Everyone Wins - 3rd Edition: Cooperative Games and Activities for All Ages

by Ba Luvmour, Josette Luvmour

Overview

Over 25,000 copies sold — promote optimal well-being and social justice through 170+ games and activities for all ages

At this critical point of human evolution, we want our children to have the ability to resolve conflict, communicate positively, build social skills, and increase self-esteem so that they may actualize their potential and live in well-being.

The highly sought-after 3rd edition of the best-selling, Parent Choice Award-winning book Everyone Wins: Cooperative Games and Activities for All Ages features over 170 well-designed cooperative games and activities. Developmentally appropriate and indexed according to age level, group size, activity level, and location, Everyone Wins offers great value through evaluating interpersonal dynamics, teaching social justice, and assessing development capacities.

By popular request, new features include:

• Information on development and learning in children and youth
• New and updated games and activities
• An overview of Natural Learning Relationships for whole-child development

Everyone Wins is an easy to use, quick reference guide for everyone who cares for and about children, education, and the actualization of social well-being in a diverse range of environments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771422918
Publisher:	New Society Publishers
Publication date:	04/23/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Josette Luvmour, PhD, is a developmental consultant, educator, author, and public speaker, specializing in the fields of human development, adult transformational learning, sustainable family relationships, and how adult and child grow together. She enjoys teaching educators at SelfDesign Graduate University, and over the years, has delighted in sharing her expertise, knowledge, and understanding with adults, family groups, and professionals seeking to deepen self-awareness, enliven optimal well-being, and develop access to innate wisdom. Josette is the author of six previous books, including the Mom's Choice Award-winning Grow Together, and is co-host of the popular podcast series, Meetings with Remarkable Educators. Together with Ba Luvmour, she lives, works, and plays in Portland, Oregon.

Geoffrey "Ba" Luvmour, MA, is an educator, public speaker, author, seminar leader, and consultant, and has worked in just about every phase of life with children and families. He enjoys training educators, including administrators, and teaching as graduate school faculty. Ba has co-founded three schools and a holistic learning center for families and children He the author of six previous books and co-host of the popular podcast series, Meetings with Remarkable Educators. Together with Josette Luvmour, he lives, works, and plays in Portland, Oregon.

Geoffrey (Ba) Luvmour, MA, is an educator, public speaker, author, seminar leader, and consultant, who has worked in just about every phase of life with children and families. Ba has co-founded three schools and a holistic learning center for families and children, is the author of six previous books, and is co-host of the podcast series, Meetings with Remarkable Educators. He lives, works, and plays in Portland, Oregon.

Josette Luvmour, PhD, is a developmental consultant, educator, author, and public speaker, specializing in the fields of human development, adult transformational learning, sustainable family relationships, and how adult and child grow together. The author of six previous books, including the Mom's Choice Award-winning Grow Together, and co-host of the podcast series, Meetings with Remarkable Educators, she lives, works, and plays in Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the First Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
How to Use This Book

Activity Level One
Elbow Tag
Chase in the Ocean
Smaug's Jewels
Dho – Dho – Dho
Giants-Wizards-Elves
On Your Knees
Emotional Relay Race
Hop As One
Blanket Volleyball
Upside Down Cycling
Dragon Dodge Ball
How Do You Do?
Up and Around
Blow the Ball
Go Tag
It
Cooperative Relay Races
True or False
Big Toe
Pull Together
Toby Terrific Turtle
Catch the Dragon's Tail
Hug Tag
Obstacle Course
Creative Monkey Bars
Couples Sports

Activity Level Two
Between You and Me
Upset Fruit Basket
I've Been Tagged
Group Weave
Nature Designs
Come Together
Snowblind
Lemonade
Hawk and Mouse
Amigos All
Don't Use Your Teeth
Up and Over
Standing Together
Octopus
Beam Walk
Walking Together
Base Ball Pass
Moving Ladder
Snake in the Grass
Log Pass
Shape Tag
Wheelbarrow
Cooperative Juggle
Garden
One Big Slug
Cooperative Musical Chairs
Popcorn Balls
See Saw
Rope Raising
Rolling Along
Dolphin and Fish
All of Us, All at Once
Blind Trail
Dances of the Mind

