The Wrecking Yard of Games and Activities [Paperback]

Alanna Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1998

This is the wRECking Yard -- the place where activities and games (productive RECreation) help people put lives together. Alanna Jones has crafted 104 activities for groups of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults that help you teach them teamwork, self-esteem, self-discovery, leisure education, communication, anger management, and fitness.

First of all, each one is fun. Second, each one helps the participants understand themselves and their lives better. That's why this book is a favorite with professionals throughout North America who work in everything from psych facilities to church groups. If you teach life skills to children, adolescents, or adults, this book is for you.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Idyll Arbor (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882883357
• ISBN-13: 978-1882883356
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alanna has worked as a CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist) in psychiatric hospitals with children, adolescents, and adults. She has also spent time working with youth-at-risk, as a church youth group leader, ropes course facilitator, camp counselor, and coach. Alanna has a degree in Therapeutic Recreation and is the author of the popular books "104 Activities That Build", "Team-Building Activities for Every Group", "More Team-Building Activities for Every Group" and "The wRECking Yard of games and activities". Alanna invented the fun team-building board game call "Team Up" and has created many of the unique games found in her therapeutic activity and team-building books. These books led to her success as a speaker, leading "TAG" (Therapeutic Activities and Games) Workshops around the country.

Recently Alanna added a new book to her collection titled "Fun Soccer Drills that Teach Soccer Skills to 5, 6, and 7 year olds". Alanna Jones is an experienced youth soccer coach who holds a National USSF D coaching license. She has a degree in Recreation and is the author of four popular books filled with group games for youth. Alanna combines her knowledge of soccer with her knowledge of interactive games to create a book filled with fun soccer drills for kids. Alanna is currently the Girls Junior Varsity soccer coach for the local high school where she lives. She also coaches at various soccer day camps for young children during the summer.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but there are better ones, June 7, 2002

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Clara M. Fuller (Florence, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wrecking Yard of Games and Activities (Paperback)

I am a therapist and am always looking for resources to utilize in my work with children, adolescents, and families. However, many of the exercises in this book require a lot of extra supplies, which can add up to a lot of money. There are some good ideas in the book, but I've found much better resources that contain exercises that can be used individually, in groups, as homework, and don't cost anything but the time and money to copy a few pages. I was disappointed when I got this book because it requires too much when you've got an overload of clients to see.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The wRECking Yard works!, April 12, 2000

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Traci Frank (Puyallup, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wrecking Yard of Games and Activities (Paperback)

I personally was able to work with Alanna Jones and her book is a great extention of her professional work in recreational therapy. The activities in the book are easy to understand and implement with a variety of ages with minimal changes needed to fit all age groups. I would highly reccomend this book to those who work with children and adolescences in any forum to help teach teamwork, self esteem and ways to use exercise to increase they quality of life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner!!, February 11, 2002

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"mblopez3" (Tehachapi, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wrecking Yard of Games and Activities (Paperback)

I have also purchased 104 Activities That Build.. by Alanna Jones. Both of these books have assisted me with educating my child clients on improving their self-esteem, managing their anger in an appropriate way, and utilizing coping skills to deal every day situations. The activities in this book have allowed me to interact with my clients in a non-threatening manner which is crucial in developing a trustworthy relationship. I highly recommend this book to any mental health professional who provides socialization skills to children.