Commonwealth Games Manual of Resources and Activity Ideas
$55.00
A spiral-bound printable Commonwealth Games activity manual with history, trivia, quizzes, word games, and ideas for running your own Mini-Commonwealth Games events. Also available in CD format for printing activities as needed.
This spiral-bound manual is a printable Commonwealth Games activity manual for use in aged-care activity sessions. It covers the history and trivia of the Commonwealth Games and individual sports, and includes ready-to-run activities suitable for individuals and small groups.
What’s included
The manual draws on content from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and covers a broad range of activity types. It includes:
- History and trivia about the Commonwealth Games and featured sports
- Quizzes, crosswords, and word games
- Ideas for staging your own Mini-Commonwealth Games events
- A printable tabletop 100 m sprint game to cut out and assemble
The manual is also available in CD format, with all activities stored as PDFs that can be opened on a computer and printed as needed. This suits coordinators who pto reprint pages for repeated use or share activities across multiple sessions. If you purchased an earlier version of the manual without the tabletop sprint game, this edition includes it.
- Trivia quiz session: Use the Commonwealth Games history and sports trivia questions to run a team or individual quiz. Split residents into groups representing different countries or sports.
- Word games round: Incorporate the crosswords and word games into a structured activity session as a warm-up or standalone engagement activity.
- Mini-Commonwealth Games event: Use the included event ideas to organise a simple in-house games day, with residents participating in or cheering on tabletop or seated challenges.
- Tabletop sprint game: Print, cut out, and assemble the 100 m sprint game for small-group play. Works well as a one-to-one activity or a light competitive group game.
- Conversation starter: Use the sports history pages to prompt reminiscence discussions about past Commonwealth Games, favourite sports, or memories of watching the Games on television.
- Format: Spiral-bound printed manual
- Also available as: CD format (activities stored as printable PDFs)
- Content reference: Includes information on the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Includes: Printable tabletop 100 m sprint game (also available separately)
- Note: The tabletop sprint game was not included in earlier versions of this manual