Hi all...
I'm a volunteer at an elementary school, and we have a floundering chess
club that just started last year. I need advice. Does anyone recommend
any materials, resources, links, books, or have any ideas as to how to
"run" a chess club for YOUNG KIDS (grades 1-4). Our kids are mostly
beginners. We can tell them to play the game, and we can teach them the
fundamentals, but can anyone suggest any ways to teach strategies to
kids? Or are there any cool "exercises" or interesting ways to build up
kids' chess skills? As far as coaching goes, we have about 3 parents
who can chaperone and have very basic skills in chess, but none of us
are masters by any means, though we want to challenge these kids and
keep them interested for an hour a week. Thanks in advance.

You may want to contact NM Dan Heisman
(http://mywebpages.comcast.net/danhei...lastic_dan.htm).
Good luck.

MC
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"Pleasant Lady" wrote in message
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Hi all...
I'm a volunteer at an elementary school, and we have a floundering chess
club that just started last year. I need advice. Does anyone recommend
any materials, resources, links, books, or have any ideas as to how to
"run" a chess club for YOUNG KIDS (grades 1-4). Our kids are mostly
beginners. We can tell them to play the game, and we can teach them the
fundamentals, but can anyone suggest any ways to teach strategies to
kids? Or are there any cool "exercises" or interesting ways to build up
kids' chess skills? As far as coaching goes, we have about 3 parents
who can chaperone and have very basic skills in chess, but none of us
are masters by any means, though we want to challenge these kids and
keep them interested for an hour a week. Thanks in advance.

"Pleasant Lady" wrote in message
...
Hi all...
I'm a volunteer at an elementary school, and we have a floundering chess
club that just started last year. I need advice. Does anyone recommend
any materials, resources, links, books, or have any ideas as to how to
"run" a chess club for YOUNG KIDS (grades 1-4).




Check the beginning book listings at:

http://www.chessmagic.com/catalog.php3?book=beginbook

this book:
http://www.chessforstudents.com/shop...p?idProduct=63 (which
may be at the previous site, too)

and these:
http://uschess.org/ , particularly section: http://uschess.org/beginners/
http://www.professorchess.com/
http://www.chessville.com/instructio...b_Meetings.htm
http://www.chessville.com/instructio...ster_Nuhmentz/
http://www.chesscafe.com/heisman/heisman.htm
archives of previous:
http://www.chesscafe.com/archives/ar...#Novice%20Nook

David

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without the block

Hi Pleasant Lady,

I'm visiting an AG teacher at a local elementary school next week to
organize tournaments with other schools. She writes that her school has had
a pretty successful time with chess in her school. I'd be glad to offer her
your email so you two can discuss ideas back and forth. Email me at
if you're interested.

Sincerely,
Sara Walsh

"Pleasant Lady" wrote in message
...
Hi all...
I'm a volunteer at an elementary school, and we have a floundering chess
club that just started last year. I need advice. Does anyone recommend
any materials, resources, links, books, or have any ideas as to how to
"run" a chess club for YOUNG KIDS (grades 1-4). Our kids are mostly
beginners. We can tell them to play the game, and we can teach them the
fundamentals, but can anyone suggest any ways to teach strategies to
kids? Or are there any cool "exercises" or interesting ways to build up
kids' chess skills? As far as coaching goes, we have about 3 parents
who can chaperone and have very basic skills in chess, but none of us
are masters by any means, though we want to challenge these kids and
keep them interested for an hour a week. Thanks in advance.

Here are a couple sites:

http://chesskids.com/

http://www.professorchess.com/