Abstract

This book introduces over 400 ideas for physical play that is essential for nursery schools and kindergartens, divided into two chapters: for 0, 1, and 2 year olds and for 3, 4, and 5 year olds. It is a useful and easy-to-use book for childcare in the field, with an awareness of the connection between play activities.

Author’s Information

Professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, and Doctor of Medicine. President of the Japan Society for Early Childhood Physical Education. Chairman of the Japan Dietary Education Academic Council. Representative of the International Healthy Kids Support Network. Chairman of the Japan Leisure and Recreation Studies Association. He assumed his current position after earning a Master's in Education from the University of Missouri Graduate School in the United States. He is a leading expert in the study of children's health and welfare. In addition to teaching at universities, he is active in Japan and other Asian countries in supporting the health of young children through lectures and exercise instruction. (This data was current at the time this book was published.)