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By considering the Bible as one great story with eight big
chapters, readers will see the narrative arc of God’s Word and
discover their role in it. Â Â From Genesis to
Revelation, God has a story to tell: He created us so he could know
and love us, and because he knew we would be unable to love and
obey him perfectly, he sent his Son to die for us so we could spend
eternity with him.  Finding Your Place in God’s Great
Story introduces you to the major themes and key figures in the
Bible to help you better understand the gospel message and how to
apply it to your life. You will also experience the subplots that
run throughout the Bible and gain a deeper appreciation of God’s
Word and his immeasurable love for you. Â There is a place
for you in God’s story. Discover it today. Â
The postwar years in the UK saw the development of numerous
artificial playgrounds intended to compensate children for
increasing urbanization and a lack of wild places to play. Many of
these sites employed playleaders, whose job was to use play to
instill social behavioral norms on children, using games with rules
and organized activities. From the early 1970s, that approach began
to be replaced by playwork, a nondirective way of working. Playwork
marked a rejection of the adult-focused practice of playleadership.
Playworkers relied more on an ambiance that reflected their own
childhood freedoms and on the growing body of knowledge regarding
the importance of play. This body of new literature suggested that
play, unadulterated by societal objectives, was crucial to the
successful development of all children; that play was not just good
for exercise and social interaction, but was vital to brain growth
and the child's ability to adapt to a fast changing world. Since
those early days, playwork has mutated through a variety of guises,
and over the years has begun to explore the child's impact on
space, the relationships between child and adult, what playworkers
do, the therapeutic aspects of play, and has even taken faltering
footsteps into the complexities of the quantum world. Aspects of
Playwork reflects this awesome diversity of views and
interpretation, moving from the historical to the almost sci-fi and
from ghostly traces to the hard realities of being a child and
working with children in the 2000s. Most of all, though, Aspects of
Playwork is a commentary on the beauty and wonder of what play is
and what it is to play.
Play and Performance offers hope to those lamenting the loss of
play in the twenty-first century and aims to broaden the
understanding of what play is. This volume showcases the work of
programs from early childhood through adulthood, in a variety of
educational and therapeutic settings, and from a range of
theoretical and practical perspectives. The chapters cover an array
of practices that can be seen across the play to performance
continuum. Taken together, the myriad ways that play is performance
and performance is play become clear, sometimes blurring the need
for distinction. The volume provides play advocates, researchers
and practitioners a wealth of practical and theoretical ideas for
expanding the use of performance as a tool for creating playful
environments where children and adults can create and develop.
Jim Johnson has researched hundreds of scientific journal articles
to find and test the simplest most effective do-it-yourself
treatments for knee pain. In this compact and accessible book, he
shows readers exactly how to improve and maintain the functioning
of their knees by enhancing the four crucial abilities every knee
must have:
** muscular strength
** flexibility
** responsiveness (proprioception)
** endurance
A chapter is devoted to each of these four functions, showing why
they are essential. The reader is shown exactly how to do simple
home exercises designed to restore or improve that particular
ability. The last chapter is a "master plan" that pulls together
all the concepts and exercises into a time-efficient exercise
program. The author guides the reader effortlessly through the
exercise routine.
Clear drawings illustrate the muscles responsible for knee pain and
the exact way to do the exercises.
All the information is based on research trials and studies and
evidence from peer-reviewed journals. The author has chosen for
this book the best techniques for relieving knee pain.
Are you thinking about applying to teacher training in England? Not
sure where to start or what to expect? This is your comprehensive
go-to guide with helpful information and advice to help you on this
very special journey ahead! Written by experts on initial teacher
training in England, this guide: helps you understand the many
different routes in to teaching provides essential information
about the education sector and the different types of state schools
offers advice and practice tests to pass the mandatory Professional
Skills tests in numeracy and literacy gives insight about the
application process and helpful tips to confidently face your
interview Everything you need to know to secure your place on a
teacher training course - now in one easy accessible guide!
This is an effective, practical, easy-to-use book of exercises to
strengthen knees and prevent pain and problems. Written by a
physical therapist, this book uses simple, effective do-it-yourself
treatments for knee pain, backed up by several drawings and
illustrations that clearly show the correct way to perform the
exercises. The last chapter is a "master plan" that pulls together
all the concepts and exercises into a time-efficient exercise
programme.
Based on the author's decades of experience as a physiotherapist,
and his expertise in treating pain and mobility problems, this
compact but comprehensive book shows you exactly how to improve and
maintain the four vital knee functions: * muscular strength *
responsiveness * flexibility * endurance The simple exercises in
this highly successful, practical course are clearly illustrated,
and include alternatives for every different level of fitness and
knee function. There are guidelines for how and when to use
massage, relaxation and heat for managing pain, in addition to a
six-week programme to relieve pain, restore function and
flexibility and prevent future problems.
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