{"id":16266,"date":"2020-02-05T12:43:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T12:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/?page_id=16266"},"modified":"2020-03-20T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:06:35","slug":"discovering-chess-land","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.erickson.international\/en\/discovering-chess-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Chess Land"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Discovering Chess Land<\/h1>\n

Logic games and exercises for learning through chess<\/strong><\/p>\n

Francesca Addarii, Elisabetta Cirac\u00f2 and Kerry Polo <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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A book dedicated to children ages 6 to 8, <\/strong>to bring them closer to the game of chess <\/strong>by way of fun activities in the areas of logic, mathematics, and language. <\/strong><\/p>\n

CHESS AT SCHOOL<\/p>\n

Integrating the game of chess with teaching would allow children to reap not only cognitive benefits, but also social and ethical ones too, including the areas of affection and emotion. 
\nParticularly for the 6-8 age group, the game of chess represents an opportunity for children to actively learn and enhance cognitive, memory, social, logical and motor skills<\/strong>.
\nIn fact, the game of chess allows for work on the refinement of skills such as intuition, managerial ability, acceptance of one’s limits, respect for rules, respect for others, and patience,<\/strong> providing children with precious opportunities to get to know each other better and learn to manage their emotions in a functional way  in the school environment.<\/p>\n

Find out more!<\/a><\/p>\n

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BOOK CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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a comic-style story <\/strong>with Alfio, and Ginevra, as the main characters, along with a kind custodian who accompanies the children on their adventurous journey;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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a numerous worksheets with strategy games, linguistic activities<\/strong>, and logic and mathematics exercises;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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a detachable chess board <\/strong>and 32 pieces to cut out<\/strong> and keep while reading (on the back of the chess board you can find a summary of the main moves for each chess piece)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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LEARN TO PLAY CHESS…HAVING FUN!<\/p>\n

Each worksheet in the book is marked with one or more symbols<\/strong>, according to which the children will have to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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By completing the proposed activities, the children will learn to recognize the main characteristics of the chess pieces<\/strong> (Pawns, Rooks, Knights, Bishops, King and Queen) <\/strong>as well as the fundamental rules of the game<\/strong>, summarized at the end of every chapter in Alfio and Ginevra\u2019s diary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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