Project Gutenberg 2008-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 314 Bancroft, Jessie H. (Jessie Hubbell) 1867 1952 Bancroft, Jessie Hubbell Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium" by Jessie H. Bancroft is a practical guide on various games, written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive resource for educators and leaders involved in children's play, offering a diverse range of games suitable for various settings, such as schools, playgrounds, and camps. Its primary focus is to provide well-structured instructions for games that can promote physical activity, social skills, and character development among players of all ages. The opening of the book lays out Bancroft's intentions and the structure of the content that follows. It explains the purpose of the volume, which is to equip teachers and leaders with a practical manual containing active, quiet, and singing games that foster engagement in different environments. The introduction emphasizes both the educational aspects of games—such as enhancing physical abilities and social cooperation—and the gathering of material through diverse research methods, including original and bibliographical studies. The author highlights the significance of organized play in children's lives, actively detailing the appropriate conditions for different types of games, thus setting the stage for a rich collection that aligns fun and educational value. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Games GV Text Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies Category: Teaching & Education 1263114 2025-07-10T12:23:23.704337 text/html 1187419 2021-01-03T16:50:06 text/html 6135217 2025-07-10T12:23:54.599731 application/epub+zip 6141403 2025-07-10T12:23:31.472391 application/epub+zip 441629 2025-07-10T12:23:27.506363 application/epub+zip 6501389 2025-07-10T12:24:07.469650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6421960 2025-07-10T12:23:48.152266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750846 2022-09-12T05:22:14.565385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931367 2025-07-10T12:23:18.970400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 931238 2021-01-03T16:50:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 931241 2021-01-03T16:50:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20874 2025-07-10T12:24:07.683634 application/rdf+xml 28790 2025-07-10T12:23:27.767322 image/jpeg 4079 2025-07-10T12:23:27.638362 image/jpeg 287980 2021-01-03T16:50:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 5752813 2021-01-03T16:50:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 287936 2021-01-03T16:50:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 6078107 2025-07-10T12:23:24.090357 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog