Return to the Past:, Teaching Cooperation through Play and Games of the Past

Author(s)

Kathie C. Morgan, Liberty UniversityFollow

Publication Date

4-13-2006

Document Type

Conference Presentation

Disciplines

Education | Educational Methods

Comments

Presented at the Association of Childhood Education International, San Diego, April 13-15, 2006

Abstract

In the past play has prepared children for life by teaching: fair play, cooperation, compromising skills, mediation skills, and responsibility. Character skills learned through play promote community and are universally accepted. The games of the past teach students today those exact same skills.

Recommended Citation

Morgan, Kathie C., "Return to the Past:, Teaching Cooperation through Play and Games of the Past" (2006). Faculty Publications and Presentations. 17.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/educ_fac_pubs/17