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    <![CDATA[Team Challenges: 170+ Group Activities to Build Cooperation, Communication, and Creativity]]>
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    <![CDATA[Team Challenges promotes effective communication skills and teamwork. Designed to offer teachers, facilitators, and parents a wide variety of activities to cultivate children's problem-solving skills while fostering cooperation between group members, the activities in the book utilize common household items and recycled materials, and require no more than 10 minutes, start to finish. Presented with a challenge from this book, kids work cooperatively to solve open ended problems which can incorporate structure building, improvisation skills and physical tasks. The challenges will teach children to experiment with building methods, discover new uses for everyday items, try on new personas, and express themselves as they work together toward a successful solution. Team members are required to think outside the box, communicate clearly, and cooperate with each other in order to complete each task.   <p>Activities include building structures from materials such as index cards, drinking straws, paper clips and sticky dots; moving items from one location to another without directly touching them; or presenting a skit portraying their solution to a hypothetical dilemma. Children will learn not only from each other, but also from observing how other teams navigate each task.  <p>Pass some creative problem solving skills on to the kids (and adults!) in your life with the fun activities you'll find in Team Challenges. Adults who work with children will find this to be a great addition to their repertoire.   <p>Ever found yourself with five extra minutes to spare, but nothing to discuss in that short amount of time? Turn to Chapter Five, and you'll find questions such as these:   <p>*Name things that you carry on your back (a backpack, a baby, a monkey) <br/>*Name things that you take out (garbage, Chinese food, an opponent) <br/>*List things that are printed (newspapers, the alphabet, T-shirts)  <p>Need a simple activity to occupy the kids and encourage them to work cooperatively? Challenge them to one of the Tiny Tasks, found in Chapter Four:   <p>*Build a structure as tall as possible using 5 marshmallows and 10 drinking straws <br/>*Create a bridge that will span 18&quot; using 3 sticky notes and 10 cotton balls <br/>*Create a continuous line as long as possible using 1 envelope and 5 recycled bottle caps  <p>More detailed challenges are found in subsequent chapters.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid's Guide to the History &amp; Science of Life in Ancient Greece (Tools of Discovery series)]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;Children will learn all about different civilizations and inventions—the way they changed history, their evolution over centuries, and their influence on modern times—through the activities and anecdotes provided in this interactive series.<br/><br/>Kids discover the origin of ancient Greek theories, such as anatomy, geography, and democracy, and the ways they continue to influence modern-day thinking with the absorbing time lines, sidebars, and activities included in this guide. Profiles of more than two dozen famous historical figures explain how their inventions are used in the modern world and provide insight into the experimental nature of the Aegean people. Fifteen activities allow children to re-create some of the scientific discoveries while learning how to use scientific reasoning, develop theses, and find supporting evidence.<br/>&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself series)]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;History comes to life in this interactive guide to the Middle Ages, which explores the fascinating period leading up to the Renaissance—including siege warfare, markets and fairs, medieval medicine, and the feudal system—through numerous hands-on activities. From monastic life and castle living to the Crusades and the Plague, each section provides a vivid glimpse into the daily life of medieval Europeans and ends with one or more fun activities. With little adult supervision and common household objects, children can experience the Middle Ages firsthand by participating in more than 30 projects—such as building a marshmallow cannon, a reliquary, or juggling sticks. Recipes and instructions for creating a medieval feast fit for a king are included, providing kids with an opportunity to step into character and sample traditional fare such as pokerounce, potage, and (nonalcoholic) mead.&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself! (Build It Yourself series)]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;From colonial fashions and trades to biographies on key historical figures such as Captain John Smith and Thomas Jefferson, this interactive guide blends engaging activities with facts and trivia about early America. Encouraging readers to explore the daily lives of early colonists, common household items are used for such activities as rug braiding, candle making, weather forecasting, and various Native American games. A colonial time line, common terms used in early American life, and a directory of famous historic sites is also included.<br/>&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself]]>
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