I have used a variety of cooperative play games with children. Anything that requires they work together and or take turns doing an actions. Here are a few:
Roll Painting (LARGE GROUP) - place papers in the bottom of a plastic kiddy pool. Add tennis balls and drops of paint. 2-4 children hold the edges of the pool. They have to work together to move the balls around and paint the pictures.
Parachute Play
Passing Games - roll a ball back and forth to each other. This one is great for toddler and younger preschoolers. It teaches the basics of your turn, my turn.
For older kids there are a variety of cooperative board games such as Race to the Treasure!
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Christina Roseli M.Ed
Quality Care Coach
Ventura, CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-12-2021 12:33 PM
From: Kari Schwartz
Subject: Cooperative Play game suggestions
Good morning,
I'm looking for suggestions for cooperative play games. Some background: I run a small preschool and homeschool co-op from my home. I currently have 8 students. Of those 8, 2 of them have very strong personalities and refuse to share toys or are constantly taking toys and manipulatives from each other. Of course this results in frustration and tears. Can you suggest some games that might encourage sharing and being a good friend? We played hot potato last week and it went really well.
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Kari Schwartz
Owner and Primary Teacher
Shalom Private Academy
Aubrey TX
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