Download or read book FunThink written by C. Ray Frigard and published by Treebones Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-06-19 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FunThink: 12 Tools for Creative Problem Solving is the first book that uses engaging hands-on activities to guide the educator/student through the problem solving process using 12 proven creativity tools.There are no special skills needed to be successful in the FunThink activities. They are designed to draw out innate creativity as well as spark original thought and creative problem solving. The activities are appropriate for ages 8 through adult.Through research in creativity development and drawing from my 35 years of experience in design and invention, I've concluded there is a great need for material that would help children and adults experience the creative process.

Download or read book Fun Taste Games written by John Sharp and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclaiming fun as a meaningful concept for understanding games and play. “Fun” is somewhat ambiguous. If something is fun, is it pleasant? Entertaining? Silly? A way to trick students into learning? Fun also has baggage—it seems inconsequential, embarrassing, child's play. In Fun, Taste, & Games, John Sharp and David Thomas reclaim fun as a productive and meaningful tool for understanding and appreciating play and games. They position fun at the heart of the aesthetics of games. As beauty was to art, they argue, fun is to play and games—the aesthetic goal that we measure our experiences and interpretations against. Sharp and Thomas use this fun-centered aesthetic framework to explore a range of games and game issues—from workplace bingo to Meow Wolf, from basketball to Myst, from the consumer marketplace to Marcel Duchamp. They begin by outlining three elements for understanding the drive, creation, and experience of fun: set-outsideness, ludic forms, and ambiguity. Moving from theory to practice and back again, they explore the complicated relationships among the titular fun, taste, and games. They consider, among other things, the dismissal of fun by game journalists and designers; the seminal but underinfluential game Myst, and how tastes change over time; the shattering of the gamer community in Gamergate; and an aesthetics of play that goes beyond games.

Download or read book Chase the Fun written by Annie F. Downs and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know that having fun enriches our lives and lifts our spirits, but so often life gets in the way. Fun seems like something we did when we were kids, and we just don't have time for it now. I mean, we barely have time for all the stuff we have to do, let alone the stuff we want to do. We can go days without actually having any fun at all. If you ask New York Times bestselling author Annie F. Downs, she'll tell you that's no way to live! Annie knows that when you chase fun, joy follows. In this beautifully designed full-color devotional with a ribbon marker, she invites you to experience 100 delightful days of discovering fun right where you are. With her insightful writing and provocative questions, she helps you identify what you find fun and then go after it like it matters. Because it does. Fun isn't frivolous or somehow extra. It's essential! So join Annie on this 100-day journey into prioritizing fun in your life.

Download or read book The Power of Having Fun written by Dave Crenshaw and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun is the key to success! If you want to be successful, having fun is not an option. It's a necessity. By making fun a top priority—taking meaningful, enjoyable breaks each day, week, month, and year—you'll not only be happier but be more productive, too! Using scientific evidence, real-world case studies, and a healthy dose of wit, bestselling author Dave Crenshaw shows that a regular respite is like a little oasis in your workday. It refreshes and reinvigorates, recharges your batteries—helping you accomplish more with less effort! The Power of Having Fun coaches you through the five-step system thousands of leaders have utilized to boost productivity and propel their careers—all while feeling fantastic! Let Dave Crenshawlower your stress, raise your results, and restore recess to your routine.

Download or read book Show Time written by Lisa Bany-Winters and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the concepts of music, dance, and acting, suggesting how to create a musical production through games and role-playing and describing all aspects of a show from auditions to curtain call.

Download or read book Get out Explore and Have Fun written by Lisa Jo Rudy and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many families with a child with autism or Asperger Syndrome feel that involvement in the community is not for them. This book sets out to change that, with a rich and varied menu of suggestions for how such families can take full part in community life and support the strengths and interests of their child at the same time. Informal learning experiences can be the key to self-discovery, communication, self-confidence, and even independence for many children on the autism spectrum. Only outside the four walls of school will your child truly discover their own passions, abilities, and social peers. Get Out, Explore, and Have Fun is a guide to what's out there, how to find it, and how to make it work for your family. The book includes hints and tips for involving your family in the right community activities, from sport to science; information on museums, arts organizations and science institutions as venues for an enjoyable and enriching day out for the family; and resources and ideas for helping your child build on their strengths, interests, and preferred learning styles to explore life in the community. Handouts about autism are included, as well as handouts suggesting ways in which organisations and institutions can successfully include young people with autism in their activities. This book will open the door to community inclusion, creative exploration, and social learning.

Download or read book Managing to Have Fun written by Matt Weinstein and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-01-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a decade of industry-wide downsizing, companies are finding poor morale to be a serious problem. This book presents a step-by-step programme for building an enthusiastic, high-performance team

Download or read book Fun Breaks written by Koreen Billman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a mom in your 30s or 40s? Do you ever have a nutso, crazy day? This book intends to give you fun break ideas and to help you find an attitude adjustment.

Download or read book Serious Fun written by Carolyn Hirst-Loucks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to improve student engagement, foster collaboration, and boost achievement with the power of fun. This book provides dozens of instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately into any classroom to increase student motivation and foster love of learning. Backed up with brain-based research, you can use these techniques, activities, and resources for: - priming students to learn at the beginning of class - promoting higher-level thinking and creativity - helping students master critical concepts and skills - without stress! - class-building and team-building Strategies are supplemented with content-specific examples and sample lesson plans. Learn how to make your classroom a seriously fun place to learn!

