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Some food for thought in your professional career CLAPPING GAMES.

CLAPPING GAMES.

by Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet. (Positive Press, 15.99, ISBN 0-9540585-4-2, tel:01225 719204).

Reviewed by Miranda Walker, playwork trainer.

This big book is ideal for sharing with a group of primary school-aged children. Twenty clapping games are included, suitable for beginners and experienced clappers, offering good opportunities for progression.

The authors refer to the games as 'whole-brain workouts' since it is believed that the brain's left and right hemispheres are used as children learn and store a programmed sequence of physical movements while engaging in a rhythmic and sensual experience.

I tried the games with success at my out-of-school club, and would agree with the authors who suggest they are good for playtime, starting sessions on a positive note, as 'wake-up' activities and for restoring group harmony.

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