{"product_id":"someday-ill-be-a-queen-minne-9789464201895","title":"Someday I'll Be a Queen - Toolbox: Playing Chess with Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis toolbox full of tips and games accompanies the picture\u003cbr\u003ebook, \u003ci\u003eSomeday I'll Be a Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, which incorporates all the rules of chess. Teachers, parents, \u003cbr\u003egrandparents, and chess coaches learn how to build it up step by step. \u003c\/b\u003eThe message is, have fun! Enjoy the book and the game together. Take your time. Don't go through the book all at once but learn piece\u003cbr\u003eto piece after which you rehearse the chess piece. I work with small groups of 6 to 8 children for a maximum of\u003cbr\u003e30 minutes at a time. With the four-year-olds, I explain about the king and\u003cbr\u003eafter that, we play four different games. During the last game, before they\u003cbr\u003elearn to move the rook, I put a car on the chess board. Every toddler\u003cbr\u003eknows not to stand in the street when a car approaches. So they have to move\u003cbr\u003etheir king to safety each time. Actually, they are already lifting check\u003cbr\u003ewithout realizing it.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hardest thing for experienced and trained chess players\u003cbr\u003eis to apply the game in such a way that you think at the toddler's level. Make\u003cbr\u003eit very simple. Don't overwhelm them with too many rules at once. Tackle it\u003cbr\u003eplayfully using the language of their environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Minne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9464201894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789464201895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Minne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410602127615,"sku":"9789464201895","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61b00f5a-6d73-4c8a-892b-96d9e9dfc4aa.jpg?v=1697536939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/someday-ill-be-a-queen-minne-9789464201895","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}