Family Engagement Innovations introducing Teamwork And Familyplay

12 "hands on" activities. One Purpose. Strengthen Families with character, the cornerstone of learning and life. Teamwork and Familyplay engages ages 3 to 103 and is part of The World's Kindest Playing Cards(tm) by GivaGeta Smiles(tm) that helps develop the whole child with meaningful and culturally relevant family engagement. The 52 oversize (5"x7") cards that give families a to fun way to talk about respect, honesty, responsibility, positive attitude, creativity, trust, teamwork, appreciating diversity, leadership and more to create proactive teachable moments before, not after.

Teamwork and Familyplay(tm) is a 2011 national award winning promising practice. In August, Teamwork and Familyplay™ won The National Parenting Center 2011 Seal of Approval.

Build a "House of Character", it a among the favorite activities. Schools like that the positive activities help build community, improve school climate and kids develop skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, leadership and presentation skills needed for 21st century learners.

Teamwork and Familyplay(tm) engages families at home, in school-family partnerships, at family camps and reunions. Includes 52 unique oversize cards with 52 conversation starting "The Big Questions", 96 thought provoking inspirational character building quotations, Family and Team challenges, 4 sets of 12 dynamic character illustrations that build development assets with moral and performance values.

Reviews:
The National Parenting Center judges reported, "Geared for families with children of all ages, our testers gave great reviews to this very unique and ambitious game. Game may not be the best term for Teamwork and Familyplay as what it really did was get families talking and sharing like never before. Families reported learning interesting things about one another that they never knew before. Let's face it teens and pre-teens aren't always the most open when it comes to conversations with their parents. These cards found a way to bridge the divide and get real conversations started. Each card is loaded with fun activities, many of them based on the pillars of Character Counts. Parents like that there were often brain teasers that required some serious thought about completing each activity. This would also be wonderful for leaders of Scouts, church groups and the like."

"It's also a home run for school-family partnerships" said GivaGeta Co-Founder Jim Cantoni

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