Activity Level Three
Group Poem
The Signs Are Everywhere
What Does This Mean?
Where Were You?
Rhythm Sticks
Still Photograph
Wheel
Stiff As a Board
Down the Tube
Down the Hole
Hello, But I'm Gone
Use That Rope
Alternate Leaning
Hold Me Up
How Many Are Standing?
Feeling Sculpture
Strike the Pose
Spaghetti
Find Your Animal Mate
Gyrating Reptile
Nature Acting
Animal Acting
Tied Together
Blind Walks
Face to Face
In and Out
Rhythm Learning
Use That Body
Move Softly
No-Hands Ball Pass
Pasta
Blanket Toss
Strange Positions
Wooden Children
Shoe Mates
Rocks in a Creek
Ocean Friends
Hold That Floor
Slow Motion Tag
A Chance to Be Nice
Whose Shoe?
Inuit Ball Pass
Don't Let Go
Children's Carapace
Jump Jump Jump
All Paint
Probably Wet
Handle With Care
Marble Tracking
Path Finder
Sounds and Colors
Tree Silhouettes
Hug a Tree
Unnature Trail
Duplicate
Prooie

Activity Level Four
Social Justice Ideals
Plant a Pet Pickle
Are We Near You?
What Animal Am I?
Pinocchio
Talking Without Words
Rhythm Pulse
Hit the Nail
Sleeper
Two Way Copy
In Between
Find Your Rock
Clothes Switch
I Am
Psychic Nonsense
Canyon Echo
Back to Back
Chief
Catch Me
Make Me Into You
A What?
Cast Your Vote
Subtle Pressure
Circuits
Guess Our Shape
Body Ball
Alphabet
Direct Me
Getting Together
Hello
Where Is It?
Huh?
Mime Rhyme
Human Puzzles
Chalkboard Drawing
Feel and Find Boxes

Activity Level Five
Dilemmas
Culture Creation in a Box
Watch My Face
Try Not to Laugh
What Did I Do?
Where Did It Go?
Webs
Nature Web
Dictionary
T-Shirts
ReConnect
Guess
Casual Conversation
Silent Drawing
Do You Know Me?
Silent Structures
Cooperative House Play
Lion, Fox, Deer, Dove
Prehistoric Communication
Cooperative Storytelling
Collage

Appendix A: Natural Learning Relationships Overview
Glossary of Terms
Books about Cooperative Games
Indices
    Games Group Size Index
    Games Age Level Index
About the Authors
A Note about the Publisher

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Building a shared vocabulary of non-competitive games and team challenges has been a critical element in building our school culture. In addition to playing together with a spirit of collaboration rather than competition, our teachers find that de-briefing after playing these games gives us rich fodder to explore group dynamics. I still use my old coffee-stained copy with kids all the time."
— Paul Freedman, Head of School at Salmonberry and President of SelfDesign Graduate University

"Everyone Wins is a must-have resource for educators, business leaders, camp staff and even family members who recognize that cooperation doesn't just happen on its own but that it can be nurtured and enhanced with practice, intention and a good measure of fun. Here you'll find a treasure trove of carefully selected activities that build trust, empathy and team building skills in a wonderfully clear and easy to follow manner. In a world beset with conflict, social unrest and tension, learning how to get along with one another has never been more timely or necessary."
— Jacob Rodenburg, co-author,The Big Book of Nature Activities

"Everyone Wins is one of my favorite books [by the Lumours]. I used it so much when I was running children/family programs."
— Danelle Benstead Till, education specialist, Alliance Charter Academy

"...I have used the concepts, group processes and cooperative games [the Luvmours] teach in my work with my family, with teams, corporations and our board of directors. Their work is life changing and Josette and Ba approach people and groups with passion and heart, as well as the "kid" in themselves."
— Jan Green Bernau, Project and Staff Development Manager, Willamette Valley Vineyards

"I never realized just how cooperative activities could have so many uses."
— Melissa Faith, 5th grade teacher, Chico, CA

"While our goal is to include the students in curriculum design it is difficult to satisfy the needs of the whole class. I used to find the process time-consuming and sometimes contentious. Now we just use the Values Clarification games and cooperative communication activities,(amended by the students) and success comes quickly."
— Jake Sensibol, 6th – 7th grade teacher, Independent School