TEACH SAILING THE FUN WAY! aka Beyond Wind and Sailing Jeopardy A guide full of games, activities, and initiatives that facilitate learning Contributions from: 2009 National Sailing Programs Symposium Participants Long Island Sound Junior Sailing Instructors Compiled by: Amy Kellogg, Former Chairman, Long Island Sound Junior Sailing Association Robert T .Crafa, Director of Waterfront Programs SUNY Maritime College 6 Pennyfield Avenue, McMurray Hall Throggs Neck, NY 10465 Phone: 718-409-7460 Fax: 718-409-6112 E-mail: [email protected] Teach Sailing the Fun Way! Table of Contents WELCOME......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................. 5 LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE .......................................................................................................................................... 6 ACTIVITIES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Alphabet Lingo .......................................................................................................................8 Boat Maintenance....................................................................................................................9 Burgee, Make Your Own.......................................................................................................10 Bubble Trail..........................................................................................................................11 Build a Boat ..........................................................................................................................12 Burgee, Design Your Own ....................................................................................................13 Captain’s Coming..................................................................................................................14 Capture the Flag....................................................................................................................15 Chalk Boat Relay ..................................................................................................................17 Chart Making Sailing Science ...............................................................................................18 Catch the Dragon’s Tail.........................................................................................................20 Chase the Coconut.................................................................................................................21 Clay Boat Building................................................................................................................22 Collage..................................................................................................................................23 Commercial...........................................................................................................................24 Crewlywed Game, The..........................................................................................................25 Dance Contest .......................................................................................................................26 Dead Reckoning Navigation..................................................................................................27 Design Your Own Yacht Club...............................................................................................28 Egg Drop, The.......................................................................................................................29 Famous Name Game .............................................................................................................30 Fender Flinger.......................................................................................................................31 Fetch!....................................................................................................................................32 Fish Print Tee Shirts..............................................................................................................33 Fishing ..................................................................................................................................34 Flotsam & Jetsam Boats ........................................................................................................35 Greased Pig Race ..................................................................................................................36 Harry Houdini.......................................................................................................................37 Hit Man, Hit Woman.............................................................................................................38 Human Knot..........................................................................................................................39 I Spy .....................................................................................................................................40 Internet Resources.................................................................................................................41 Jeopardy, Sailing...................................................................................................................43 Jump the Brook.....................................................................................................................44 Jump the River ......................................................................................................................45 Kayaking...............................................................................................................................46 Knights, Cavaliers, and Horses..............................................................................................47 Knots ....................................................................................................................................48 Land Skills Relay Race .........................................................................................................50 Logbooks ..............................................................................................................................51 Mad Libs...............................................................................................................................52 MAFIA .................................................................................................................................54 Main Sheet Joust ...................................................................................................................55 Mainsail Puzzle.....................................................................................................................56 Mechanics of an Optimist......................................................................................................57 Memory ................................................................................................................................58 Nomenclature........................................................................................................................59 Physical Fitness.....................................................................................................................60 PIE........................................................................................................................................61 Raccoon Circles ....................................................................................................................62 Rain Gutter Regatta...............................................................................................................63 Rigging Races .......................................................................................................................64 Rock Around the River..........................................................................................................65 Rope Rugs.............................................................................................................................66 Sailing Invite.........................................................................................................................67 Sailmakers Patch, Design Your Own.....................................................................................68 Ship Shape ............................................................................................................................69 Signal Flag Project ................................................................................................................75 Skill Race..............................................................................................................................77 Snipe Hunt ............................................................................................................................78 Spider and the Flies...............................................................................................................79 Stick, Stick, Capsize..............................................................................................................80 Styrofoam Prints ...................................................................................................................81