More Team-Building Activities for Every Group [Paperback]

Alanna Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2002

As a sequel to the popular book "Team-Building Activities for Every Group" this book contains 107 more games and activities that promote team-building in an interactive and fun way. The games are new, different, experiential, exciting, easy to lead and require minimal resources.

With 61 "Team Up" activities and 46 activities to "Mix It Up," "Stir It Up" and "Open Up," there is something for every group, no matter where they are in the team-building process. The "Team Up" and "Open Up" games come with discussion prompts to help the leader facilitate a group discussion after each activity and increase the level of learning and insight. Each game in the book lists the objectives, materials needed, group size, and comes with an easy to read description. Many of the activities also include helpful variations to help tailor the game to fit any group no matter the size, age or skill level.

Whatever group you work with will find "More Team-Building Activities for Every Group" to be a valuable resource that will help turn any group into a team!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

This is Alanna's fourth book filled with unique and exciting games! Alanna has spent time working as a Recreational Therapist in psychiatric hospitals with children, adolescents and adults. She has also traveled the country leading the TAG (Therapeutic Activities and Games) workshops. She is currently working as a ropes course facilitator and continues to write books, and work with youth as a coach and church youth group leader.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Rec Room Pub Inc (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966234170
• ISBN-13: 978-0966234176
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alanna has worked as a CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist) in psychiatric hospitals with children, adolescents, and adults. She has also spent time working with youth-at-risk, as a church youth group leader, ropes course facilitator, camp counselor, and coach. Alanna has a degree in Therapeutic Recreation and is the author of the popular books "104 Activities That Build", "Team-Building Activities for Every Group", "More Team-Building Activities for Every Group" and "The wRECking Yard of games and activities". Alanna invented the fun team-building board game call "Team Up" and has created many of the unique games found in her therapeutic activity and team-building books. These books led to her success as a speaker, leading "TAG" (Therapeutic Activities and Games) Workshops around the country.

Recently Alanna added a new book to her collection titled "Fun Soccer Drills that Teach Soccer Skills to 5, 6, and 7 year olds". Alanna Jones is an experienced youth soccer coach who holds a National USSF D coaching license. She has a degree in Recreation and is the author of four popular books filled with group games for youth. Alanna combines her knowledge of soccer with her knowledge of interactive games to create a book filled with fun soccer drills for kids. Alanna is currently the Girls Junior Varsity soccer coach for the local high school where she lives. She also coaches at various soccer day camps for young children during the summer.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More Pleasant Surprises, October 21, 2002

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Mark R. Kaser (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Team-Building Activities for Every Group (Paperback)

The sequel to "Team Building Activities for Every Group" is another decent activity resource book by Alanna Jones. I was pleasantly surprised by the first and equally happy with this publication.

Some of the similarities are unfortunate. Like the first book, there are few diagrams and illustrations. Also, several of the activities might have been better served with more detailed descriptions. Finally, those with access to other experiential activity resource books will discover several renamed, recycled selections. For example, what you may know as "bull ring" becomes "ball ring" in this publication.

The good news? The book provides a number of decent, portable, no-props - low props, experiential activities. The majority of the 107 descriptions are clear and concise. Discussion prompts and activity variations are included whenever appropriate. Finally, when compared to other more costly publications or poor quality books, "More Team Building Activities" is a terrific value.

If you have experience facilitating groups you will almost certainly discover (or rediscover) activities to enhance your programs. I anticipate this selection becoming a frequently referenced book in our program's resource library.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book DOES offer more!, February 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: More Team-Building Activities for Every Group (Paperback)

I use the book "Team-Building Activities for Every Group" all the time and found this book is full of just as many new and great activities, if not more! This book seems to have more active games and a wider variety of new games! I use this book for my church group, soccer team and at the ropes course where I am a facilitator.

5.0 out of 5 stars More Team-Building Activities for Every Group, June 9, 2010

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Dorothy (Everett WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: More Team-Building Activities for Every Group (Paperback)

The More Team-Building Activies book was better than I hoped it would be. Lots of different fun games that can be adapted to any age group, 6 yrs to adults. We used many of the games at my granddaugher's ninth birthday party and the kids loved them.