Amber Brown Sees Red Review

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(More customer reviews)I am a seventh grader from Michigan and I read Amber Brown Sees Red for a book report project. I think evey student from ages nine to thirteeen should read the book. It's a story about a girl named Amber Brown who's dealing with school, friends, and family. Amber's parents are divorced and she lives with her mom and her mom's fiancee' Max. Her father lives in Paris , France, and he's moving back to the U.S. Whenever Amber's dad calls, her mom has to talk to him first and they always fight. Amber doesn't know how to get them to stop fighting and listen to her. When her father moves back, she will be living with him part time because of shared custody, but she feels split. Amber is getting so mad shes seeing "red."

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International Games: Building Skills Through Multicultural Play Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the perfect reference book for Phys. Ed. teachers who are looking for new and creative activities for their elementary students. The games fit perfectly into our cross curricular multicultural month and the price was right.

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You can find many books that build the motor skills that kids need to succeed in a variety of physical activities and sports. But not many books open kids\' eyes to the cultures and traditions of other countries, giving them a greater appreciation for and understanding of the world around them at the same time.

International Games: Building Skills Through Multicultural Play features 65 games from 32 countries. The games build players\' physical skills while increasing their cultural awareness, so they focus on the similarities between people no matter where they come from.

The games make your teaching simple and effective. Most games require little in the way of equipment, and in many cases where equipment is needed, it can be made for a small cost. Each game

- is presented in an easy-to-use format;

- includes interesting information on the origin of the game; and

- is clearly illustrated, showing pertinent parts of the game.

International Games is great for physical education class or for an interdisciplinary multicultural unit taught in conjunction with other subjects, such as social studies or geography. To facilitate its use as an interdisciplinary tool, the book includes end-of-unit quizzes.

The book can be used in two ways: You can work progressively by skill or teach the games by region. Activities are arranged so that each activity builds on skills learned in the previous activity. The book includes a game finder so you can easily find the game you want whether you teach by skill or by region.

However you choose to use the games in this book, International Games provides a wealth of ideas for teaching kids about the world while they build their motor skills.

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