Here’s a fun little CBC game that simulates snowboarding. It might fit with your observations about the Sochi Olympics. If you’re looking for some distraction or for some inspiration for game-coding, there are several games listed at the bottom that can be explored.
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The URL: http://bit.ly/1e0Mpvw
List member, Jill Innes, passed on this interesting site. Hold your own ‘Recycled Sports Day’ after reading about Plastic Bag Footballs, Bare Foot Races, and Water Weight Lifting. There is a pdf and a Powerpoint file to download so you can set up your own events. Be sure to check out the gallery of recycled equipment too!
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The URL: http://www.sendacow.org.uk/lessonsfromafrica/resources/recycled-sports-day
After yesterday’s recommendation, I got to wondering what ever happened to the New Games movement. Remember the parachute games and Earth balls we were all using as summer playground leaders in the 80′s? The New Games Foundation is no longer around but one of the people connected to it, Bernie DeKovan, has this awesome site called Junkyard Sports. I leave it at that but do check out “Stuffie Wars” – it looks like a lot of fun!
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The URL: http://www.junkyardsports.com
My pal, Andy Lummis, sent this site to me. Playsport is a collection of developmental games for children that offers searchable games in four categories – Target, Net/Wall, Striking/Fielding, and Invasion/Territory. Based on the “Teaching Games for Understanding”, activities also focuse upon a specific FUNdamental skill and fosters the development of physical literacy across a wide range of activities.
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The URL: http://www.opheaprograms.net/playsport/
Here’s a site that collects rules for all sorts of games. From the site: “This website is all about the 3 F’s: FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY and FUN. Our goal is to provide the best collection of instructions to useful games and activities for classrooms, homes, parties, businesses, camps, churches, and any other situation where you need to harness the power of play.”
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The URL: http://www.howdoyouplay.net