Updated Edition

The Best New Games, Updated Edition, includes a number of additions and improvements, including:

• A new DVD which offers footage of 15 games in action to help you quickly understand how to play and present New Games.
• An expanded discussion of how to use the activities in the book. To help you identify the games appropriate for your group and your unique needs.
• For teachers, a new section details how New Games can fulfill educational and physical activity standards. Plus, ideas and suggestions for incorporating New Games into lesson plans.
• An easier-to-use format and a game finder to help you take the stress out of planning play sessions.
• An at-a-glance listing of all games organized by activity level, when to play, number of players, special space and equipment needed, social purposes, and skills needed and developed.

Uses and Benefits

This resource is rich with activity ideas for classroom and physical education teachers as well as group leaders in settings such as scout troops, youth groups, college orientations, retirement and senior centers, day care centers, park district programs, and business conferences and meetings.
Some of the uses and benefits include:

• Allowing everyone to succeed in physical activity and learn cooperation.
• Safely lead 77 of the best New Games and 7 trust exercises.
• Use the game finder to easily identify appropriate games for schools, recreation centers, churches, senior centers, business meetings, and other groups.
• Use New Games to meet educational and physical activity standards in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

Give your students and group members a new way to be physically and mentally active, regardless of age, size, sex, or ability. By focusing on the fun of play, Best New Games, Updated Edition, can help you pave the way to better teamwork, cooperation, and trust both in and out of the classroom.

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Pages: 256
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Topics Covered

Some topics covered are “An Attitude Towards Play” which delves into the New Games philosophy, and “Tag, You’re It” which looks at leadership of games. An absolutely necessary addition to the library of any New Games nut. (You!)

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• Pages: 190
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A Complete Parachute Games Resource

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. The revised Parchute Games package is a fresh source of ideas for elementary and middle school physical educators, recreation specialists, and classroom teachers. With 59 parachute activities and an accompanying DVD demonstrating the games in practice.

What’s Included?

Parachute Games with DVD 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 activities 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 teams to keeping things fun even when discipline is necessary
• How to purchase, repair, clean, and store your parachute

A handy “Games Finder” enables you to locate and select appropriate games quickly. In addition, the DVD allows you to see a broad sampling of games in action, including three complete sample play sessions, to help you apply the information and motivate children to fully engage in and enjoy the games. You might also find it useful to let children preview the games on the DVD so they can better understand how the games are played.

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.

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• Pages: 145
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A Complete Parachute Games Resource

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 activities and 120 accompanying photos, it’s a fresh source of ideas for elementary and middle school physical educators, recreation specialists, and classroom teachers.

What’s Included?

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 activities 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.

New Games and Cooperative Play: Light-Hearted Fun

When did you last enjoy spontaneous, light-hearted laughter and the wonderful feeling of being in the moment? Playing – just for fun – is one of the easiest and most joyful, life-affirming activities that can bring you into contact with your own spirit. No fancy equipment is needed, just find a few people to join you in games that anyone can play, regardless of age, ability, size, or gender.

Getting people to have fun just because it feels good is the mission of this guide that connects cooperative play and spirituality. More than 40 new activities suitable for all ages and abilities are offered, including seated games such as “A-Rum-Sum-Sum,” “Doctor Memory,” and “Zoom,” as well as active games such as “Trust Leap” and “Wizard.”

Innovative Ideas for Cooperative Play

The Spirit of Play is a great tool for use in:

• Schools
• Business seminars
• Parties
• Family gatherings

The activities are also a form of affirmation and starting your own process of self-discovery – the deeper significance of play is discussed throughout the book.

You will find:

• Gentle and active games
• Games for indoors and outdoors
• Games for a few and for many players
• Great ice-breaker games for new groups
• Games to improve communication
• Team-building games

Clear Guidance for All Groups and Leaders

Next to the game descriptions, the book gives insights on teaching people how to play and lead the games. Many suggestions are given for adapting games for a variety of situations and participants so that everyone can participate, including people in wheelchairs and the elderly, and leadership tips provide support for organizers and instruction-givers.

A Playful Man

Last, but first in the book, is Dale’s own tale of how he became a New Games player and leader. It’s hard to believe, but true!

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• Publisher: Findhorn Press
• Pages: 176
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• Publisher: Findhorn Press
• Pages: 176

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