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During this era of “drill and grill,” accelerated stressful learning, overdrive consumer lifestyles, excessive testing and a great decrease of play in the early childhood and elementary education curriculum, playful teaching practices are sorely needed…and playful teaching practices are essential to relationship building and creating “connections” to the learning process, to joy, to success, to self-esteem and to our group members of any age.

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Facilitating Fun and Positive Interaction (Michaelis & O’Connell-Venture Publishing 2004). Attention getters, team dividers, safety tips, can’t miss games, ways to empower players and modify games, hundreds of real world leadership techniques including a great chapter on positive discipline. Super inserts for your staff manuals. Highly recommended by School Age Notes, the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration and Youth Today. (12 chapters 235 pages) The Game and Play Leader's Handbook is now revised, bringing the previous edition's references and resources up-to-date as well as adding many new ones. The book's layout is easier to read, and an improved index and the addition of photographs make this edition indespensible. “Everyone... needs a copy of this book” - J.P.R.A.

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Facilitating Fun and Positive Interaction (Michaelis & O’Connell-Venture Publishing 2004). Attention getters, team dividers, safety tips, can’t miss games, ways to empower players and modify games, hundreds of real world leadership techniques including a great chapter on positive discipline. Super inserts for your staff manuals. Highly recommended by School Age Notes, the Journal of Park and Recreation Administration and Youth Today. (12 chapters 235 pages) The Game and Play Leader's Handbook is now revised, bringing the previous edition's references and resources up-to-date as well as adding many new ones. The book's layout is easier to read, and an improved index and the addition of photographs make this edition indespensible. “Everyone... needs a copy of this book” - J.P.R.A.

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The imaginative movement projects and games in this handbook involve children in noncompetitive physical play. The simple developmental activities call for little preparation or equipment and can be carried out either in or outside the classroom. Approaches include: body movement games that help children express themselves through fantasy, physical activities that help reinforce academic skills and new games that emphasize both fun and cooperation. 95 pages

Proven accessible tools for educators and group leader. Our best picks guaranteed to help promote big fun, cooperation, communication, healthy competition and the common good (50 minutes)

These activities…

• utilize our FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP approach

• provide a balance of challenge, serious focus and fun

• nurture pro-social youth development skills

• have simple rules and many variations that are easy to lead and learn

• promote LAUGHTER, BIG FUN, and ENGAGEMENT

• are low cost, utilizing little or no equipment

• accommodate a wide range of skills and abilities that fosters HIGH ACCESS and SUCCFESS

• are PROVEN FAVORTIES based on decades of working and playing in the real world

This video includes:

COOPERATIVE TEAM BUILDING
Tarp Turnover, Keypunch, Euro Traffic Circle, Pipeline, Bullring, Matrix, Alligator Crossing, Count to 10, Switch Change Rotate

LOW KEY COMPETITIVE
Ultimate Frisbee®, Frisbee® Baseball, Pro-Am Partner Frisbee® Golf, Frisbee® Golf Variations, Guts Frisbee®, Guts Frisbee® Lite, Frisbee® Tips, Water Balloon Whompies, Balloon Volleyball

Catch the energy of this fast paced engaging video designed for both the novice and the experienced group leader or corporate trainer and the widest range of ages and abilities; Over 20 of our favorites (Arrows, Down Under, Tarp Turnover, Euro Traffic Circle, Powerful Partners, Pacific Pipeline, Closing Circles and much more) plus countless variations of each activity allowing for a selective balance of challenge focus and fun; Processing and leadership hints written rules and a modeled sequence of group building from start to finish… including process connections of the activities to specific team/cooperative behaviors and skills. (58 minutes)

Useful for developing prosocial behaviors and caring communication, for breaking barriers or tightening work teams; for conflict resolution, or for fostering initiative and problem solving skills.

Require little or no equipment... and are inexpensive, portable, accessible, flexible, easily set up taught and learned.

Available as a double DVD. One disc contains all of the activities and the follow up resources so each game can be instantly accessed by chapter. The second disc contains all of the activity rules and descriptions, leadership and processing hints, and variations that can be easily downloaded for your staff manuals.

Frisbee® baseball, guts Frisbee®, pro-am partner Frisbee® golf, water balloon volleyball surprise, balloon basketball, no-base baseball and so much more. 20 plus great games and multiple variations for groups of 2-200 (includes simple written rules, variations, creative leadership hints, safety tips and follow-up resources.)

Great for:

• Everyday programs, picnics, celebrations and family get togethers… for just plain BIG FUN

• People who are working with groups of children, youth or adults as a training tool or as can’t miss activities

This is one very hot DVD! Created and lead by Dr. Bill. Highly recommended by Video Librarian and Youth Today. (38 minutes).

An engaging fast paced DVD excellent for staff training and program ideas. Tips and strategies for successful leadership emphasizing positive play, team building, physical and emotional safety.. all demonstrated through a variety of can’t miss games for all ages and lead by Dr. Bill.

Lead games so everyone wins. Includes a step-by-step approach to teaching games, promoting physical and emotional safety, getting attention, dividing teams and modifying activities. Demonstrated through a variety of can’t miss games for all ages. Very practical and highly motivational. Every leader, notice or expert, will benefit. A valuable tool for anyone who works with children and a great way to compliment or kick off staff training.

Highly recommended by Video Librarian and Youth Today. (39 minutes includes Nonquiz Leadership Guide).