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

Kathie C. (Johnson) Morgan, School of Education, Liberty University

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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.

Suggested Citation

Kathie C. (Johnson) Morgan. "Return to the Past:, Teaching Cooperation through Play and Games of the Past" Association of Childhood Education International. San Diego, CA. Apr. 2006.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kathie_c_morgan/2