String Games in Schools Cat's Cradle Crazes

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Pull the other one!

String Games and Stories
Book 1

Michael Taylor

Played all over the world, string games are known by those names which reflect the cultures they stem from. Songs are often sung as the string figures develop, becoming entwined and part of each story.

This well-travelled and entertaining series of tales is accompanied by clear instructions and explanatory diagrams - guaranteed not to tie you in knots and will teach you tricks with which to dazzle your friends!

With something for everyone, these ingenious tricks and tales are developed and taught with utter simplicity, making them suitable from age 5 upwards.
Part of a series of three, each book includes; an introduction, a section on origins, hints for teachers and performers, an 'Invented by Children' section

Michael Taylor is a Steiner School teacher and Bothmer gymnast who also promotes the traditional childhood skills of skipping, ball catching games, hand clapping rhymes and string figures. He has recently gone into schools with a show which combines the traditional art of string figures with poetry and storytelling.

Now You See It... is the Michael's second book of string games and stories.

'A practical and entertaining guide, which pulls together a wealth of ideas from different cultures and revives a forgotten art. I think parents as well as children will enjoy this book.'

Sheila Munro, parenting author 

'When we go wrong playing Cat's Cradle, we call it Dog's Cradle!'

Megan Gain, aged 6, London

 

 String Games, front cover

128pp; 216 x 148mm
illustrations
1 869 890 49 3
£9.99

'...the games are collected from around the world and you get the stories to go with them so a tale unfolds as, for instance, you create a sharp knife out of string, soon transforming it into a much-needed bandage!' - more -

Pet O'Connell, Cork Evening Echo, May 2003

'Ancient civilisations wove the wisdom of their cultures into their string games. In Michael Taylor's stories these figures spring to life again, bestowing our children with what they may most need … the spark of imagination.'

Jaimen McMillan, Spatial Dynamics, New York and Stuttgart

String games in schools Why not introduce string games to your school? They are good for co-ordination and social skills and can give children hours of creative play.

 You can download some sample pages in PDF format from here:
 Contents pages   Pages 14 to 17  Pages 34 to 37

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