Attention Games: 101 Fun, Easy Games That Help Kids Learn To Focus

If you want to focus children's attention, you first have to capture their interest. Attention Games is filled with interesting and child-tested activities that can help children of all ages become better at focusing and paying attention. By sharing the upbeat, joyful activities in Attention Games, you can enhance your child's intelligence, boost his confidence, increase his ability to concentrate on one thing for long periods, and show that you care. Developed by Barbara Sher—parent, teacher, play therapy specialist and pediatric occupational therapist—these activities are specially designed to encourage kids to expand their powers of attention in ways that will help them throughout their lives.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 How to Contact the Author 5 Part One Games for Infants 7 Follow My Face 9 Stick Out Your Tongue 11 The Glory of Hands 13 Sock on a Bottle 14 Perfect Rattles 15 First Exercises 17 Visually Amused 21 A Light Touch 22 Can You Hear What I Hear? 24 A Very Merry Unbirthday 26 Pokey Pudding Hole 27 Dangling Toys 28 Bat the Ball 31 High Chair Fling 32 Ice Cube on a Tray 34 If It Doesn’t Hurt—It’s a Toy 35 A Spotlight in the Dark 37 What’s out There? 39 Where’d It Go? 41 Part Two Games for 1- to 3-Year-Olds 45 Bracelet of Leaves 47 The Enchantment of Water 48 Follow the Floating Feather 49 The Knocking Game 50 Ping-Pong Balls and Coffee Cans 51 Surprise Me 53 The Feely Game 54 What Is That Sound? 55 From Beginning to End 57 Being a Radio 59 Catch a Falling Scarf 60 Instant Picture 61 You’ve Got Mail 62 Kaleidoscope 63 Magnet Hunt 64 Put a Lid on It 66 Ooh—Smell This! 67 What’s in the Sock? 69 Part Three Games for 3- to 6-Year-Olds 71 My Story Is the Best Story 73 Another Viewpoint 74 Art de Deux 76 Batting Practice 77 The Happening Book 78 Lessons from the Rocks 80 Mismatched Tea Party 81 Plenty Peanut Hunt 84 Regroup Time 85 Shadow Games 87 Deck of Cards 88 Hand on Top 89 How Many? 90 Indoor Picture Hunt 91 Mexican Yo-Yo 92 Mini-Montessori 94 Going on a Monster Hunt 97 Paint the World 99 The Perfect Gifts 100 Sounds Right 104 Word Matching 105 Part Four Games for 6- to 12-Year-Olds 109 All the Things You Can Think Of 111 Back Writing 112 Belly Counts 113 Expanding Interest 114 Focused Fidgeting 116 Guess How Old 117 How Do You Look? 119 Junk Box Art 120 Name the Sounds 121 Navigator 122 Police Report 123 Ring of String 125 Shelf Paper Story 126 Thinking Box 127 I’m the Teacher 129 My Mind Is a TV Screen 130 Paper Plethora 132 Potato Puppets 133 Sensory Matching 135 Tile Painting 137 Backwards Time Management 138 Toe Stepping 140 Toothpick Art 141 Part Five Games for Teens 143 Accentuate the Positive 145 Achy Breaky Heart 146 Annoyed with the Flower Bud 147 Five Good Moments 149 Getting the Priorities 150 My Special Things 152 I’m Like That Sometimes 153 Imagine That! 155 Send Joy to Bulgaria 156 Life Is a Movie, and You Are the Star! 158 List Your Options 160 Name the Consequences 162 Postcard Diaries 164 Scriptwriter 165 Self-Portraits 166 Ten Breaths 167 The Home Videographer 169 Waiter, Take My Order 170 Flip-Flop Stamps 172 Word Puzzles 173 Index 175

About the Author :
BARBARA SHER, M.A., O.T.R., conducts workshops for parents, teachers, therapists, and children around the world. She is the author of Smart Play: 101 Fun, Easy Games that Enhance Intelligence (Wiley), Self-esteem Games: 300 Fun Activities That Make Children Feel Good about Themselves (Wiley), and Spirit Games: 300 Fun Activities That Bring Children Comfort and Joy (Wiley).