Are you and your students or group members 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 ability levels. Parachutes are attractive—almost magnetic—objects for children. Used in games and activities, parachutes can help improve your participants’ level of fitness as well as their social skills.
In Part I you’ll learn everything you need to make parachute games exciting and safe, including:
• how parachute games promote cooperation among participants;
• 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;
• how to ensure physical and emotional safety throughout the session, and
• how to purchase, repair, clean, and store your parachute.
Part II of Parachute Games describes 60 games you can use or adapt for your participants. A handy "Games Finder" enables you to locate and select appropriate games by activity and age level, number of players, and equipment requirements. The games themselves are divided into three activity levels—low, moderate, and high—and the easy-to-read format helps you to quickly understand each game.
Written by the 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.
