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Parachute Games
Are you and your students or participants tired of the same old activities? Parachute Games will help you revitalize your programs and involve participants in exciting, easy-to-do activities. With 60 parachute games and 120 accompanying photos, it's a fresh source of ideas for elementary and middle school physical educators, recreation specialists, and classroom teachers.
Parachute Games is full of fun, low-cost, high-interest activities that use a minimum of equipment and can involve a maximum of participants of all ages and skill levels. You'll learn everything you need to make parachute games exciting and safe, including how parachute games are adaptable for any level of fitness or ability; how to successfully lead play sessions - from selecting the playing field and teams to keeping things fun even when discipline is necessary; and how to purchase, repair, clean, and store your parachute.
Plus a handy "Games Finder" enables you to locate and select appropriate games quickly.
Written by experts who have been teaching and promoting the New Games approach for over 20 years, Parachute Games will provide hours of fun and improve the quality of learning in all your activity programs.
Parachute Games is full of fun, low-cost, high-interest activities that use a minimum of equipment and can involve a maximum of participants of all ages and skill levels. You'll learn everything you need to make parachute games exciting and safe, including how parachute games are adaptable for any level of fitness or ability; how to successfully lead play sessions - from selecting the playing field and teams to keeping things fun even when discipline is necessary; and how to purchase, repair, clean, and store your parachute.
Plus a handy "Games Finder" enables you to locate and select appropriate games quickly.
Written by experts who have been teaching and promoting the New Games approach for over 20 years, Parachute Games will provide hours of fun and improve the quality of learning in all your activity programs.
160 pages, Paperback
First published October 16, 1995
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June 30, 2024
Perhaps I should wait to see if the games suggested and described herein will actually work with the kids at Vacation Bible School before I rate this five stars, but at least I have a lot of ideas that I think are good!
May 20, 2010
A must read for any teacher! This book has practical and easy instructions for 60 parachute games. A fast and easy read!
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