Play is not just fun. It's how we learn things.

And learning is not just facts. Our most important lessons are learned through our daily discoveries. How we treat ourselves. How we interact with others. How we deal with the challenges that life throws.

LifeGames is a play-learning program that teaches all these important life lessons through the medium of games. This book contains 101 simple, fun and engaging activities that impart useful life values, promote social skills, respect for ourselves and others, and help better prepare us for the world at large.

LifeGames is a collection of classroom activities and games for 3 to 12 year olds that has been designed to teach essential life skills that are lacking in our current education system, addressing potential behavioural issues before they can become problems.

Introducing LifeGames is the first in our series and teaches valuable skills and traits such as empathy, respect, responsibility, compassion and cooperation through the medium of play, instilling greater emotional maturity and minimising unruly behaviour.

Designed by specialists in child care and education, Introducing LifeGames contains 101 fun and engaging activities and games for groups aged from 3 to 12, including: The Toy Bank, The Most Important Person in the World, Pulling Faces, One For All But One, Who Can? I Can, Listen to the Silence, Don't Drop the Battery, What Would You Do? At A Friend's House, How Much is Enough, This Is My Friend, Four Card Negotiation, Wants and Needs, The Group Mind, We Are Equal, Catch The Snake's Tail, Bully Theatre, Today I Am The Teacher, The Nine Necessities Of Life, and many more.

• Age appropriate: Activities are aimed at 3-12 year olds for targeted, effective learning
• Holistic approach: The 5 categories of Self, Community, World, Social Skills and Problem Solving ensure a broad and balanced spectrum
• Easy to implement: The activities and games are short and simple, with no special training or complicated materials needed
• Clear objectives: Each activity has clear and specific objectives, from improving self-confidence to the importance of sharing
• Also available in app version. LifeGames app (available to download free via Google Play and the App Store)
• Regular newsletter with tips, news updates, added activities, features and offers are available by signing up for the LifeGames email newsletter at lifegamesbooks.com

Established in 2017, LifeGames is an educational publisher that provides teaching resources to schools to improve life, social and awareness skills such as empathy, responsibility, respect and cooperation.

Our research in 2016 revealed an urgent need for social skills development in the current education system, with students increasingly lacking these important traits and expressing negative behaviour both within and outwith the classroom setting. We also discovered that the vast majority of teachers are calling for resources to teach these valuable life skills, and that if such a resource existed they would use it at least once per week.

Our pilot programme in January 2019 involving 51 schools across the UK and Ireland received overwhelmingly positive results, with 216 reviews and ratings returned and activities averaging 4 out of 5 in terms of simplicity, popularity and effectiveness. With 1 in 4 teachers experiencing violence from pupils every week and bad behaviour in the classroom at an all-time high, it's clear these essential social skills are in short supply, something the LifeGames books have been designed to address. For more details on our work visit our blog at lifegamesbooks.com/news.