Activity Manual – Starting Points for Activities and Programs
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A two-book activity manual for seniors and activity coordinators, written by Dr Gabrielle Koop and Jacqueline Quirke. Organised in a diary format across the full calendar year, it offers daily program and activity suggestions for use in leisure, recreation, and health settings.
This two-book set is a practical activity manual for seniors programs, written by Dr Gabrielle Koop and Jacqueline Quirke for those working in leisure, recreation, and health fields. It is suited to activity coordinators, diversional therapists, carers, volunteers, and family members who plan and run regular programs.
How it can be used
The books follow a diary format, providing daily program and activity suggestions that can be used as a planning guide or a direct session prompt. Coordinators can work through the books chronologically or dip in as needed to find activity book ideas for adults in their care. The full-year structure means the set covers all twelve months without gaps.
This set includes:
- Book 1 covering January to June
- Book 2 covering July to December
- Daily program and activity suggestions in a diary format
- Content relevant to leisure, recreation, and health settings
- Material suitable for use by coordinators, therapists, carers, volunteers, and family members
- Daily session planning: Use the diary format as a day-by-day planning guide, selecting the suggested activity for that date and adapting it to your group’s needs and abilities.
- Weekly program preparation: Review the coming week’s suggestions each Monday to prepare materials in advance and identify any activities that need modification.
- Volunteer and family briefing: Hand the relevant pages to volunteers or visiting family members so they have a ready-made activity prompt without needing additional guidance.
- Seasonal programming: Use the month-by-month structure to build programs around seasonal themes, events, and calendar dates already referenced in the books.
- One-to-one sessions: Draw on individual daily suggestions for structured one-to-one engagement when group sessions are not practical.
- Format: Printed books
- Set contents: Two books included
- Book 1 coverage: January to June
- Book 2 coverage: July to December
- Authors: Dr Gabrielle Koop and Jacqueline Quirke