Marr, All to Play For dives into the past, present and future of the industry to show how sport will lead us out of the darkness and guide us in a post-pandemic world. Covering the rise of the athlete activist, the necessity of grassroots organisations, the secret recipe for making sport an effective tool for change and ten bold predictions on how it will guide us in the future, this is an examined look at why sport has the power to heal a divided world.

Author : Emmanuel Bodin
Publisher : Tektime
ISBN 13 : 8873049974
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All to play for written by Emmanuel Bodin and published by Tektime. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Svetlana, a young Russian woman, bumps into Frank, her summer love from several years ago in Paris. But can love easily be rekindled once it has foundered? This romantic tale follows the heroine as she emerges from her adolescent shell to begin developing and asserting herself in the adult world. Her chaotic journey of self-discovery is littered with emotional setbacks and challenges. She will have to face her inner demons, uncertainties and doubts before she can learn from her mistakes to become someone new: a woman in love, a real woman, in all her glory, splendour and femininity. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Author : Andrea Bonarini
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031050428
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robot Play for All written by Andrea Bonarini and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive guide to the design of playing robots and the related play experiences. Play is a natural activity for building and improving abilities, and it reveals important particularly for persons with disabilities. Many social, physical and cultural factors may hinder children with disabilities from fully enjoying play as their peers. Autonomous robots with specific characteristics can enhance the ludic experience, having implications for the character of the play and presenting opportunities related to autonomy and physical movement, the very nature of robots. Their introduction into play thus provides everybody, and in particular persons with disabilities, new possibilities for developing abilities, improving general status, participating in social contexts, as well as supporting professionals in monitoring progress. This book presents a framework for the design of playful activities with robots, developed over 20 years’ experience at AIRLab - POLIMI. Part 1 introduces the play concepts and characteristics, and research results about play of children with different kinds of impairments. Part 2 focuses on implementing robots able to play. The design of playful activities is discussed, as well as the necessary characteristics for them to be useful in both general play and activities involving disability-related limitations. In Part 3, the defined framework is used to analyze possibilities involving robots available on the toy market, robots developed at research labs, and robots to be developed in the next future. The aim of the book is to give developers, caregivers, and users a set of methodological tools for selecting, exploring, and designing inclusive play activities where robots play a central role.

Author : Donn McClean
Publisher : O'Brien Press
ISBN 13 : 9781788491839
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All to Play for written by Donn McClean and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen year old Anna is struggling to cope with the recent loss of her father, when she discovers a forgotten gift from him - a pair of bright orange football socks. With the help of these brightly coloured good-luck charms, Anna slowly begins to gain confidence both on and off the pitch.

Author : Ange Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100051367X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Through Play for Children with PMLD and Complex Needs written by Ange Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the development of play skills and schemas to support children with learning differences and physical disabilities in learning to play. It highlights the need for appropriate playground equipment in all school settings that educate children with physical disabilities and sensory needs to ensure equal opportunities for outdoor play. Several play approaches for meeting sensory needs are discussed including Lego therapy, Art therapy, Sand play and Soft play. Digital play for students with physical disabilities is an important chapter in the book. Role play and the ways in which virtual reality and psychodrama support anxieties that some students have is another important chapter. There is also a chapter devoted to parents on how they can support their child at home and how the school can support them. At the end of the book there is a plethora of resources that readers can copy or adapt to suit their setting. The book provides support for those managing outdoor play for these children at peak times of the day. It shows how play-based learning can work in a classroom setting; the importance of sensory profiles and sensory play; and how play therapy can aid neuroplasticity.

Author : Rosemary Roberts
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446246736
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wellbeing from Birth written by Rosemary Roberts and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we mean by wellbeing, and what does it look like as it takes shape in early childhood? What can we do to support the wellbeing of children at home and in settings? This book provides some answers to these complex questions, in a straightforward, accessible way. PART 1: INTRODUCING WELLBEING describes the ′backdrop′ for a new model of wellbeing, outlining research and policy background, and underpinning early childhood themes. PART 2: THE THEORY OF WELLBEING defines wellbeing itself, describing the new model and the mechanism of wellbeing development called companionable learning. PART 3: EVERYDAY WELLBEING contains ideas and examples from homes and settings of ′real-life′ wellbeing. Chapter 6: ′All to play for′ is rich with ideas and examples of "profoundly satisfying" wellbeing play. PART 4: INVESTING IN WELLBEING is about professional development. It covers observation, assessment and planning; the key person approach; ′when things go wrong′; and integrating services across settings and communities. The book ends with the importance of collective wellbeing, arguing that all young children need experiences of individual and collective wellbeing, in their families and their communities. Essential reading for anyone studying early childhood, and for managers and practitioners working with young children and their families, this book is an inspirational guide to developing a framework for wellbeing from birth.

Author : Anita M. Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317414373
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Play for the Under 3s written by Anita M. Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We currently live in a two dimensional world of tapping and sliding fingers on screens, but babies and young children need to touch, taste, smell, shake and bang three dimensional objects in order to develop thinking and learning skills. The Treasure Basket and Heuristic play approach is all about offering natural and household objects to babies and young children to play with. This simple approach promotes extraordinary capacities of concentration, intellectual curiosity and manipulative mastery. Full of resource ideas and activities, this book offers accessible explanations of how the under 3’s think and learn, step by step guidance for setting up play sessions and descriptions of the best materials to offer. Featuring original interviews between the author and Elinor Goldschmied, who was the pioneer of the Treasure Basket and Heuristic Play, this third edition of Developing Play for the Under 3s has been thoroughly updated to include: A new chapter with case studies to show how Heuristic Play can be offered to the 2-4 year olds. A new chapter exploring the myths and misunderstandings of this approach. Links to the Forest School movement. Research evidence supported by case studies. The characteristics of effective learning and how the Treasure Basket and Heuristic Play promote these. Information about the Froebel Archive project, bringing the story of Elinor Goldschmied’s work alive through film. Based on a wealth of research into how babies learn and the principles of learning, together with the author’s own personal experience of working with the under 3s, this book will be indispensable for anyone involved in the care and development of children in this age group.

Author : Frank Aycox
Publisher : Front Row Experience
ISBN 13 : 9780915256167
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Games We Should Play in School written by Frank Aycox and published by Front Row Experience. This book was released on 1985 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive social game book is an eye-opening analysis of the behavioral dynamics of children in the contemporary classroom. It includes over 75 interactive, fun, social games and shows you how to effectively lead Social Play sessions in the classroom. Research has proven that this method of improving social skills actually increases test scores by 30%, because students become less antagonistic, more cooperative and more capable of increased attentiveness. Contains the secrets to enriching the entire school environment.

Author : David C. Garland
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 178538998X
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born to Play Football written by David C. Garland and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the age of five Benny Gardner was destined to play football. His father once played Premier League football for three different clubs. This determined the path Benny would take on a journey from the time he once played football in his backyard until joining a professional football club in his late teens. The journey sees him and his girlfriend Susie taking a plane to Italy where he plays football for a professional Italian team. The story revolves around his love of football and his love of living in England. Benny and Susie marry and a boy is born. Will he be Born to Play football? The answer is in the book.