New Games

Concepts, Goals and Games

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Concepts

Inclusive Competition is involved but the outcome is

not about losing and there are no permanent teams. Emphasis is on challenge and fun.

Encourage problem solving, and connections to problem solving outside of the ‘game.’

Used in school and workplace settings.

Goals

Participants will learn how to work in a cooperative group setting toward a common goal.

Facilitator will guide game and conduct debriefing regarding game experience and cooperative lessons learned.

http://interactive.usc.edu

Games

Ice Breakers Cooperative Trust

http://www.mrgym.com

Games - Ice Breakers

Games used to introduce people who don’t know each other: Line-up game Human knot Bumpity bump bump

http://students.washington.edu

Games – Cooperative

Games used to encourage team-building and cooperation.

Games played both indoors and outdoors.

http://www.chocpaw.com

Games – Cooperative (Indoor)

Game examples: Blob tag Siamese dodge ball Islands

http://www.madison.k12.wi.us

Games – Cooperative (Outdoor)

Game examples: Chicken baseball Capture the flag Wolf pack

http://cds.aas.duke.edu

Games - Trust

Games used to foster trust among a group (e.g. students, co-workers): Driven to trust Trust fall Body lift

http://arapaho.nsuok.edu

Links to helpful sites

http://www.learning-for-life.org/exploring/resources/99-720/x

http://www.mrgym.com http://www.freechild.org/firestarter/index.htm http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-acti

vites/cooperative-games.page-1.html http://www.creativekidsathome.com/games/

cooperative_games/ http://www.inewgames.com