Download or read book Passionate Pursuit written by Darla Lassiter and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is being all that God desires us to be a uniquely feminine problem? Women all over have experienced the difficulties of becoming a true woman of God. In her first book, Passionate Pursuit, author Darla Lassiter incites young women to walk in the supernatural and approach their relationship with God with a new fervor. She invites all young women to say yes to a journey that will lead them to an extraordinary life in Christ. In this day-by-day devotional, Darla shows readers how to read and apply basic biblical principles that will lead to the discovery of an individual, God-given purpose and destiny. This experience will light a fire unlike anything ever experienced and show young women a truly Passionate Pursuit. Darla has served in the church as a children's pastor, youth pastor, and associate pastor over the past twenty years and now travels full time, speaking. Her commission is to speak purpose into every believer through revelation of God's Word releasing them to be all that God has called them to be. She is a much sought-after speaker and teacher. Darla and her husband reside in Fort Worth, Texas.

Download or read book Brainball written by Mickey Kolis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inquiry is becoming more and more an area of interest for educators. This book attempts to explain why math inquiry makes sense, what pieces are required to do math inquiry effectively (the knowledge, skills and dispositions), and then provides a series of day-by-day lesson plans.

Download or read book Rough Air written by Kevin Donovan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the story of Alta Airlines, the corporation first introduced to readers in the novel AIRLINE, Rough Air opens with the macabre murder of a well respected chief executive in his office on a summer day in 2005. Maynard Brennan, the first CEO in the colorful history of Alta to come from outside the ranks, is a catalyst for dramatic change within the corporation. He cleans house, removing Altas incumbent executives, unaware that he is sowing the seeds of his own demise. Through the eyes of Caroline Woodson - a long-time flight attendant and Alta veteran - we follow Maynards progression to the top and the circumstances that lead to his murder, including the jockeying of his newly appointed leadership team: Rex Wright, a flamboyant and charismatic personality with a long airline pedigree; Bernice Anthony, a financial genius who is determined to become the first woman CEO of a major airline; and Trey Sperling, a young consulting wizard whose idea for an airline within an airline is given the green light to save the stodgy operation from further financial bleeding. At the moment of Maynards death, the story takes a leap backward, to the life of the founder, Marty Willman, and his shepherding of the airline through the turmoil of the jet age, the civil rights era in the south and Altas bold growth into a global airline. Marty maintains Altas humble family culture through the end of his reign, but it is a stark contrast to the present-day enterprise - one in which pay cuts and layoffs bankroll the bonuses of Altas elite executives. The story resumes with the investigation of the murder. Caroline, who has risen to a high-ranking position, is front and center as Altas ambitious leaders reveal themselves and the murderer among them at the climactic finale of the story.

Download or read book Fun without Dick and Jane written by Christie Mellor and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Christie Mellor, the best-selling author of The Three-Martini Playdate, comes this hilarious (and helpful) guide to recovering from getting those little angels into college and out of the house. Filled with unapologetically funny yet entirely sympathetic advice, Mellor answers important questions (Is $200 an hour too much to spend for exam tutoring? Is moving to an apartment near campus ever an option?) and offers wise counsel on saying good-bye, getting kids to stay in touch (without begging), and coping when they come home to roost (which they will—for holidays, summer break, and possibly for years after graduation). Best of all, she inspires empty nesters to embrace their newfound freedom and enjoy their lives to the full.

Download or read book Find Your Sweet Spot written by Karen Elizaga and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-12-23 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This smart, stylish motivational guide helps readers discover their dreams and true potential via an action plan based on the coaching strategies of an executive coach. Finding one’s "sweet spot" means digging deep for new levels of self-understanding and re-prioritizing one’s life to align with one’s inner excellence. Written to make readers feel they have access to their own personal coach, the book leads them through a series of inspiring stories, practical steps, and "sweet spot checks" designed to spur personal and professional growth. Find Your Sweet Spot consists of four parts--The Sweet Spot Strategy, The Sweet Spot Inside, The Sweet Spot Outside, Integrate Your Sweet Spot--and offers practical tips and exercises that explore everything from self-love to the power of gratitude and a productive mindset. Find Your Sweet Spot is geared for modern adults who find themselves yearning for more in their daily lives. As a chic, jet-setting businesswoman with many high-powered clients, Karen Elizaga boasts a distinctly modern edge among self-help authors.

Download or read book Talk with Teens about what Matters to Them written by Jean Sunde Peterson and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in 2007 as The essential guide to talking with teens: ready-to-use discussions for school and youth groups"--T.p. verso.

Download or read book Reset Families written by Sharon Aller, DTL, Greg Benner, , and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parenting is perhaps the most important job you'll ever have, and it may be the hardest. The way you interact with your kids today will leave an imprint and produce results for generations. What could be more important than gaining tools to be the best parents we can be? That's what Reset Families is all about. You'll walk away from this book with ideas and practical tools to help you end power struggles, have fun and build strong connections with your kids, set clear expectations

Download or read book The Fun Habit written by Mike Rucker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the latest scientific evidence for the potent and revitalizing value of fun and how to make having fun a habitual and authentic part of your daily life with “this well-researched and impressive guide” (BookPage). Doesn’t it seem that the more we seek happiness, the more elusive it becomes? There is an easy fix: fun is an action you can take here and now, practically anywhere, anytime. Through research and science, we know fun is enormously beneficial to our physical and psychological well-being, yet fun’s absence from our modern lives is striking. Whether you’re a frustrated high-achiever trying to find a better work-life balance or someone who is seeking relief from life’s overwhelming challenges, it is time you gain access to the best medicine available. “A masterful distillation of science and personal experience” (Nir Eyal, author of Hooked), The Fun Habit explains how you can build having fun into an actionable and effortless habit and why doing so will help you become a healthier, more joyful, more productive person. In the vein of Year of Yes, 10% Happier, and Atomic Habits, The Fun Habit features “practical tips, tools, and tactics for bringing fun into our lives starting now” (Dr. Olav Sorenson, UCLA professor of sociology).