 This most comprehensive and user-friendly teaching
manual describes 162 parachute games which can be used with groups
of children up to the age of 7 years. There is also an accompanying
CD containing 25 tracks of specially designed music.
The introductory section contains information on organisation;
the importance of physical activity; the contribution of parachute
games to physical development, valuable tips on inclusion, suitable
equipment and safety considerations.
The activities are divided into six illustrated sections. The
six sections are:-
Section 1. Basic parachute moves and controlling the parachute
Section 2. Using the imagination and storytelling
Section 3. Action Songs and poems
Section 4. Games
Section 5. Using small equipment
Section 6. Calm down
 there are also included an Action Kids warm-up song and calm-down
song with accompanying activities. Throughout the manual there
are many examples of stories, action songs, role play, music etc.
which involve children working together to use the parachute, go
underneath it, on top of it, and use small equipment and toys in
with it.
At their heart, all parachute games are sensory. They involve
touching the parachute silk, moving beneath it or over it, lying
beneath the canopy, watching it rise and fall above them or even
being lifted in it or wrapped up like a birthday present!!
For many children these will be new and exciting sensations, and
working together can not only encourage co-operation, communication
and social skills, but can create unforgettable experiences and
a great deal of FUN!!
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