Hand games are games played using only the hands of the players.[1] Hand games exist in a variety of cultures internationally, and are of interest to academic studies in ethnomusicology and music education.[1][2] Hand games are used to teach music literacy skills and socio-emotional learning in elementary music classrooms internationally.[3][4][5]
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Examples of hand games
edit- Chopsticks (sticks)
- Clapping games
- Mercy
- Morra (finger counting)
- Odds and evens
- Pat-a-cake and variations:
- Red hands (or hand-slap game)
- Rock paper scissors
- Thumb war (or thumb wrestling)
- "Where are your keys?" (language acquisition game)
Less strictly, the following may be considered hand games:
- Bloody knuckles
- Fingers (drinking game)
- Jacks
- Knife game
- Spellbinder
- Stick gambling
- String games, such as cat's cradle
References
edit- ^ a b Edward Norbeck, Claire R. Farrer, ed. (1977). Forms of play of native North Americans. St. Paul, Minnesota: West.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Catherine McLaughlin (2009). "Cultural hand games inspire students". Alberta Sweetgrass. 4 (16): 8.
- ^ Gluschankof, Claudia; Kenney, Susan Hobson (2011). "Music Literacy in an Israeli Kindergarten". General Music Today. 25 (1): 45–49. doi:10.1177/1048371311414880. S2CID 144182018.
- ^ Jacobi, Bonnie S (December 1, 2012). Opportunities for Socioemotional Learning in Music Classrooms. Vol. 99. pp. 68–74.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Lau, Wai-Tong (October 1, 2005). Twentieth-century school music literature in China: a departure from tradition. Vol. 17. p. 33.
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