It is important for the child to learn the basics of good behavior while he is still in kindergarten. The preschool years are also a time when children learn about friendship and its importance, how to behave in the classroom and the expectations he or she needs to fulfill. Preschool teachers often teach by playing guidance games and taking time for guidance activities. Explaining the importance of teamwork and cooperation in achieving the goals is one of the ways to make children think. Teachers can organize games and contests where children learn about patience, manners, responsibility and honesty.
Elementary school is a period of a child's social development, and it is a good time to continue help build his character through guidance games and activities. Teachers may organize playing games that will show the children that it is a bad thing to steal and lie, or how to accept other people's opinions. The games may also include table games, which stimulate the use of positive social interaction skills and show the importance of understanding themselves and others.
Teen years can be challenging and difficult for students because this is the time when they start encountering issue such as drug and alcohol abuse, bullying and aggressive behavior. Guidance games and activities are an important part of a child's education during this time. Students get information from school counselors in classrooms and may exchange opinions with other students, which might become helpful during middle school years.
High school represents the transition into adulthood when students start wondering who they are and what will they do. During this time of self-questioning, when youngsters are under the influence of their peers and ready to try everything, school counselors and teachers may help. Students might find interesting and educational games to play and to be involved in activities that include problems with which adolescents are facing.