Cooperative Group Games Video for Kids and Adults from Dale Le Fevre's New Games

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Cooperative Group Games

Here is the latest superb addition to the New Games materials - a video that's fun and highly useful. Includes descriptive brochure with a skill guide for each game. Any group leader can use these games with his/her group and get a positive response. However, teachers will be glad to know that Cooperative Group Games are more than just a good time, for they teach or reinforce basic skills in math, English, environmental awareness, teamwork, creative thinking and expression, concentration, listening, and memory. Various ages of elementary school children will be shown doing the games with some from high school. These games are especially appropriate for coed programs. Twelve games are presented. Includes descriptive brochure with a skill guide for each game.

Fourteen games are presented in just under 30 minutes. A descriptive brochure with a skill guide for each game is provided.

Length: 30 minutes. Format: VHS only
Retail Price: $19.99 (plus tax in CA)

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"The games are simple, enjoyable, and give everyone a chance to participate. Anyone responsible for directing children's games will find some good material here."
-Priscilla Bennett, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, in School Library Journal, April 1998

"Games are not only fun, they also reinforce basic English and math skills, as well as require cooperation. Elementary school teachers, in particular, might want to watch for good game ideas."
-Randy Pitman, Video Librarian

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Cooperative Group Games: Each game on the video is 2 to 3 minutes long and includes a full explanation, demonstration, and is played enough to show how it looks in action. What is shown here are clips from a number of the games taken from the introduction with music from the same place. If you use the quick download, the quality will not be very good but it will only take 1-2 minutes (if you are using a modem) and give you an idea of what the game looks like. The slow download will give you a much better resolution but will take 3-5 minutes if you are using a modem. You will need QuickTime Player to view the samples. If you do not already have it, click here to download it for free.

Reviewed in School Library Journal, April 1998:

COOPERATIVE GROUP GAMES
Videocassette. Color. 20 min. with tchr's guide. Dale N. LeFevre. 1997. $29.95 (pub. perf.).

Dale LeFevre demonstrates 12 cooperative group games in this video. Most of the examples are shown with elementary students and a few with high school students, but many could be adapted for any age. The games rang from low to high activity. Some could be played in classrooms while others require a play area. Two of the games reinforce learning names, others demand math or language skills. None of the games have elaborate rules or require long explanations. The short example on the video makes each game clear. There are very few props required, and all can be acquired easily. The games are simple, enjoyable, and give everyone a chance to participate. Anyone responsible for directing children's games will find some good material here. -Priscilla Bennett, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton

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Recommended by California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse, April 1998:

*Recommended by the Clearinghouse as:* Desirable
Title:	Cooperative Group Games
Subjects:	Physical Education
Publisher:	New Games
Grade Level:	K-12
Copyrighted:	1997
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Description:
This program demonstrates cooperative games that reinforce cross curricular concepts through movement oriented activities. Segments a) explain how the games enhance math, English, and science concepts; b) model a safe and cooperative learning environment; c) discuss how the games help students concentrate and apply critical thinking, listening, teamwork, and self expression skills; and d) present a variety of activities including: Human Spring, Cranes and Crows, I Have a Friend, Paperwade Snowball Game, Menemis Names, Monark, Why Because, What Are You Doing, Make It, Oh Deer, and In the Manner of the Adverb. This production reinforces basic motor skills through games and facilitates integration of physical education with content curriculum.

Support Materials:
The teacher's guide includes a brief program synopsis and game descriptions.

Curricular Applications:
1. Participate in one or more cooperative games and explain how the activity helps you to get to know others.
2. Decide which games allow you to practice specific social skills such as encouragement and cooperation. Explain why such skills are important.
3. Describe why such activities as tumbling and gymnastics are defined as trust-based activities.
4. Work in small groups to research a new cooperative game and then teach it to another group.
5. Choose a math concept and show how the games help you remember the concept.

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Reviewed in Video Librarian, September/October, 1997:

Rating: Two and a half stars

COOPERATIVE GROUP GAMES
(1997) 30 min. $29.95. New Games. PPR. Color cover.

Game enthusiast and instructor Dale N. LeFevre introduces a dozen games aimed at elementary school children, with a few adapted for high school use. Games such as "In the Manner of the Adverb" (a kind of grammatical charade game) or "Make 11" (where, using scissors, paper, rock model, groups of three try to get their fingers to add up to "11") are not only fun, they also reinforce basic English and math skills, as well as require cooperation. Although the video is heavily edited (a couple of times, you'll begin to hear a kid complain "hey... wait a minute..." before he's abruptly cut off), it still has a rambling home video feel (there are no graphics, no special effects, no slo-mo - just straight-ahead occasionally choppily-edited footage of LeFevre and the kids). Still, elementary school teachers, in particular, might want to watch for good game ideas, or simply purchase one of LeFevre's related books. Optional. Aud: E, I, J, H, P. -R. Pitman

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Rating: Two and a half stars

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