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500 Five Minute Games: Quick and Easy Activities for 3-6 Year Olds Paperback – May 1, 1995

by Jackie Silberg (Author), Rebecca Jones (Illustrator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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Enjoy five-minute fun from the author who brought you the popular series Games to Play with Babies, Games to Play with Toddlers and Games to Play with Two Year Olds. These games are easy, fun, developmentally appropriate and promote learning in just five spare minutes of the day. Children unwind, get the wiggles out, communicate and build self-esteem as they have fun. Each game indicates the particular skill developed.
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    270 pages
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    English
  3. Publisher
    Gryphon House
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    May 1, 1995
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.7 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0876591721
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0876591727
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Packed with games, fingerplays and activities to use with preschoolers, this book would be very useful for parents, teachers, daycare workers, and librarians in need of quick and educational activities to complement their school day or story hour . . . a well organized and helpful tool for anyone working with young children. --Juvenile Service Coordinator St. Tammany Parish Library, Louisiana

The concept of short activities which can serve as "fillers" and can make transitions and waiting times more pleasant and productive is an excellent one. Teachers will welcome these 500 great ideas, and will build their own "repertoire" from these suggestions. --Education Coordinator Project Head Start, Detroit Public Schools

When you've done "This Little Piggy" and "Itsy-Bitsy spider" as many times as you can stand and the kid still wants more, what do you do? Turn to 500 Five Minute Games. . . this new book by Jackie Silberg will give you enough games to keep going for a long time. And they're good games. They're simple and teach such basic skills as listening, counting, science, music, weather and more. The book includes a skills index, so you can quickly find a game that emphasizes the skill you want to teach. --Kansas City FAMILY

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Enjoy five-minute fun from the author who brought you the popular Games to Play series. These games are easy, fun, developmentally appropriate and promote learning in just five spare minutes of the day. Children unwind, get the wiggles out, communicate and build self-esteem as they have fun. Each game indicates the particular skill developed.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gryphon House (May 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0876591721
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0876591727
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.7 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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Jackie Silberg

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Jackie Silberg, who has an M.S. in child development, is an early childhood advocate and popular keynote speaker. She received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Emporia State University, recognizing her current achievements as well as her long and prolific career. Jackie founded and directed the Jewish Community Center School of Music in Kansas City, Missouri, and worked for Channel 41 television, planning the music and performing her original music for a children's program called "41 Treehouse Lane." She wrote and produced a television show for Time Warner called "Just Kids," which addressed children's needs and interests. Jackie has worked as a consultant with the Discovery Channel, setting up their music streaming website. She has given workshops, keynote addresses, seminars, and family concerts throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, Germany, and in Singapore. Jackie has served as an adjunct instructor at both Emporia State University and the University of Missouri at Kansas City and lectures at Johnson County Community College. Jackie is the owner of Miss Jackie Music Company. Jackie Silberg lives in Leawood, Kansas.

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Roxanne Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun, fast, engaging activities.
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024
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This book is loaded with lots of fun engaging activities for little ones I'm having lots of fun looking through this book and doing some of it with my children.
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Kelly and Amie
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for Pre-K teachers!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021
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Great book for preschoolers! So many fun ideas! I’ve been eyeing this one, and finally found a good price on a used one! Fast, quick shipping!
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5.0 out of 5 stars User Friendly!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020
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I bought this book 5 times over, I've even given it as a gift. Very user friendly with quick easy ideas. Lots of good lessons for transiting periods throughout the day in the classroom.
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every little breeze
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a terrific book for games for kids 3-6
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2015
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This is a terrific book for games for kids 3-6. Whenever I come prepared with these as a babysitter, kids were fully engaged and thrilled with the attention. (Off with the electronic gadgets & TV.) Sometimes games required props, but most things are easy to find, household items. Lots of sing-along lyrics (no music, most are familiar). What a great, imaginative collecton from someone who's obviously spent lots of time with kids. Soon I'll need the 7-10 edition.....!
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KF
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall Great Activity Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2009
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I absolutely love the layout of the book and how well it is organized. The easy-reference table of contents in the front helps you find games and activities by genre. Some examples include active games, language games, listening games, math games, music games, relaxing games, science games and weather games. Listed under each genra are not only the names and pages of the activities, but also what skill the game works on or what lesson it teaches. In the back there is a terms index (say you are looking for something about dancing, or ice cubes or specific circle or rhyming games) as well as a skills index. The skills index allows you to search for games based on specific skills targeted, such as coordination, colors, counting, body awareness, self-esteem, social and friendship skills etc.

