Bøker av Christel Minne

This bundle consists of two books: a children¿s picturebook, Someday I¿ll Be a Queen, along with a Toolbox foradults who want to teach children to play chess.How are these books different from other chess books foryoung children? The picture book starts as a fairy tale about a king, a dragonand a young girl with a dream. A young girl is the main character becauseI want to encourage girls and make it clear that this game is also for them.The history of the game of chess is incorporated as you getacquainted with the characters.The picture book is very inviting, with plenty of funny andbeautiful drawings. There is a lot to discover! For the youngest preschoolers, it is best to tell the storyin your own words, but the older preschoolers fully enjoy the rhyming story.Every chess rule is found in an attractive drawing. This wasan important didactic choice made by the author.The story is told in rhyme. Preschoolers love repetition andthis is a handy tool when memorizing the chess rules.The accompanying Toolbox explains in a unique way howto start playing chess: the rules, the tips and tricks anyone needs toknow are presented here. The Toolbox features two parts: how to teach onepupil or a group of pupils. The author provides a unique approach, drawing onher phenomenal teaching experience over the past decades.

For the first time, chess will be included as a sport at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.Chess has been proven to build executive function. The sooner you start building this with children, the better the result.Chess provides the ability to think in a new and different way, to problem solve, to adjust to changes, to incorporate new ideas.Chess is like a language -- you learn it at a young age, develop it over time, and it improves your cognitive abilities.The United States is the strongest chess nation in the world. Three of the top ten chess players in the world are Americans.

For the first time, chess will be included as a sport at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.Chess has been proven to build executive function. The sooner you start building this with children, the better the result.Chess provides the ability to think in a new and different way, to problem solve, to adjust to changes, to incorporate new ideas.Chess is like a language -- you learn it at a young age, develop it over time, and it improves your cognitive abilities.The United States is the strongest chess nation in the world. Three of the top ten chess players in the world are Americans.