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Scooters and Hoops

Which child does not love the feel of moving on scooters or playing with hula hoops? Enjoy playing 36 Scooter Games, 13 Hula Hoops Games, and 30 Challenges, Relays, and Initiatives with Hoops.  The games require different levels of physical activity, team problem solving ability, and the freedom of players to just delight in fun, active, and inclusive games.

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Follow the Leader

The book contains over 100 games, each followed with important debriefing questions. The games are sequentially ordered for use in leadership workshops or Physical Education classes or Campus Recreation departments. The Ontario Ministry of Education Leadership expectations for each grade level are also included.

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Why Paper and Scissors Rocks

This RPS (Rock Paper Scissors) book is 50 pages including introductory comments about the rules, history, outcomes, etc of RPS. Chapters include warm-up games, tag games, sport variations, group games and individual games.

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Replay

A fabulous new resource written to assist schools and recreation facilities with fun and safe games that can be used for environmental and ecology units and to promote the green movement. The games are easy to control and don’t cost a lot of money as they all use recycled and reused everyday materials. Fun and interesting environmental facts and quotes that help stimulate discussion appear throughout the book.

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Tag, Tag and Even More Tag

You will find over 130 tag games that children and youth will enjoy and play over and over. Chapter topics include: Traditional Games, Partner & Group Games, Tag Games Using Balls, Tag with a Twist... and much, much more. A whole new section of 56 End-to-End games have been added to this resource.

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Out-of-the-Box

OUT of the BOX is a large collection of over 120 trivia challenges for sure to stump even the most expert trivia players. Topics include cartoon characters, to TV stars, to sports trivia, to sport logos.... Answers to each trivia challenge are provided at the back of the book. Pages can be easily photocopied for distribution to your class and used in relays, rainy days, exercise circuits....

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"Everybody Move! Daily Vigorous Physical Activity" is a resource, DVD and CD in one package. This resource has everything one needs to get everybody moving whether in a small confined space or a large spacious gym. The CD provides the music, the DVD, the demonstrations and the resource book puts everything together.

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For the game Bye Bye, please click here.

For the game Robins nest, please click here.

To view a sample dance routine from our previous resource click on Move Your Body

To view a sample dance routine from our previous resource click on Don't Sit Still

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A Round of Circle Games

Andy Raithy has written this book which includes 101 great circle games. Circle games are easy to monitor, everyone is on equal ground (no front of back of the line), everyone can see and hear each other, and off course they are a lot of fun. Some traditional circle games are included in this resource but most of the games are new and original. Schools, camps, and other group settings are ideal for the many wonderful games found in this resource.

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Play Day May Day

A book jam packed with great ideas for intramurals, physical education classes, nutrition breaks, or assemblies. Most sections include suggestions for dressing up, for ideal music, and various games to play around over 100 pages of game ideas.

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Winter Play

Eight chapters of 150 indoor and outdoor winter activities. Areas of activities include Winter Games, Indoor Winter Games, Winter Play Days, Winter Olympic Days and many more. Great ideas to get through the long Canadian winter!

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This resource combines the best of CIRA Ontario's theme books, Mass Appeal, Just Another Games Book and Not Just Another Games Book. With five themed sections, including Awesome Autumn, 'Tis the Season to be Jolly', Spring has Sprung and Group Activities this resource will help with your themed week and special event programming and large group activities.

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50 Grrrreat!Transition Games

50 Great Transition Games features 50 games on individual laminated recipe cards, held together by a carabineer, for children and youth. The cards are indexed and categorized - active, cooperative and quiet. The only equipment needed is a ball and a bandana which can easily fit into a fanny pack.

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Chicken and Noodle Games: 141 Fun Activities With Innovative Equipment will help you offer a variety of games that will keep everyone participating, provide inclusive and nontraditional games in which no player starts with an advantage, adapt games to various settings and occasions, and increase players’ physical activity. Take this book, add rubber chickens, pool noodles, tennis balls, sponges, and bolts, sprinkle in kids, and what do you get? A recipe for pure, unadulterated—and wacky—fun!

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Great Games by Great Kids

This resource is a collection of over 60 of Ontario's young leaders favourite games. Grade Seven students from across Ontario were asked at the Ontario Education Leadership Centre to contribute their favourite games - games they play at school, at recreation programs or with their friends. These favourites are sure to be some of your school's favourites!

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For Porcupine, please click here.

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Hoops and Hoopla

CIRA Ontario is excited to introduce it's newest resource, HOOPS and HOOPLA. This book is all about the beauty and fun of shooting hoops. There are over 40 shooting games, shooting drills and exciting shooting challenges for classes, teams and intramural programs. Each game is guaranteed to add fun to all programs. Be sure to use the bonus games for dribbling and passing competitions as well. Author: Andy Raithby.

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World's Greatest Dodgeball Games

The greatest dodgeball games ever created are assembled in one easy to use book. Promoting fair play and non-elimination, everyone, kids and teachers alike, will love these games. Be ready to dip, duck, dive and dodge.

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Cours, Sinon Je Vais t'Attraper

You're "It"! Tag, Tag... and More Tag, Cours, Sinon Je Vais t'Attraper (French Translated)

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Great Gator Games

The resource contains forty Gator Skin Ball games that will complement any program including intramurals, physical education classes, playgrounds, and inter-school sports. Gator Skin Balls are adaptable, affordable, lightweight, and available in a variety of sizes. The balls have become a regular staple in elementary schools across North America and have enabled children to learn motor skills without fear of the ball. Specific activities include icebreakers, team, tag, mass and dodgeball games.

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Jeux de ballon Gator formidables

Great Gator Games - French Version

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Tout le Monde Bouge!

Tout le Monde Bouge! (French Translation of Everybody Move)

* Order now for a special deal. Recieve the book for $15, CD for $5, DVD for $5 for a total of $25 plus taxes + shipping. To order, please email at ciraontario@gmail.com or phone in at 905-648-2226.

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Active Playgrounds

A great resource featuring over 100 playground games. Six chapters dedicated to games of: Four Square, Skipping, Hopscotch, Clapping, Wall & Ball Games, and other Old Favourites.

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Jeux Pour La Cour de Recreation

Active Playgrounds, Jeux Pour La Cour de Recreation (French Translated)

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Oodles of Noodles

Six chapters with 50 games using pool noodles for wacky fun games outside the pool. Chapters include warm ups, tag games, team games, tasks/challenges, noodles and balls and cooperative games.

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Bang for your Buck

100 games, plus variations, using dollar store supplies. 15 chapters of activities using clothespins, foam squares, playing cards, bracelets, stuffed animals, sponges, scarves, popsicle sticks and more.

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50 Games With 50 Tennis Balls

This 50 Games book is 85 pages of games using 50 tennis balls (get them cheap at the dollar store or pick up used balls at the local tennis club). These activities include warm-up games, ball games, ball-throwing games, sport variations, relay games, wall games, tag games and a few extra games thrown in.

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Dances Even I Would Do

Elementary School aged dances for all occasions and seasons. A fabulous resource from CIRA Ontario containing over 50 Folk, Mixer, Novelty, Singing and Special Occasion Dances. Authors: Pat Doyle and Les Potapczyk.

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Scooters and Hoops

Price: $20.00