With the ease of searching the internet today for activities, many reference books seem to be becoming obsolete. However this book, I have personally found, helps me to determine what it is I am looking for, as I am often just searching for a fun idea and am not sure what types of games to search for that would be appropriate for the setting.

One thing I have found is that many of these are for a classroom setting and may not work for small groups of children (2-4 kids). Also, some require a little prep-work, although whatever is needed is typically minimal. My biggest (and relatively small) criticism is that a lot of rhyming or music is involved in many of the games, more than I personally would like to use. When you are working with a small group of kids and don't have much for musical equipment or talent for that matter, remembering the rhymes or songs and helping the kids in a productive way can be a bit of an unexpected challenge. But, as I said, this is a minor criticism that many will not find an issue.

I highly recommend this book for teachers, group leaders, day-cares or anyone working with groups of children. Many of the games can be slightly adapted to include 2 year olds and I am sure 7 year olds as well, which slightly broadens the age range given. I would not recommend this book as a primary purchase if you are only working with small groups of kids (1-3 kids) as many of the games require more participation to really make good use of. If you have 4-5 children many of them can work if slightly changed, and some activities can definitely be done with one child. So for a primary book with small groups, not my favorite. However as a supplemental book, even for small groups, I would definitely recommend it.
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Julia Ashley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy!
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2015
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I came across this book while looking for another. I'm so glad I decided to purchase it. There are many great ideas in this. I've already tried a few out with the kids and they have enjoyed them all. Recommended for any teacher!
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MikeInWeston
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought of this as an idea book for me by my son hijacked it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2014
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This is empowering for the brain-dead parent, too exhausted to keep playing a happy and enthusiastic pre-school teacher. My very strong-willed five year old boy needed no encouragement. After one game, he picks the book up whenever bored and we proceed to play. The games actually energize me, so it's a win-win with hardly any difficulty on my part. We like the three-hundred three-minute game book, too..
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Oz81
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun things to do, with your children.
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2012
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I would recommend this book for a pre-school teacher, or kindergarten teacher. It's not what I expected, but it definitely looks to be a fun, educational book. One more tool, to help in your children's development. It shipped fast, with a few scratches, but over all, I believe it will be fun for my kids. Thank You
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Hazel
3.0 out of 5 stars Quite useful
Reviewed in India on August 27, 2018
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Most of the games involve a song / rhyme to be memorised .. which is tough with younger kids !
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Zuzanna Dembowska-Smyk
5.0 out of 5 stars I like this book because it is very simple and clear ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2014
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I like this book because it is very simple and clear to read which is so easy to use. Everything is shown on pictures which makes it more interesting. There are lots of rhymes and songs and funn activities for 3 year olds as well as older kids.
I would buy this again.
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プル子
2.0 out of 5 stars ヒントにはなるかも・・・
Reviewed in Japan on February 29, 2004
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タイトルにあるとおり、500種類もの簡単なアクティビティが載っていますが、実際、子供が楽しんでやってくれそうなものは少ないかもしれません。ポエムがたくさん載っているのですが、Nativeではない教師と外国語として英語を学ぶ子供たちにはリズムもとりにくく、レッスンでは使いにくいかなぁと思います。でも、この本に載っているアクティビティをヒントにして、楽しいものに広げられそうなものもありました。アメリカの子供たちはこういうふうに英語を学んでいくんだなぁ、というような、参考にはなると思います。
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ema
5.0 out of 5 stars a lot of ideas
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2015
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I'm sure everyone can find something useful in the book. I already have and I can't wait a new school year to begin ;)
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R. Buonocore
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2016
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More useful for school lessons than at home, and more suitable for children aged 4-7 years.
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