Managed Mischief : A Toolkit Of Improv-Inspired Games

These days, doesn't it seem like kids have less time with their own thoughts than ever, with screen time and structured activities vying for much of their attention? If only there were some way to draw them into activities that boost creativity, confidence, collaborative thinking, self-reliance, and empathy? Well, there is: improvisation. Not improv as in stand-up comedy, but as in harnessing the power of imagination. Instead of waiting for something fun to happen, improv is MAKING something fun happen'and not just onstage before an audience, but ANYWHERE.'Managed Mischief? is an improv-inspired toolkit of games, to help parents and teachers celebrate everyday improvisational creativity with the kids in their lives'while encouraging cooperation, compassion, and self-expression. These games don't need a stage; they're played with no audience but the other players. These games don't prioritize ?winning.' Whether you're shy or a showoff, these games will let you practice playing well with others. Adults can play these games with their group of charges ? and once the kids know how, they can play them by themselves, too.The activities included are already flexible and wide-ranging: there are games you can play in the classroom, the car, the playground, or even just waiting around in a public space. There are games for inside, outside, large groups and pairs and even solo players. There are games that challenge your verbal skills, while others are more physical'and some that call for writing, drawing, painting, dancing, or making music.Author Mandy Khoshnevisan has spent 20 years studying and teaching improvisational theater, and the same 20 years as a teaching artist for kids ranging from preschool to high school. This book contains the games that she and her students have the most fun playing together, and they're also the games that practice vital life skills such as: agreeing to try new things, voicing your ideas, empathizing with others, failing gracefully and trying again, championing others? ideas, working together to make something, taking turns being in charge, being unafraid to be ?weird,? being observant of the world around you.

• | Author: Mandy Khoshnevisan
• | Publisher: Roya Publications
• | Publication Date: Mar 06, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1944218068
• | ISBN-13: 9781944218065